How would you construct a hill-figure?

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bawn79 Apr 30, 2007 16:07:42
Replying to Squid Tempest

Squid Tempest wrote:
If you draw it out on a large piece of paper (in the manner Jane suggested), you could try putting the paper on a bit of card, resting it at the appropriate angle, then viewing from a distance to see if the perspective still looked OK... I suppose the position it is to be viewed from needs to be taken into account too.
True that is an idea.

J jacksprat
jacksprat Apr 30, 2007 21:04:54
Replying to bawn79

bawn79 wrote:
Squid Tempest wrote:
If you draw it out on a large piece of paper (in the manner Jane suggested), you could try putting the paper on a bit of card, resting it at the appropriate angle, then viewing from a distance to see if the perspective still looked OK... I suppose the position it is to be viewed from needs to be taken into account too.
True that is an idea.
I have a paper weight you could borrow?

B BuckyE
BuckyE May 6, 2007 16:15:58
Replying to bawn79

The "squares" on your plan need to be shorter than they are wide. Your peg grid on the ground is in square squares: equal length and width. When you transfer your drawing to the ground, the figure on the ground will then be stretched out taller than your drawing, putting it into proper perspective for viewing.

The degree of "perspective" you add to your plan drawing (that is, how much shorter the grid divisions are than they are wide) is the same as the slope of the ground: the lower the slope, the more perspective (vertical squishing) you add to your plan drawing's grid.

Hope that's clear.