You can use the mold tool to divide space correctly. Works with circles as well.
Rich
You can use the mold tool to divide space correctly. Works with circles as well.
Rich
is this how you would use the mold tool for perspective? can the mold tool do 2pt or 3 pt perspective? is the mold tool effective at perspective? any tips on using the mold tool for perspective?
Here's an example of using the perspective tool (mould tool) to create a perspective 3D shape.
From memory what I did was something like this:
* Draw horizon line
* Below the horizon line, draw shape in plan, including things on different levels, group
* Rotate group so that the part you want to face you is at the bottom
* Apply Perspective mould and drag the vanishing points so they're on the horizon line (they don't snap unfortunately)
* Draw a short section of horizon line on top of the first and group with the perspective mould
* Now drag the bottom selection handle so that the group squashes vertically. As you drag it the horizon remains fixed and the shapes appear to "extrude" a vertical volume.
* Drop copies of the squashed group by right-clicking as you drag at appropriate heights.
* Now use those shapes as guides to tell where interesting points are in 3D perspective space and just join the dots.
Phil
is this better?
i hope im not being a nuisance posting all these pics and asking all these questions. i really do want to get better at art. ive had xara for over a year now since x1. ive only been seriously devoting time to it for about a week now(and while it may not be much) i know more about xara now then i ever did. i really do want to improve but i don't expect miracles.
Phil, thanks.
Any chance of doing a video of the procedure? It might be easier to follow.
Regards
Hi
Not sure if this is going to help, as you seem to be already getting plenty of help. But, when I'm doing anything with perspective I use the 3d tool to draw a reference object that I can then determine the prespective for my drawing from. I then draw guides on the guide layer and they act as a reference when constructing my image.
I've attached a crude example of a drawaing of an object that follows the same perspective rules as my reference rectangle.
"Come in out of the dry and wet yourself by this tap". Spike Milligan
http://www.xaraxone.com/FeaturedArt/mar07/
http://www.xaraxone.com/FeaturedArt/aug10/
http://www.xaraxone.com/FeaturedArt/dc2/index.htm
Sorry, I haven't got enough time to make a video. Maybe somebody else can create one.
Phil
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