05-08-2020, 02:23 PM
Form follows function! Generally anyway. Can't really say much more than that unless you're talking about a specific "thing". There's lots of things in this world.
One thing I will say though, nobody is going to give a damn that you know how some bone rotates, or how an engine works, if your drawing isn't good. Knowledge of mechanics wont necessarily enable you to draw that thing. Brings to mind an aphorism by the artist John Ruskin. He's told about a great picture of St. Jerome and his lion; St. Jerome painted by a saint, the lion painted by a hunter, and the chair painted by an upholsterer. To which his reply is essentially "no thanks". (I'm paraphrasing).
You probably get the idea.
One thing I will say though, nobody is going to give a damn that you know how some bone rotates, or how an engine works, if your drawing isn't good. Knowledge of mechanics wont necessarily enable you to draw that thing. Brings to mind an aphorism by the artist John Ruskin. He's told about a great picture of St. Jerome and his lion; St. Jerome painted by a saint, the lion painted by a hunter, and the chair painted by an upholsterer. To which his reply is essentially "no thanks". (I'm paraphrasing).
You probably get the idea.