MrRaymau5

2023-03-12 06:29

Honestly its just a matter of trying your best and keep moving forward. Im about halfway through and they dont converge the greatest, but theyre getting better as I go.

Gramernatzi

2023-03-12 09:21

Check out Scylla's method.

Uncomfortable

2023-03-12 19:05

Keep in mind that the purpose is not to draw 250 perfect boxes. It's to draw a page of boxes, doing your best to keep those convergences consistent, then apply the line extensions to identify where your approach was off, where you may have neglected to pay attention, and adjust your approach accordingly on the next page.

Doing this over the course of 250 boxes helps rewire our brains with a greater focus on maintaining those consistent convergences. No student does this perfectly by the end of the challenge, and there's always more growth to be had, but it's intended to be a bit of a short-term bootcamp for students so they're in a good position to continue getting the most out of the exercises we move onto afterwards.

glorychildthe

2023-03-15 20:40

So I have two methods that work for me. I don't always get it right but whenever I do I can trace it to one of these methods.

The first is for very dramatic perspective. If the perspective I am using is very dramatic and the vanishing point is somewhere close I just visualize and remember where the vanishing point is and then I ghost the line all the way to the vanishing point to get the angle right. I'm quite a visual person so at this point I almost see the line on the page before drawing it. I then do the same for the line that is supposed to meet that line and when I do this I plot down the point where the two lines are supposed to meet. Then I draw the lines.

If the vanishing point is far I ghost over the line that is parallel and rely on the muscle memory of the ghosting movement to then draw the line, shifting it's angle ever so slightly towards the line I previously ghosted for reference.

In terms of knowing what to look for and which lines to angle more etc, you will learn this and come up with rules and reference points for yourself by taking some time to study the page you have just finished after you mark it. I study every page and look at where the mistakes were made and try to track back to the moment I did it so I can then re-adjust for the next page.

Also what I found very interesting the few times I drew more than 15 boxes in one session is that at one point it wasn't necessary for me to do any of the techniques I just described earlier, I would almost see the box on the paper before drawing it and my instincts tended to get the perspective at least as succesful as when I took my time with ghosting a lot.