Because fan arts are srs bsns...

[sonjajade]

I broke out my portable drafting table and set myself up with an isometric grid so I can create a proper 3D perspective in proper proportion for my FMA Reverse Big Bang art.  Last time I did pretty well just eyeballing everything, but I kept having trouble with the shadows and the lighting so I think this will really help me out.  I'm actually surprised I remembered how to do the damn thing.  I haven't drawn one in over 5 years O__O

I have 2 ideas of what to draw, but I haven't yet settled on either of them.  However, when the time comes to put pen to paper again, I'll be more than ready.

Comments

[enemytosleep]

That's impressive! I am too lazy for that. XD

[sonjajade.livejournal.com]

and what's even worse is today the scene I'm thinking of would require me to do a grid straight on (much easier, but still...)

I wish I could decide already what would be better!

[zippitgood.livejournal.com]

Oh wow that's cool. I wish I knew how to draw. I've always wanted to my whole life.

[sonjajade.livejournal.com]

I had many classes on it in design school. We had to do still life, gridded perspectives (like this one), then there was rendering (a fancy word for coloring) where I learned all about how light and shadow works... None of them were as fun as the 2D/3D class though, where you take a 2D drawing and create a 3D model. That was fun as hell.

And anyone can draw. I had a book when I was a kid that taught you how to break things down into basic shapes. Like an airplane is like a really long oval with more ovals all over it. A train is a few rectangles and a triangular cowcatcher on the front. Like anything else, it takes practice :)

[bay115.livejournal.com]

Oh, nice! Looking forward to what drawing you'll settle on!

[sonjajade.livejournal.com]

lol me too! I still don't know what I want to draw. The one I think would be better if I did it for myself because it's in the Braeda/Chris verse and don't expect anyone to write that unless they want to. I'm not going to commission it. The other I think would be much better but I need to draw a 1 point perspective grid, this one is a 2 point.