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Tygerson

Technician

Joined 2 years ago

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tygerson's Sketchbook

  • Sharing the Knowledge
  • The Observant
  • Technician
  • Geometric Guerilla
  • Tamer of Beasts
  • The Fearless
  • Giver of Life
  • Dimensional Dominator
  • The Relentless
  • Basics Brawler

  • 12/2023 50% stuff

  • 25 Wheel Challenge

  • 50% rule stuff

  • Lesson 6: Applying Construction to Everyday Objects

  • 250 Cylinder Challenge

  • 25 Texture Challenge

  • Lesson 5: Applying Construction to Animals

  • Lesson 4: Applying Construction to Insects and Arachnids

  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

  • Guide on getting box convergences right (not backwards)

  • Where do I find the critique guide for the first few lessons?

  • Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

  • Idea when stuck on form intersections in lesson 2.3 (first just try *plane intersections*, then boxes that are aligned)

  • 250 Box Challenge

  • Your box can be set in stone in as little as 5 lines

  • Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

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PureRef

PureRef

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When starting on a project, I'll often open it up and start dragging reference images off the internet onto the board. When I'm done, I'll save out a '.pur' file, which embeds all the images. They can get pretty big, but are way more convenient than hauling around folders full of separate images.

Did I mention you can get it for free? The developer allows you to pay whatever amount you want for it. They recommend $5, but they'll allow you to take it for nothing. Really though, with software this versatile and polished, you really should throw them a few bucks if you pick it up. It's more than worth it.

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