Drawing

Resources #

• Loomis
• Draw A Box
• Stan Prokopenko
• Brent Eviston
• Peter Han

Introduction #

Fundamentals #

• MARK MAKING: Smooth, confident, controlled.
• OBSERVATION: Pay attention.
• SPATIAL REASONING: despite drawing on a flat page, the things you’re producing exist in a real, three dimensional world

Lines #

• Draw from your shoulder (greater range of motion)
• Grip: tripod > overhand
• Marks should be continuous and unbroken, flow smoothly, and have consistent trajectory.

Ellipses #

• An ellipse can be interpreted in two ways:
  • in 2D, as an ellipse
  • in 3D, a circle facing towards/away from the viewer.
• Degree: angle of rotation of circle relative to viewer
• Degree shift: degree can actually be changed just by moving the circle around in space, without necessarily having to rotate it.

• The normal vector in 3D coincides with the minor axis in 2D, so if we need our circle oriented in a specific way, start out with a normal vector line and use it as a minor axis

Boxes #

• Vanishing Points