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Doing pixelart in Aseprite really has shown me just how much I rely on the canvas zoom/rotate in clip, no wonder I struggle so much with anatomy
I kinda want to expand on this since I& #39;ve been thinking about it and I imagine some people might wonder why using zoom/rotate might cause me to struggle with anatomy and stuff
Since I started drawing I& #39;ve always HEAVILY relied on zooming/rotating the canvas when I work on my sketches since I struggle drawing at certain angles. So rather than actually trying to get better I just took those shortcuts, and it worked, sometimes.
The thing is, when you& #39;re zoomed in on certain parts of a drawing you lose the ability to reference proportions against other parts of the drawing. Lets say you& #39;re drawing an arm and you zoom in on it the whole time you& #39;re drawing it, you can& #39;t know how big that arm is against-
-the rest of the drawing because you can& #39;t SEE the rest of the drawing, and that& #39;s always been a part of my problem.
When it comes to rotating the primary issue I& #39;ve found is that the orientation I draw stuff becomes skewed, it& #39;s harder to tell what angle to draw something-
When it comes to rotating the primary issue I& #39;ve found is that the orientation I draw stuff becomes skewed, it& #39;s harder to tell what angle to draw something-
-at because the rest of the drawing now looks completely different, which can really throw me off especially during studying.
I should mention I& #39;m by no means trying to say "You should NEVER rotate/zoom your canvas it& #39;s EVIL!" just that in my experience, at least when you& #39;re doing your base anatomy sketch it& #39;s better to use both as little as possible. If using them both works for you, that& #39;s fine!
I& #39;m mainly sharing this for people like me who struggle a lot with proportions and anatomy even when doing studies so they might be able to see if this is their issue as well.
I like sharing the things I learn as I study and practice so it might help others as well.
I like sharing the things I learn as I study and practice so it might help others as well.
