07-20-2021, 01:31 PM
There's no harm in using appropriate tools for the task. Rule away.
I second looking at Scott Robinson. His technical drawing is referenced at every tertiary institution I've attended and the man just has a plethora of resources available on form and perspective.
For complex scenes, if you are considering cityscapes I highly recommend taking any city view from Google earth and experimenting with the unique horizons and individual eye-lines, turn them into something different like medieval or scifi scapes. I see a lot of people do this in perspective studies and it's also just fun to do.
I second looking at Scott Robinson. His technical drawing is referenced at every tertiary institution I've attended and the man just has a plethora of resources available on form and perspective.
For complex scenes, if you are considering cityscapes I highly recommend taking any city view from Google earth and experimenting with the unique horizons and individual eye-lines, turn them into something different like medieval or scifi scapes. I see a lot of people do this in perspective studies and it's also just fun to do.