Drawing in the Digital Age
by Wei Xu · first published 2012
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As an alternate "analytical/drafting" approach, I found "Drawing in the Digital Age," by Wei Xu to be pretty interesting. He uses triangles to divide up space and to build up basic shapes, and focuses on position, orientation, and proportion/scale. These seem like things that beginners…
on “Ask HN: How do I learn drawing?” ↗I found Xu's Drawing in the Digital Age to be an interesting counterpart. I also like Drawing on the Right Side... but note: "a meta-review of the laterality of creative processes conducted by Dietrich and Kanso (2010) found no evidence that…
on “Ask HN: Books that teach you to think” ↗Are there any resources like the book "Drawing on the right side of the brain" or maybe the more apt book "Drawing in the Digital Age" but for Excalidraw?
on “Ask HN: How to Learn Drawing with Excalidraw?” ↗