Question about drawing ghosted/superimposed lines.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtFundamentals/comments/z5iuo2/question_about_drawing_ghostedsuperimposed_lines/
2022-11-26 21:44
Cluttie
I just have a question about the approach we should be taking towards this exercise.
Basically what I've learnt is that if I have the paper angled "correctly", I find it really easy to draw straight lines at that angle.
However, does this defeat the purpose of this exercise?
Basically, is the aim to be able to draw a straight line, irrespective of where the points are (so for example, being able to draw a line from top to bottom, or right to left, or left to right, whilst the paper does not change orientation) or is it being able to confidently draw a straight line, in a way that makes sense to you (i.e. paper angled "correctly"), and that you find most effective, whilst still using your shoulder obviously.
P.S.
Another way of understanding it, is imagine if you have a circle, except instead of a line edge, it was just a bunch of dots. Then in the middle of the circle, you put a dot, so you can draw lines out to all those other dots. Should I be able to draw all those lines without changing the orientation of my paper, or should I change the angle of the paper each time.
Uncomfortable
2022-11-26 22:04
This section from the ghosted lines page addresses your concern, explaining why we rotate our pages instead of worrying about being able to create straight lines in any direction within this course.
rbcornhole
2022-11-27 04:03
Make sure you're actively reading the lessons and/or watching the videos. He pretty clearly talks about the intent and thought process behind each exercise.
Drawabox is a lot more than just the homework itself.
Cluttie
2022-11-27 05:50
Yeah of course, it's just due to time constraints I kind of only have time to watch through the content, and then do the exercises much later, so there's a disconnect.
Cluttie
2022-11-26 22:06
Thank you. Sorry, it's just there's so much content, hard to remember exactly everything.