12:27 PM, Monday December 19th 2022
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1:16 PM, Monday December 19th 2022
Branches... I drew this set concentrating on keeping the ellipses the same width.
For branches in plant construction, how do you depict the passage of a branch through 3-D space without the diameter of the branch getting smaller as it moves deeper into the field? Also, if the twig or branch is clearly tapering, how should it be drawn without changing the width of the ellipses?
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