06-27-2016, 03:09 PM
Hey dude! Been a while, good to see you're still at it with the figures and considering the real perspective of them is so important, it'll help loads in the long run! It's something i only started doing recently. That camera lens stuff gets more complex still when you add in zoom - a camera far away but zoomed in is different from one close up (the vp's end up quite wide) . Scott Robertson's 'how to draw ' has some detailed explanations but I found them not so easy to apply, but good for theory. He does mention though, when he's starting a demo and drawing the first lines of his grid that he's already decided what kind of camera lens he wants. So he considers it from the very start and draws a grid tailored to it - he chooses between 4 lenses, 25mm, 50mm , 75mm (I think) and fish eye lens. I guess he has just developed instincts to do a grid that roughly conforms to one of those.
In 'framed ink ' as well, it's just a short section, but he explains it in a much easier to follow way (not got computer at the moment but when I do I'll scan those pages for you. Sorry for the long convoluted comment! Don't neglect that gesture practice either!
In 'framed ink ' as well, it's just a short section, but he explains it in a much easier to follow way (not got computer at the moment but when I do I'll scan those pages for you. Sorry for the long convoluted comment! Don't neglect that gesture practice either!