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Lesson 6 Construction

9:51 PM, Saturday April 24th 2021

In the examples, it seems Uncomfortable purposely ignores the orientation of his reference and just constructs a box as he sees fit.

Is it less advanced of me to just try to get the same exact angle of the construction im doing from my reference?

I understand ultimately we want to be able to spin an item in 3D any which way, but just wondering if that is what is expected at this point.

Thanks! Loving this community and the critiqued path. Learning so much.

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3:22 PM, Sunday April 25th 2021

There's nothing wrong with just keeping things in line with the reference image for now. I do however want to note one thing about your own phrasing - you don't need to worry about getting the same exact angle. There's no points off if your angle's a little off.

Just remember that we're not reproducing the reference image precisely as it is. We're using the reference image as a source of information, and using that information to construct a similar object on the page.

4:15 PM, Sunday April 25th 2021

got it, thank you. I'll probably keep things in line on my first attempt and then start pushing my bounds going forward.

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12:16 PM, Sunday April 25th 2021

Hello Cooter, Okay this is just me, but personally i think its a good idea to draw the object in a different angle than what you see, it forces you to rely on the orthographic view and not on ref, and his its expected... its actually more interesting as you really need to understand the forms.

Hope this helps

4:10 PM, Sunday April 25th 2021

got it, thank you for the response.

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