Current Events > I'm just now learning the importance of flipping the image when you're drawing.

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This is both cool and really tripping me out.

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which is for those of us who don't draw?
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AsucaHayashi posted...

which is for those of us who don't draw?

Flipping the image horizontally, whether it be putting it up to a mirror or doing it digitally. Doing that will present it in a whole new perspective and it'll make things like messed up proportions more noticeable.

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Seeing it from another angle lets your brain catch all the mistakes and weird proportions/shadows/shapes that you were so used to from the other direction. A simple trick so you can see your art fresh (sort of).
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You can also do this with selfies to see how you look to other people.

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Yep, I actually hardly do that though. I just stop looking at the drawing for a few days then look at it with fresh eyes.

I always see something that just looks off and I don't know why, but it becomes obvious after some time. I've actually corrected year-old drawings too.
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Vol2tex posted...

Yep, I actually hardly do that though. I just stop looking at the drawing for a few days then look at it with fresh eyes.

I always see something that just looks off and I don't know why, but it becomes obvious after some time. I've actually corrected year-old drawings too.

I'm having quite a bit a fun doing this would old drawings I've done. Really sets in to perspective how much worse they are than I initially thought ha.

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United_World posted...

Vol2tex posted...

Yep, I actually hardly do that though. I just stop looking at the drawing for a few days then look at it with fresh eyes.

I always see something that just looks off and I don't know why, but it becomes obvious after some time. I've actually corrected year-old drawings too.

I'm having quite a bit a fun doing this would old drawings I've done. Really sets in to perspective how much worse they are than I initially thought ha.

Indeed! That's why I give away most of my drawings, otherwise I would work on them forever.
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