Mastery of art requires training and years of practice. When you’re first learning, there are exercises, techniques and procedures to help guide you. Like training wheels on your first bike. I’ve been working on an instructional book about drawing in perspective and have noticed a recurring theme while writing it.
Chris, this is so true! I'm teaching background/layout and environment design in animation, here, at a University in Nashville. I've found it very interesting, after teaching them the fundamental foundations of perspective, scale, lighting, and framing, some are still not comprehending and achieving the illusion of 3D on a 2D platform and believable depth. Then I remind myself that this discipline takes time to achieve and offer grace. From the beginning, I've implemented layout sketchbook assignments, from life, with the intent to forcefully eliminate (command -Z). Great words, Chris!!
Your friend, Tim Allen
Background/layout and visdev designer in animation
Chris, this is so true! I'm teaching background/layout and environment design in animation, here, at a University in Nashville. I've found it very interesting, after teaching them the fundamental foundations of perspective, scale, lighting, and framing, some are still not comprehending and achieving the illusion of 3D on a 2D platform and believable depth. Then I remind myself that this discipline takes time to achieve and offer grace. From the beginning, I've implemented layout sketchbook assignments, from life, with the intent to forcefully eliminate (command -Z). Great words, Chris!!
Your friend, Tim Allen
Background/layout and visdev designer in animation
timallendesigns.com