Steve LieberFeb 11, 2023
I was talking shop with an artist in the studio today, and I shared this page from #AndrewLoomis, which might be the single most valuable page I've ever encountered in a how-to-draw book. I can't BEGIN to say how many hours his "hanging figures on the horizon" technique has saved me.
Show threadmadicienne
@stevelieber I've seen this before and I still don't understand what this is supposed to mean 🥲
Feb 12, 2023 at 8:13pmWeb
Show threadSteve LieberFeb 12, 2023

@madicienne Maybe this will help:

If I want to draw Joe standing further back, I need to know where to place him so he looks like he's the same height, even though he's further away.

I can do that by making sure that the horizon cuts thru Joe AT THE SAME HEIGHT, no matter how close or far away he is. It cuts thru the original Joe at the waist.

A: Wrong. Horizon goes thru his knees.
B: Correct. Horizon goes thru his waist, just like the original Joe!
C: Wrong. Horizon goes thru his head.

Show threadmadicienneFeb 13, 2023
@stevelieber THANK YOU! 🙇 This makes so much more sense!