The Lost Sock

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Sundry Semi Sphere

A SPHERE (Form) is a CIRLCE (Shape) in 3D.

A SEMI-SPHERE is half of a sphere.

What objects/forms are SEMI-SPHEREs?

How does a semi-sphere change if it moves above or below you?

How does your EYE LEVEL effect objects?

Above your eye?

Below your eye?

Further from your eye?

Closer to your eye?

PROJECT:

1. Creatively think of as many forms that are Semi-Spheres as possible.

DO THE WORKSHEET.

2. Choose one object or different objects to use for your project.

You will beed SIX total.

Show A Semi-Sphere form from these different eye levels or depths.

EYE LEVELS:

Looking UP , DOWN, or FORWARD.

1. Above eye level- Worm's Eye View

You may have used this if you were in my class in middle school...

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2020/11/worms-eye-view-city.html

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2015/09/desert-sky-worm-eye-view.html

2. Under eye level- Bird's Eye View

3. Eye level

DEPTHS:

1. Foreground (close to viewer, further down on paper)

Far below Horizon, More detail, bigger.

2. Middleground

3. Background

On horizon, Smaller, less detailed.

Monday, October 13, 2025

One Thing Many Angles

ART STUDIES

Leonardo DaVinci (1452-1519)

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist, theorist, and inventor. Da Vinci conducted experiments and made scientific discoveries in fields like anatomy, zoology, geology, and paleontology. He's best known for his paintings, including The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and Madonna of the Rocks. However, his talents extended far beyond art.

When interesting in a subject, he would study it and draw it from different perspectives and angles. He was dedicated to his art sketches as a way to know more about drawing what is real. This practice improved his skills for some of his most amazing works.

Still today, artist study objects, perspective, and angles in order to achieve realism in their Art.

The hardest part is going beyond drawing the front, back, side, top and bottom.

It is using foreshortening that is the challenge.

WHAT IS FORESHORTENING?

https://www.shutterstock.com/search/objects-different-angle

Foreshortening is an art technique used to create the illusion of depth and 3D space on a flat surface. It is the effect of an object or figure appearing shorter and compressed when viewed from an angle that makes it project toward or recede away from the viewer. This is achieved by shortening and distorting the proportions of an object as it moves into the background or comes closer to the foreground

Miracle Lim, a director at an art academy in South Korea, has captivated over 224,000 Instagram followers with hyper-realistic illustrations that stand out for their rich details and technical precision. At the heart of each piece, the artist meticulously focuses on a strikingly realistic subject. Surrounding the central illustration is a collection of smaller sketches, thematically linked to the main image. Some of these serve as a step-by-step breakdown of the creative process, while others are expressive doodles that share a connection with the final artwork.

https://www.boredpanda.com/realistic-pencil-drawings-miracle-lim/