/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

The last thread got archived immediately after I replied to anon >>3453036

so here's my answer:

Thanks! I'm also
>>3432138 >>3433040 and >>3434626
(and now OP too I guess)

I generally use a ballpoint pen, sharpie fine point, colored mech pencil, or pentel flair (M) pen when I draw - the thin lines really help you keep track of your forms, but you can get repetitive stress injury real fast if you're using your wrist instead of your arm+shoulder... especially if you're trying to hatch everything or make tiny, scratchy strokes.

No matter what or how you want to draw, you'll need:
a firm understanding of perspective and a solid grasp of line weight hierarchy - it's useful even when painting without lines.

To be clear: boxes aren't a meme and neither is loomis. Anyone who says/thinks you don't need to understand perspective to draw well is full of shit. Don't give them your time and definitely don't give them your money.

(case in point: went to RIT for illustration; their Industrial Design program is supposedly one of the nation's top. I took an ID class for freshmen during my last semester and learned more from that one class than I did from 4 years of my actual major. The illustration "program" had no artistic standards and barely any curriculum. Kids were graduating despite not being able to place 2 cubes in a consistent environment or draw a stylized hand.

Don't go to RIT for Illustration. It's a mess. ID seems to be fine tho)

pic related: it's some of the exercises the ID students are required to do to increase dexterity, shape understanding/fluency, speed, and perspective fluency. They are done on regular copy paper and in pen (ballpoint preferably but felt tips are ok as long as they're fine point).

you draw freehand straight lines as straight and evenly spaced as you can get them - shooting for 1/8 inch spacing.

>>3453036
Thanks! I'm also
>>3432138 >>3433040 and >>3434626

I generally use a ballpoint pen, sharpie fine point, colored mech pencil, or pentel flair (M) pen when I draw - the thin lines really help you keep track of your forms, but you can get repetitive stress injury real fast if you're using your wrist instead of your arm+shoulder... especially if you're trying to hatch everything or make tiny, scratchy strokes.

No matter what or how you want to draw, you'll need:
a firm understanding of perspective and a solid grasp of line weight hierarchy - it's useful even when painting without lines.

To be clear: boxes aren't a meme and neither is loomis. Anyone who says/thinks you don't need to understand perspective to draw well is full of shit. Don't give them your time and definitely don't give them your money.

(case in point: went to RIT for illustration; their Industrial Design program is supposedly one of the nation's top. I took an ID class for freshmen during my last semester and learned more from that one class than I did from 4 years of my actual major. The illustration "program" had no artistic standards and barely any curriculum. Kids were graduating despite not being able to place 2 cubes in a consistent environment or draw a stylized hand.

Don't go to RIT for Illustration. It's a mess. ID seems to be fine tho)

pic related: it's some of the exercises the ID students are required to do to increase dexterity, shape understanding/fluency, speed, and perspective fluency. They are done on regular copy paper and in pen (ballpoint preferably but felt tips are ok as long as they're fine point).

you draw freehand straight lines as straight and evenly spaced as you can get them - shooting for 1/8 inch spacing.