"rule" of thumb...

[Lauren Short]

who here uses rulers when drawing perspective lines?


i wanted to know if that's cheating...

:chug:

[Jin]

Hi,

I don't know what these guys will tell you, but I sure know that everyone I worked with for 18 years on the drafting board used rulers, french curves, triangles, ellipse templates, parallel rules, and whatever it took to do the job.

It had/has nothing to do with talent or skill. It's purely common sense.

Of course, if one has something to prove, it may be another story. ;)

Just teasin'.

Do what makes sense to you.

If you need a straight line, and you want it to be straight, not "artsy" looking, use a ruler.

If you want your drawing to have a freehand look, then draw everything freehand.

And... a good "rule of thumb" is not to use an ellipse template to draw a thumb.. or anything organic, living, breathing, growing. Natural shapes are usually not that precise.

;)

[Lauren Short]

thanx man...yea someimes i just get to orried about the "rules" and not the plain feel of it all





here's one for u Jin :chug: :beer: