How to measure with a pencil

how to measure with a pencil by Vladimir London there are five main ways to measure one measuring vertical alignments to measuring horizontal alignments three measuring angles for measuring cross points in five measuring relative proportions to measure with the pencil place a vertically positioned drawing board so you can see both the drawing and the model simultaneously for all measurements fully extend your arm with a pencil and stand or sit at arm's length from the drawing board keep the pencil perpendicular to your line of sight close one eye and rotate your whole body towards the model so you look through the pencil on the model then keeping your arms straight rotate your body back to the drawing board so you can check the same measurement or alignment and drawing let's start with measuring vertical alignments keep a pencil strictly vertical at the end of an extended arm check some vertical alignment in the drawing then rotate the body towards the model and check the same alignment in life for example in the drawing the models hand is vertically aligned with the side of her neck we can check if this is the case in life measuring horizontal alignments by holding a pencil strictly horizontal in a fully outstretched arm we see that in the drawing one elbow is slightly higher than the other by examining the same horizontal alignment in life we can confirm that the drawing is correct measuring angles when measuring angles it is critical to keep a pencil strictly perpendicular to the line of sight the angle in question for example the models forearm is then checked both in the drawing and in life measuring cross points we pick one line for example the angle of the models arm and check at what points this line crosses the body then keeping the same angle we check whether that line has the same cross points in life measuring relative proportions this is the most important measuring skill to have hold a pencil and a fully outstretched arm so it's strictly perpendicular to your line of sight glide your thumb along the pencils end and mark the distance in question by aligning it with the model then use that dimension to check other relative distances in life we can see that for example the distance between the models elbow is twice her waists width the same relative proportion can then be checked in the drawing this time by gliding the index finger along the pencils tip such relative proportion measurements work with any dimensions in question for example we can compare the model's waist width her head height you

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Published: Sun May 03 2020