Uncomfortable's Advice from /r/ArtFundamentals

Created a 3D version of the rotated boxes exercise in blender

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/sx4z6f

2022-02-20 16:27

Ok-Walk1166

Uncomfortable

2022-02-20 19:21

While I know for a fact some students will see this as something to copy from observation (which defeats the purpose of the exercise), I do think that this is still pretty damn neat, and could potentially be useful in just understanding on a high level how these forms fit together. So, I'm taking some leeway here and approving the post anyway.

Ok-Walk1166

2022-02-21 03:11

Thank you!!!

Coraline1599

2022-02-20 21:46

Oh! This is a super helpful visualization. Ive read through the lesson and watched the video a couple times, but when I got to drawing, Ive been stuck on wait, what am I actually trying to do? And then I wasnt sure past the first box, what I was truly aiming for.

I feel like my understanding of the assignment was only like 80%, probably even less than that, because I knew I was confused but could not form a question about what exactly I was confused about. When I reread the instructions/watched the video, it all seemed perfectly clear, but something was not clicking for me as soon as I got back to my paper.

I understand better how the (tapered) boxes are supposed to go next to each other now and I am excited to go back and try again. Thanks!

Ok-Walk1166

2022-02-21 03:14

Glad I could help! (If u look at it in blender u might get more confused hehehe)

KeepGoing777

2022-02-20 23:32

Is the first drawing actually hand-drawn using the ghosting method? Holy fuck if that's the case those are some perfect cubes dude.

Ok-Walk1166

2022-02-21 03:05

Absolutely not lol. It's just a wire-mesh modifier applied over the cubes.

KeepGoing777

2022-02-21 16:25

Oh okay lol. I was thinking these were the most perfect cubes ever on the drawabox course. lol! Mine took so much work, I've actually repeated that exercise just for the heck of it, with serious commitment, and I'll probably create more stuff in the future inspired in this exercise. Keep going, good luck on everything!

Ok-Walk1166

2022-02-21 18:20

Thanks! Good luck to you too. (nice username lol)

KeepGoing777

2022-02-22 00:49

What of it?

Ok-Walk1166

2022-02-22 06:14

Username checks out on that last sentence

KeepGoing777

2022-02-22 14:52

yusufuniverse

2022-02-21 10:44

Great

DrShocker

2022-02-21 15:42

Did you modify the cubes to be non-cubes and/or change render properties like focal length or something?

Ok-Walk1166

2022-02-21 18:24

Don't understand some of the words... the boxes not belonging to the central row and column are all pretty distorted, and I changed the focal length a bit to make the perspective more extreme like in the exercise.

DrShocker

2022-02-21 23:44

Sorry I had some typos

ice77max

2022-03-16 20:02

I'm playing in blender now, trying to do the same without much distortion. Imposible

Ok-Walk1166

2022-03-17 03:07

hehe ikr

lpetruccelli

2022-03-18 14:04

Looks like a jewel! I'd love to have a ring like this