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@astronaut6905 16 күн бұрын
thanks it helps a lot!!!
@astronaut6905 16 күн бұрын
a rare goldmine perspective tutorial!!!
@MeadMcLean 16 күн бұрын
Thanks! Right now I'm working on creating a full perspective geek-out course that I'm going to put up for sale (cheap) on my artstation. Kind of excited about it.
@Catastrophe699 19 күн бұрын
I thought you were gonna say "Hey V Sauce here" 😅
@MeadMcLean 17 күн бұрын
I don't know what that refers to but I mean, I'll say whatever, within reason of course.
@user-us5xo5ox1j Ай бұрын
it was really helpful. thank you!!
@oilcoolman Ай бұрын
great tip . my chop saw never gets it right and I have to use filler when doing trim. thank you . I will try this .
@sergiomariscal9999 Ай бұрын
You lost me at the table saw bevel section of the video.... i dont have one!!! regards
@MeadMcLean Ай бұрын
That's fine. You can just use a circular saw with a guide on it. A circular saw is cheaper and potentially safer with less of a kickback potential. These days, I just use a battery powered circular saw for the bevel cuts and the 45 degree cuts.
@WealthConceptsGroup Ай бұрын
I just checked my carpenter square and found that it was not square, so the 45 isnt right either. Need to be sure your square in square
@MeadMcLean Ай бұрын
Oh man. My friend had a ruler that wasn't right. By inch 12, it was off by 1/8"
@duongnguyen-qo8iq Ай бұрын
Can you draw the body of an Asian dragon? Hihi
@MeadMcLean Ай бұрын
Yeah that's a good idea. It's essentially a ribbon-form application.
@lildrewaru4291 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for helping me understand this even more better
@MeadMcLean Ай бұрын
Not a problem. Let me know how else I can help.
@ronharris91 2 ай бұрын
any chance you could explain to me how to mitre a 45 angle on a 96" 1x6" so it ends up as two even lengths?
@MeadMcLean Ай бұрын
To do that, you have to account for a bit of blade width, but basically, a 1x6 is more like .75x5.5 inches. So you'd measure to the center, add (or subtract) 2.75 inches and put a mark on the side. You would then center the blade to cut evenly on each side of your mark. Just make sure you cut the 45 in the correct direction so that it cuts across the middle.
@ELIZABETHEWUSI-EMMIM-cr6xc 2 ай бұрын
I love ❤❤❤ this video 🥰🥰
@MeadMcLean Ай бұрын
Nice!
@PapaJoeWalsh 2 ай бұрын
Perfect tip! I wish I had found it 2 hours earlier before I cut 6 x 45deg(?) stretchers for shelf brackets. I can afford to take a bit more off now at the right angle thanks to your tip. Excellent!
@MeadMcLean Ай бұрын
Glad I could help. You could also use this tip to adjust the stops on your saw if you have adjustable stops. You'd just need to make sure that the stops stay accurate and don't drift off with vibration.
@jedisarah501st 2 ай бұрын
Great idea, didn't even think of doing that lol. Appreciate it 😊
@MeadMcLean Ай бұрын
It seems obvious after you try it, but it's sort of weird.
@photondebuger45 2 ай бұрын
Ok so the speed square is already a 45 degree angle so you use that instead i can see the blade actually lines up with the 45 on the tool where it rotates like that if thats the intent.
@MeadMcLean 2 ай бұрын
Yeah I find that the blade stops are never quite exactly 45 degrees. Some saws you can adjust the stops, some you can't.
@tagebuch2 2 ай бұрын
I found you when looking for warm-up exercises and loved target practice. After checking out several of your videos, your method and style of teaching works for me incredibly well. I’m starting at square one with your videos. Thank you so much for what you teach here and doing it in such a helpful way. I’m excited to make my way through them all.
@MeadMcLean 2 ай бұрын
Excellent. Let me know if you have questions.
@vjm3 2 ай бұрын
First off, thank you! Secondly: Why do some stretch bars have those "teeth" at the end that people specially cut out? Specifically, they're three triangles that allow it to slide in to each other? Thanks!
@MeadMcLean 2 ай бұрын
Commercially made bars are made to slot into each other and increase tension by inserting keys into the gaps in the joints. I'm not as much a fan of those. They're kind of expensive and for me, they tend to have warped a lot over time.
@vjm3 2 ай бұрын
@@MeadMcLean Yeah I agree. Plus it's easy to make your own like this. Sure painting on the canvas could "warp" it, where using keys to expand the joints could tighten the canvas again, but IMO at that point it's just worth it re-tightening the staple locations a little. But thank you! I get free shipping wood that happens to have 1" thick walls, so I can effectively cut in to my production significantly, thus allow me to sell more cost-effective paintings.
@ChrisWillis-li1ed 2 ай бұрын
Whoa!! What a great tip! Simple, to the point, and one of the best tips I have came across, exactly what I needed, thank you!!!
@MeadMcLean 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! On some models, it may be possible to recalibrate the stops, but you'll probably want to check it frequently.
@user-gz9nu8uh3b 3 ай бұрын
perfekt
@MeadMcLean 3 ай бұрын
:)
@HT10411 3 ай бұрын
Would a sheet music stand work?
@MeadMcLean 3 ай бұрын
I'd say so for small paintings as long as it's a sturdy one. The cheap thin metal flimsy ones you often see students use are probably not the way to go. I've also seen people use simple book stands for tabletop easels.
@loveallofthisgreen356 3 ай бұрын
Thank you I didn’t no I could even do that to my saw. Lol
@MeadMcLean 3 ай бұрын
Yeah. Sometimes you can fine tune the stops, but some saws you can't. If you do adjust the stops, be sure to check it periodically.
@OGplushvideos 3 ай бұрын
your class 1 playlist is literally a life savior, I've been wanting to search for better resources for drawing basic shapes and forms, but i'm still awful at drawing eclipses so I'm hoping that maybe drawabox's exercise would help me with that, plus any advice from you would be help for a beginner like myself
@MeadMcLean 3 ай бұрын
For ellipses, check out the warm up exercise videos on my channel. Do some ellipse warm-ups before you work with cylinders for the day. Also, thanks for the encouragement. I'm happy to help.
@AustiuNoMatterWho 4 ай бұрын
I cannot express how excited I am to put some scrap wood to use
@MeadMcLean 4 ай бұрын
Heck yeah. Get after it!
@RochelleHasTooManyHobbies 4 ай бұрын
Thank you SO MUCH!! Every other video I found for a "stretcher" was stapling mitered edges together and calling it a strecher! I was losing my mind! This is going to be a great help; I'd like to make some custom sized frames for embroidery, and maybe a few frames for the partner sometime (though they prefer gessoed wood over canvas).
@MeadMcLean 4 ай бұрын
You're welcome. Let me know if you have questions.
@Nefylym 4 ай бұрын
Haven't heard of this artist before, but the name drew me in as a practicing kaos magickian. Don't worry, I won't get all weird on you. Just wanted to thank you for your information and insight.
@MeadMcLean 4 ай бұрын
Cory Arcangel is in a strange spot in the art world because he's kind of famous, but kind of underground, too. Glad you like it. Let me know what else you're interested in.
@Nefylym 4 ай бұрын
@@MeadMcLean Mostly, I'm really interested in ancient history and finding clues in our myths about how things were like just after the Ice Age but before the Dilmun plain flooded south of Sumeria. Thanks for responding. I will go check out your other videos. Be well.
@Nefylym 4 ай бұрын
Came here by way of Alan Moore's essay on "Magick running like lightning through our gutters". Never heard of Spare before but you provided an excellent intro here, thank you sir. It strikes me as tragic that such a sensitive and insightful soul was forced to expose himself to the horrors of the trenches. Like "see here Austin, go to hell and make us some drawrings thereof, thank you kindly". I mean, the poor bastard. Absolutely love the images you added of his work here.
@MeadMcLean 4 ай бұрын
Yeah Spare seemed to have a strange life. There's good documentation out there of his life and work. A few biographies and compilations of his stuff. Nothing super comprehensive though.
@eCitizen1 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for your video. My gut feeling was that cross beams through the center was a bad idea and you confirm that. I do however take exception with your 45° angles as I feel it is better to use whatever angle will get the slats about an inch apart in the middle for top and sides. Also you didn't mentioned rounding over, or sanding, around the entire outside edge to prevent canvas tears. I also would like to have known the actual dimensions of your frame wood. It's appears to be 1" x 3" with slats 3/4" x 2".
@MeadMcLean 4 ай бұрын
I always recommend 45 degrees for the corner diagonals because it's easier to cut, especially on smaller saws. Once you get to doing 30 on one side, 60 on the other, things can get a little off. I never round the edges for two reasons: 1) I don't over-stretch my canvas; 2) I like a sharp edge to the image. Others prefer it rounded, but I find a lot of people overstretch their canvases and work the canvas pliers to death, increasing the risk of tears. For the wood, I use 1x2's or 1x4's cut in half. I use the offcuts for the bracing.
@WiDoWeR2 4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@MeadMcLean 4 ай бұрын
You're welcome. I've got a lot of new stuff in the works coming up.
@editboy23 5 ай бұрын
Great tip, thanks!
@MeadMcLean 5 ай бұрын
You bet!
@user-rf7kl8je5t 5 ай бұрын
thx
@MeadMcLean 5 ай бұрын
Welcome
@julia3983able 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the clear explanation. Drawing in those blue diamond and triangle really put things in perspective :)
@MeadMcLean 5 ай бұрын
You're welcome. I need to do more with this later. Also: "put things in perspective"--punny!
@frettlardess1388 6 ай бұрын
Your videos are amazing! I started with drawabox and I appreciated how structured it was, but damn did it feel like a mental overload at times (at least for my 34 year old brain). I really appreciate the intuition you bring to drawing primitive forms and, more so, the way you talk through different motivations for getting to know these forms. It definitely sparks a basic level of child-like ingenuity that has me thinking: what can I make with this or that shape? And combining them like Legos almost. This vid, for example, made me think of those little model solar systems we made as a kid for a science project, and made me excited to sketch one out in perspective. I'm working my way through your Drawing 1 playlist.
@MeadMcLean 6 ай бұрын
Hey thanks. Yeah drawabox is great, but it seems a bit too technical and/or repetitive. I would rather that students cycle through the material again and again, doing a week or two on each topic. And I like just playing with forms, too. It's how I warm up, typically. Let me know if you have questions/suggestions.
@Topwarzonemoments2 6 ай бұрын
5:44
@MeadMcLean 6 ай бұрын
Yes. 5:44
@TheDreamCity 6 ай бұрын
I searched for this tip everywhere in the internet, this is the place I found it. Very helpful and thank you very much.
@MeadMcLean 6 ай бұрын
You're welcome. This is my favorite construction tip. I worked in construction for almost a decade before learning this, and it blew my mind generally and that I hadn't seen it.
@chrisroberts8739 6 ай бұрын
Wish I knew this weeks ago, bought my radial arm saw for a big project, and never could seem to get my 45° or 22° angles correct. This is nice to know. I will use it on the remainder of this project, and for any of my projects yet to come!
@MeadMcLean 6 ай бұрын
Oh totally. It's super useful to get a better cut when you don't need machinist level accuracy. If I were doing a huge amount of this all the time, I would actually set two saws on the same table 4' apart and set them to opposing 45 degree angles so I wouldn't have to reset one of them constantly.
@chrisroberts8739 6 ай бұрын
Yeah, I did have to keep checking my angles for every cut... (cabinet crown molding). I can say the 2nd half of my work looked better than my 1st half, partly due to practice, and partly due to your advice.
@jimmymiracleart 6 ай бұрын
Great Video! Do you have any videos on using this concept of 3's using the cube to explain main landscape spatial planes? Example: Background: use flat rectangle shapes, Mid-ground: show 2 planes of cube, Foreground (show all 3 planes of cube). I saw Will Weston did a very short IG post on this subject and would love to see you explain. He also simultaneously incorporated the concepts of simple/complex and big/medium/small and the demo got pretty dense. Would love to see your beginner friendly explanation.
@MeadMcLean 6 ай бұрын
I haven't done one specifically on that. I'm going to have to add that to my list. I'm also planning on creating a few mini courses to put up on gumroad or artstation that have the content, critiques, assignment, examples, and pdf guides all wrapped into one.
@kbee33 7 ай бұрын
This is brilliant - thank you for sharing!
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
You're welcome. Let me know how else I can help.
@puhwin4773 7 ай бұрын
Do the 7 basic forms translate to anatomy to a great extent?
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
For sure. It's just when you're doing anatomy, it's going to involve more organic versions of the forms. But when you start with anatomy, you can use less organic forms to build that foundation and be sure you're getting the depth.
@puhwin4773 7 ай бұрын
Thanks
@Tony-mc3ry 7 ай бұрын
Watching while cleaning mine on my shorts 🩳 shorts 😂. Boom 💥🤯, yay!
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
Nice. This is the silliest tip ever, but it just seems to work you know?
@gnuPirate 7 ай бұрын
Great video. If you want to add another set of legs to make the easel free standing, just use thick door hinges to connect all the 4 legs at the top. To prevent the legs accidentally spreading / slipping to their extreme, tie some rope to limit the leg extension.
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
Yeah. Once you start getting into folding, it can get complicated. Keepin' it simple here. But standard hinges work well.
@gnuPirate 7 ай бұрын
Fantastic, absolutely love this. Thanks!
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
Nice! There's a lot more. Peter Han and Will Weston as well as anyone else who teaches dynamic sketching will have tons of these.
@greekveteran2715 7 ай бұрын
I just did a goggle search, to find a "proper" way, to clean my eraser,only to find out, that I was doing it right all this time! Is there any other way though? A let's say "better" way??
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
I think one of the previous commenters uses a scrap of canvas instead of jeans, so the jeans don't get messed up.
@greekveteran2715 7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tip. Happy Christmas Holidays and a happy new Year!!@@MeadMcLean
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
Likewise!
@jimmymiracleart 7 ай бұрын
Solid Video! Great Landscape Design Demo! Did you study with Will Weston?
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
Yeah Will can be really helpful. We spent about 4 days talking teaching at one point, and I've been working on integrating some of his stuff into more beginner level material since his work mainly focuses on intermediates.
@jimmymiracleart 7 ай бұрын
@@MeadMcLean That's amazing! His genius shines through in your lessons, you're both so great at explaining and demonstrating! Your 2-D playlist looks great too, would love to see more about composition and design. I will definitely be studying your videos.
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
I've got more composition stuff I came up with in the past few months. I'll be putting something together on that. I want to add something original to the mix, so I'm taking my time with it.
@jimmymiracleart 7 ай бұрын
@@MeadMcLeanawesome! Looking forward to studying your insights.
@ManjuKumari-dm6fd 7 ай бұрын
Good
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
Thanks. Let me know how else I can help.
@jimmymiracleart 7 ай бұрын
good video!
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
Thank you. Let me know what else you need help with.
@terryhedley5766 7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I just tried it with 2 x 4s! Perfect!
@MeadMcLean 7 ай бұрын
Nice! Nothing like a close-to-perfect angle to make things easy.
@arturosolisquintero8765 8 ай бұрын
Great !!! Muchas gracias por compartir ...
@MeadMcLean 8 ай бұрын
De nada. Let me know how else I can help.
@KuroNeko-gp8kh 8 ай бұрын
that's very helpful, thanks a lot
@MeadMcLean 8 ай бұрын
You're welcome. Let me know what other questions you have.
@Peter-733 8 ай бұрын
this is a great explanation. ive been using a chair but ivr been thinking of an adjustable stool for better posture. do you have any recommendations?
@MeadMcLean 8 ай бұрын
Not really. Ergo stuff is so individualized that you need to try stuff out to see what will work. Hiring an ergonomist for a consult isn't a bad idea either.
@Peter-733 8 ай бұрын
@@MeadMcLean sounds like a good idea thanks