Coraline1599 in the post "Created a 3D version of the rotated boxes exercise in blender"
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!
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Coraline1599 in the post "The Other 50% with draw a box"
2022-11-05 19:44
I too feel overwhelmed as a beginner. I picked up the book 50 ways to draw your beautiful ordinary life. It has a lot of places for you to draw inside and envelopes, a cut out doll etc. all of the drawings are on the simple side, and they have a lot of the drawings broken down into smaller steps. so I found it quite approachable.
To be honest, After reading the intro and trying a little bit of it, I dont even follow what they have there, I just flip through it for prompts and try to do my own version:
cup and saucer,
desk lamp
ball (tennis, soccer, beach)
bicycle
chair
shelf
houseplant
fruit/veggies
I find picking one to three objects to be the right level of difficulty where I am willing to try and not become so overwhelmed with something big and complex that I freeze or overthink it so much I never even begin. Even if the book isnt for you maybe the prompts I listed would be helpful starting points?