A. Aronsson's WeBOLLog

This one was fairly simple to draw on paper but turned out to be quite complex to pull off when recreating the concept on the computer. When drawing by hand I often end up unintentionally distorting proportions and angles just to get the figures to fit together, cheating if you will, something that cannot be done if you are drawing correctly using perspective points.

Intersect
2010-03-29

Linework | Fillwork

If you travel along the top and then along the bottom you will keep going in the same direction, in or outwards. At the same time the top and bottom are connected vertically at several places.

As a bonus today I’m also attaching a picture I put together by superimposing all the different steps I had saved while plotting the lines. I found it pretty interesting to look at. Actually, it might be the best way yet to visualize my technique and give you an idea of the amount of work that is involved. Enjoy :)

February was a really tough month. I stressed like a maniac with a video project prior the skiing camp, and in addition I had a ton of things to do at home, one task which was my main computer being broken, which needed to be backed up before being sent back under warranty.

A week after the camp, I suddenly remembered that February was only 28 days! Luckily I had already begun sketching on a figure, so I was not far from having a concept I liked. I began digitizing it the 27th and finished it the 28th :) I’m still keeping up with the 1 per month cycle! I guess it shows how stressed I am though, the fact that the last couple of figures have all been made at the end of the month…

Mechanical
2010-02-28

Linework | Fillwork

The green and pink parts are pointing in different directions, but even so they are connected through three vertical metal rods.

In an attempt to win a Lumix GF1, which I had actually already bought, I spent quite some time taking night photographs for the contest over at Mintur.se with that very camera. I did not end up winning but I got a nice collection of random pictures collected over numerous late nights! The image titles explain what you are seeing :)

The equipment I used were different stroboscopes, flashlights, extension cords, LEDs soldered to batteries and various other things. The shots in the factory were done with my older brother, and as to not waste his time I was jumping around like crazy in many shots, retaking them repeatedly. Afterward I was drenched in sweat!

This is the first perspective figure that was almost completely drawn from scratch, without any supporting geometry exported from SketchUp. The only thing I had were the vanishing points and two lines. My mind had to bend in new ways to get around this one, and because of the rather complex geometry I also found I wanted it all in one color. No extra patterns or anything, because it felt like it became too confusing to look at.

What made this one a bit tricky to complete was the fact that the left side is rotated 45° in relation to the right side. I made a bunch of calculations of line number relationships before finalizing on a design. I also learned a bit about gradients in Illustrator when colorizing this one :)

Wave
2010-01-30

Linework | Fillwork

The left and right sides are very different, even if it’s one object. The general structure is rotated, surfaces turns into void, depths turns flat. Also notice that the right side has been cut so it would appear like the shape of the left side continues all the way. And on the left side there are cuts that does appear to be connected.

December was very hectic! Getting cards out, fixing with presents, new year celebrations etc. I hardly got this one ready before the month was over! Phew.

Eight2
2009-12-30

Linework | Fillwork

The board going from the left to the right is both attached to the top and bottom of the wall.