04-07-2021, 10:09 AM
Hey Zizka,
Sorry to have dumped that vague bit of input before running off - I did take some time to show examples for you and hope I can explain it a bit better.
Ultimately ignoring what others are going on tangents over, I am just responding to your post "This time I'm trying to convey 3D by using lines to recreate shapes I guess I could say."
I think the amount of work and discipline you're putting in is excellent. Sometimes I think we do exercises that don't apply to what we think they do, or there are steps we haven't considered. What I had tried to say earlier, was it is easy to fall into the trap of only drawing symbols - drawing what we think we see, not what we actually see. Cartoons are simplified images so it's even easier to do without thinking, and I had two options that may make reproducing an image more straightforward.
Reproducing an image is less about copying the shapes, and more about acknowledging where each line is in relation to another. In your exercises I see a lot of freehand/eyeballing which works in some areas but equally not in others. What you can do, is when looking at the original, draw guides to gauge where to position a shape in relation to another, where lines intersect and aid with proportions.
eg.
When you get a better sense of how each line interacts with another you'll gain more and more precision. Even in my example I see some guides are a little off resulting in the whole image being slightly skewed, but there are more similarities than differences.
Regarding my comment about intersections and overlaps - This exercise with shapes looks like you've drawn the outline first and are placing axis guides after-the-fact. The outline itself when removing these lines are completely 2-D with no indication of form. I would recommend varying your process a bit and consider these guides before completing the outside shape.
eg.
Or, you can start with an outline that has these overlaps, and then try to distinguish where the axis are based on this small indication of form.
Sorry to have dumped that vague bit of input before running off - I did take some time to show examples for you and hope I can explain it a bit better.
Ultimately ignoring what others are going on tangents over, I am just responding to your post "This time I'm trying to convey 3D by using lines to recreate shapes I guess I could say."
I think the amount of work and discipline you're putting in is excellent. Sometimes I think we do exercises that don't apply to what we think they do, or there are steps we haven't considered. What I had tried to say earlier, was it is easy to fall into the trap of only drawing symbols - drawing what we think we see, not what we actually see. Cartoons are simplified images so it's even easier to do without thinking, and I had two options that may make reproducing an image more straightforward.
Reproducing an image is less about copying the shapes, and more about acknowledging where each line is in relation to another. In your exercises I see a lot of freehand/eyeballing which works in some areas but equally not in others. What you can do, is when looking at the original, draw guides to gauge where to position a shape in relation to another, where lines intersect and aid with proportions.
eg.
When you get a better sense of how each line interacts with another you'll gain more and more precision. Even in my example I see some guides are a little off resulting in the whole image being slightly skewed, but there are more similarities than differences.
Regarding my comment about intersections and overlaps - This exercise with shapes looks like you've drawn the outline first and are placing axis guides after-the-fact. The outline itself when removing these lines are completely 2-D with no indication of form. I would recommend varying your process a bit and consider these guides before completing the outside shape.
eg.
Or, you can start with an outline that has these overlaps, and then try to distinguish where the axis are based on this small indication of form.