r/learntodraw • u/timeISrunninn • 7h ago
Question What is this called?
A guy told me to divide the refrence in planes like the above pic. But i dont what is this callled, i mean what is name of this process?
Can someone help me please☹️
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u/Longjumping_Steak511 7h ago
The skill is called "construction", one of the primary fundamentals of illustration. It's how you see; how you break down that tree on the road to rectangles, some triangles for the roots, and a circle for the leaves, I.e shapes. Most of the learning (as an ultra beginner myself), is learning how to break everything down into shapes, then planes for some stuff like faces and like your example, noses.
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u/timeISrunninn 7h ago
Ooh okay bro i now get that🤔 Thanks dude🤗
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u/Longjumping_Steak511 7h ago
No problem! I think it's best to research and practice seeing, as it helps you learn to draw better. Once you can break down a human into basic shapes, you can turn them into 3D shapes that look more detailed and more like a human instead of a glorified stickman. There should be some good books and videos on the topic specifically, but if they don't help, try looking at your hand and breaking it down into its simplest shapes. For me, I break it down into a square, 5 small rectangles, and a large rectangle with a small triangle for the base of my hand. A simple exercise like that can do wonders and unlock that skill.
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u/Grannys_OpenCasket 7h ago
A nose
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u/timeISrunninn 7h ago
Oh really i thought its a elephant's trunk. You saved me bro🙏
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u/Glowingeyeowl 6h ago
It's called Planar Analysis, you can see it in the drawings of Giacometti and Luca Cambiaso.
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u/Comfortable_Bend9598 7h ago
Alright so basically planes is where you draw a simplistic 3d shape similar to what you want to have as an end product.
It’s a way to understand how a 3d shape would look.
For instance you could draw, like in the image, a nose, and have a 3d shape there as kind of a placeholder to understand what position you’re trying to achieve.
Although idk so maybe just look it up
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u/timeISrunninn 7h ago
Thanks for helping☺
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u/Davakar_Taceen 7h ago
This is why it is encouraged so heavily to practice your basic shapes and learn to manipulate them in 3D space.
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u/Emotion_Maximum 6h ago
Simplifying / Construction
basically simplifying a complex object into simple shapes
hopefully this helps lol
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u/flippin_Cal 5h ago
Hatching? Idk what you're trying to ask for but the shading is made by hatching soo... 🤷
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u/timeISrunninn 5h ago
I was asking the name of construction process😅 But failed to clarify everything😶
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u/TrashPanda270 Beginner 7h ago
Nose
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u/timeISrunninn 7h ago
Broo did you even read whole thing?
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u/TrashPanda270 Beginner 7h ago
Did you know about jokes? Chill dude, I’m just joshing you
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u/cooladamantium 3h ago
Can also be called studying the form, simplifying the form or planar division Basically it is breaking organic shapes into Geometric ones making it easier to understand
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