Thank you for the video, I'm still learning so these tutorials really help , it's like you give me answers to questions I'm not sure how to ask, thank you again
Very interesting and well explained. I guess this is was we do when we focus on the shapes of the negative spaces to simplify our interpretation of reality and help ourselves when drawing from 3D life to 2D paper. Then we can concentrate on the form using the skills you mention to give it a realistic appearence.
iWe need to understand both, however I believe we should think form but draw shapes. I.e. I disagree with you that we should visualize shapes to draw form, but it should be the other way around. The reason for this is that shape is the tool we use to draw the form we see, but we don't think about the tool we use to craft with but the end result which is to represent a form. During the learning process we may need to think in terms of shapes, but once we understand the form there is no need to think in terms of shapes any more. I don't think shapes when draw basic forms such as boxes and sphere. if I did that would only hinder my drawing and make it worse. When I think, i.e visualize, form it make the drawing of shapes describing the form fluid and natural. and automated. In that sense I feel what I draw. I feel the form with my strokes.... Imo, this is why learning to draw from pictures risk create bad drawing habits - there is always a risk to fall into the trap to start thinking in terms of shape instead of form. If we draw from life, we have no other option than to think in terms of form when we draw since that's what the world is made of. When drawing from Life we need to learn to translate forms into shapes. In a picture the translation from shapes to form has already been done. I.e drawing from photos make the learning process harder since we are not actively forced to do the 3D to 2D translation, but basically just need to draw or perhaps, even worse, copy shapes.
I work on the assumption that most people watching my channel draw from photos. But even when I draw from life, I still ‘see’ the shape first as it makes it easier to get the perspective correct, but then when I draw the shape I’m already translating it into form (this is where we go beyond the photo) which necessitates my working out which marks will create the look of 3D on a 2D sheet of paper. It makes sense and I think works well in how my drawings look, but if the other way works better for you, no problem. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 😀
Thanks very much! Your videos are fun to watch and so helpful for learning about ways to approach and make perceptual drawings.
Thank you for the video, I'm still learning so these tutorials really help , it's like you give me answers to questions I'm not sure how to ask, thank you again
Very interesting and well explained. I guess this is was we do when we focus on the shapes of the negative spaces to simplify our interpretation of reality and help ourselves when drawing from 3D life to 2D paper. Then we can concentrate on the form using the skills you mention to give it a realistic appearence.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 😀
There's some overlapping audio around the 8:35 mark. Otherwise great video as always, Stephen
And I thought my editing process was faultless!😱. Sorry about that.
iWe need to understand both, however I believe we should think form but draw shapes.
I.e. I disagree with you that we should visualize shapes to draw form, but it should be the other way around.
The reason for this is that shape is the tool we use to draw the form we see, but we don't think about the tool we use to craft with but the end result which is to represent a form.
During the learning process we may need to think in terms of shapes, but once we understand the form there is no need to think in terms of shapes any more. I don't think shapes when draw basic forms such as boxes and sphere. if I did that would only hinder my drawing and make it worse. When I think, i.e visualize, form it make the drawing of shapes describing the form fluid and natural. and automated. In that sense I feel what I draw. I feel the form with my strokes....
Imo, this is why learning to draw from pictures risk create bad drawing habits - there is always a risk to fall into the trap to start thinking in terms of shape instead of form.
If we draw from life, we have no other option than to think in terms of form when we draw since that's what the world is made of. When drawing from Life we need to learn to translate forms into shapes. In a picture the translation from shapes to form has already been done. I.e drawing from photos make the learning process harder since we are not actively forced to do the 3D to 2D translation, but basically just need to draw or perhaps, even worse, copy shapes.
I work on the assumption that most people watching my channel draw from photos. But even when I draw from life, I still ‘see’ the shape first as it makes it easier to get the perspective correct, but then when I draw the shape I’m already translating it into form (this is where we go beyond the photo) which necessitates my working out which marks will create the look of 3D on a 2D sheet of paper. It makes sense and I think works well in how my drawings look, but if the other way works better for you, no problem. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 😀