Algebutter OP t1_iu5qc4a wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:17 PM

Reply to comment by GreedyAndSlothful in Sentinel, Me, Digital, 2022 by Algebutter

This is the first 4 pont perspective piece I'd ever made. I was teaching 2 point perspective for my students but ran into issues so I used this to level up (there are mistakes everywhere lol)

GreedyAndSlothful t1_iu5sd2w wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:31 PM

You can… fix your previous, more basic problems by doing more complex versions of the same problem? Will that work out ?

Algebutter OP t1_iu5tie5 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:39 PM

Oh, that's my bad. My students said that 2 point perspective was boring. I used the next qualitative step up to literally illustrate where they could take their work if they kept improving.

The problem was boredom, and I wanted to show what an older student (that they pay lol) would do.

OnePrettyFlyWhiteGuy t1_iu7ii65 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:40 AM

Not OP- but (in some cases) I think so, yeah.

For example, having problems drawing ellipses? You’ll get better at them if you draw a bunch of cylinders since you have to draw at least 2 for each cylinder anyway.

Trouble drawing a 2D rectangle? Draw 3D boxes. You gotta draw 6 of them for each box now. Etc.

OnePrettyFlyWhiteGuy t1_iu7i7cz wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:37 AM

That’s what I love about art though. You’re not a camera. All illustration will inherently be flawed - but despite that we can become so skilled where it actually makes something look better rather than worse.

The whole is worth more than the sum of its parts. Each line and shape (flawed or not) comes together to create something far greater than itself.

Algebutter OP t1_iu7jt40 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:53 AM

I think, making tasteful errors is like 80% of the job whenever I take on work. It's fun! But a little emotionally taxing sometimes.

Glad you guys understand :)