I might need a kleenex from this box as I find myself moving out of perspective…and towards the next WetCanvas class that I think will be all about cylinders. So maybe I won’t need a kleenex after all unless I cry in happiness over continuing to make progress. I think I said in a previous post that the next class would be spheres, but no, I’m pretty sure it’s really cylinders. We’ll all find out for sure when I start… Continue Reading
The box overflows
Category Archives: Sketchbook
Sketchbook: Putting Perspective Into a Box
Lately, I’ve been drawing boxes. Lots and lots and lots of boxes. Normally, we want to be outside the box in nearly all cases, but for this exercise, the trick is to keep perspective properly boxed in similar to the guy who got all bricked up in that Edgar Allen Poe tale. Horrible, I know, but still necessary! I’ve been having some difficulty with the placement of my vanishing points, so I decided to draw more boxes than was required… Continue Reading
Sketchbook: All A Matter Of Perspective
Today I started drawings for the beginning perspective class over on the WetCanvas site. One initial exercise was to draw a horizon line, and then draw various boxes in perspective both above and below the horizon line, the point being to get an idea of how the planes of objects change depending on how you look at them. It seemed simple enough, so I diligently drew a few boxes before moving on to the next task. Except for the horizon… Continue Reading
Sketchbook: Vault Boy Special Request
In my previous post, Who is Vault Boy?, in reference to the earlier sketch I had made of the Fallout 3 collector’s edition Vault Boy bobblehead, I received the following comment on my Facebook wall: I already saw that when I went back to look at your other Vault Boy post! I’m ahead of the curve! Make a drawing of his head blowing up like in the video! Verrrry interesting, since…. A few days ago, I started working on the… Continue Reading
Sketchbook: Vault Boy Finally Arrives
At last the Vault Boy has emerged from my paper. A few years ago, Bethesda Softworks released a computer/video game called Fallout 3. It was slated to be the next official game in the Fallout series and there was a lot of controversy surrounding it from Fallout fans as Bethsoft was new on the scene for this series and there were a huge amount of arguments whether or not Bethsoft was up to the task of carrying on the Fallout… Continue Reading