Ballerina 29-12-25
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Jcmlfineart
Apocalyptic Chaos,
I think your main issue is that there is some forshortening happening in the image and that is not being translated to the page. Actually, in all three you submitted today, this seems to be a consistent issue.
You have to remember that it does not matter that a leg is thicker than, say, a wrist. In the world of 2D translating into 3D visual perspective, those rules do not apply. In this example, the tiny wrist must be bigger to fool the eye into thinking it is closer than that big fatty leg.
Being brave enough to draw it correctly is a mind warp to what we know about our 3D world. Your brain needs to get used to translating, and that often means doing it even when your brain refuses that the rules of foreshortening exist for a 2d surface. By allowing your brain to say, 'Nah, that can't work. Then drawing it using the rules of shortening will astonish your brain, making you realise, 'Yes, this is the only way it does work'.
This transition and suspension of disbelief takes time and lots of practice.
Try drawing simple shapes with 1-, 2-, and 3-point perspective.
Even better, draw the same thing from these different perspectives, using up to three different light sources.
Yes, this drawing and redrawing the same simple shapes in different lights and perspectives is boring. But we got to eat our art veggies if we want to have the detailed dessert images we crave.
I hope you find this useful
All of the best,
JCML Fine Art
I think your main issue is that there is some forshortening happening in the image and that is not being translated to the page. Actually, in all three you submitted today, this seems to be a consistent issue.
You have to remember that it does not matter that a leg is thicker than, say, a wrist. In the world of 2D translating into 3D visual perspective, those rules do not apply. In this example, the tiny wrist must be bigger to fool the eye into thinking it is closer than that big fatty leg.
Being brave enough to draw it correctly is a mind warp to what we know about our 3D world. Your brain needs to get used to translating, and that often means doing it even when your brain refuses that the rules of foreshortening exist for a 2d surface. By allowing your brain to say, 'Nah, that can't work. Then drawing it using the rules of shortening will astonish your brain, making you realise, 'Yes, this is the only way it does work'.
This transition and suspension of disbelief takes time and lots of practice.
Try drawing simple shapes with 1-, 2-, and 3-point perspective.
Even better, draw the same thing from these different perspectives, using up to three different light sources.
Yes, this drawing and redrawing the same simple shapes in different lights and perspectives is boring. But we got to eat our art veggies if we want to have the detailed dessert images we crave.
I hope you find this useful
All of the best,
JCML Fine Art
I see what you mean by the legs, in hindsight I should have kept the calf muscles in mind.