@rcartwright immediately clear

I am clueless in that I have never heard of Krampus but I find your illustration to be wonderful! I love the warm/cool play of color, the lighting, the convincing portrayal of various textures and details like the mouse’s eye...all beautifully done!

very clear tutorial!

@chip-valecek thank you! so much easier to see all the great entries this way

@miriam for anybody who has struggled with BASICS of perspective like I have, this is a cool video that highlights the most important points in less than a minute. With my math phobia, I found the parallel (learned a new word from @davidhohn, orthogonal) line designations here more palatable than “X, Y,Z” (yikes, algebra):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=ROlHybuf7cs

@tessaw it’s reassuring to hear you have struggled too, because you have clearly reached an enviable level of understanding! One of the interesting concepts in that “Learning how to learn” course is that sometimes it is best to move onto the next chapter even if you don’t yet have a solid understanding of what you think of as pre-requisite. “Spaced repetition” (deliberate breaks)instead of repeatedly beating your head against the wall to understand a concept has been demonstrated to be a more effective learning strategy according to the research quoted. So when I looked at the SVS course curriculum levels, I thought “boy did I get my sequence wrong”, but now I am thinking of it as a useful “looking ahead” that will help clarify & cement concepts that I am trying to learn as I go back to the basics in level 1. I am now more flexible about jumping back and forth between courses, as it sounds like that may actually enhance learning. Another recommended strategy is to consciously think of the most important points (in my case, from an SVS video chapter) right before you go to sleep.

@art-of-b it is so great seeing your process from thumbnails to finished piece!

@miriam Thanks!

@davidhohn I had to look up “orthogonals” , but pleased to read that I am on the right track and reassuring that you had to do this kind of work EVERY time when you were learning perspective.

I have felt so dense about trying to grasp these concepts that I am taking a Coursera class called “Learning how to learn” because it feels so much like math to me and that course was created by a woman who hated math. I told my husband last night that I don’t understand why I am like a dog with a bone when it comes to problem-solving in EVERY area except art—I will not let go until it’s resolved. But in art, my tendency has always been to give up. So, I made a commitment almost a year ago that I will NOT give up this time, even if it takes me the rest of my life to get it. Thanks for the encouragement!

@eric-castleman I thought your “music’ entry was watercolor! How did you achieve that texture digitally? I will be first in line to buy one of your books when you are published—just Love your work.