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J W Campbell
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Posted: 23 September 2016 at 2:56am | IP Logged | 1  

Just to re-visit Sam Houston's post on a perspective drawing aid with a non-Facebook link to the video:


It's a neat idea.
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Seems like a lot of effort to accomplish something done easily with a set square.
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J W Campbell
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TBH, the main problem I've always had with constructing complex perspectives is the set square smearing the graphite of the pencil lines already drawn over the surface of the paper, and I've never worked out how to stop it happening — this idea at least sidesteps that particular issue.
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I tape 3 pennies under my square at either points to keep it off the paper.

Edited by Doug Centers on 23 September 2016 at 4:35am
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Good solution, Doug. I'll have to try that. 
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I have a square and a metal ruler with a built in lift. The ruler I picked up at Hobby Lobby and have had the square since 1985 or so. I will never part with it.
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Can you use a set square to draw perspective lines or only parallel lines?

If it is a tool for drawing perspective lines, can anyone post a picture of the tool. When I Google it, all I see are the typical 45 and 60 degree triangles.
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Robert, try searching  adjustable set square.
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Anthony, ok I figured you guys were talking about the adjustable one, but I didn't want to assume. I thought I might learn of a new (old) secret tool.

I was far more primitive...I had a table with a rubber layer glued on top (so you could cut on it) so I just stuck in some thumb tacks at the vanishing points and used a ruler.
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There seems to be a need here to make drawing perspective grids much more difficult than it is. As most of you know by now, I use a drafting machine minus one of its arms to do the job. Its just a case of eyeballing it. (AKA Practice!)

When the vanishing point needs to be further out that the machine can accommodate, I have figured out a way to "fake it" by drawing groups of parallel lines (usually three or four) that are rotated relative to each other.

And if the vp has to be close in, I use a set square and my thumb.

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Yes.

But you're a genius.
We are normal!

example:LINKAGE
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If anyone is interested in a technique that only involves a straight edge, this is what I do:

>Draw 2 lines all the way across the paper that define your perspective plane.
>On the edges of the paper where the lines cross, draw tic marks that subdivide the distance between those points evenly.  As many divisions as you like.
>Connect the dots.
>Bob's your uncle.

As long as the spacing between the dots is regular, those lines are mathematically guaranteed to converge together at a point.  You can easily build a 3 point space with all three vanishing points waaaaay off the page for that "telephoto" look.  


You can also start from the other end of the process, and just draw tic marks along the edge that are evenly spaced, like (example) 3/4 inch on one side, and 7/8ths on the other side.  This can work well if the horizon is in the shot.
Experiment!  You'll find many variations of the idea.
The dot spacing can even be an arbitrary length if you have a second piece of paper (like a post-it, or back of business cards work great).  Just draw the tic marks of the desired spacing on the edge of the second piece of paper to use as a gage to draw the dots on the edges of the work.  It's even a quick way to check if you did it right, since you can just run the second piece of paper down the edge to see if the dots match up.
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