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Episode 38: John Salminen

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How to Turn a Reference Photo Into Shapes

A predictable shape, a shape that lacks irregularity is going to be inherently boring to the viewer. So sometimes you need to tweak the shape a little bit. I think shapes relate to each other. That's also a very important aspect of shape. If you're doing something you want to have monumentality. We don't necessarily know looking at a painting of a cathedral, how large it is in reality. When you see a little person standing in front of it, you get a sense of the presence of the building.

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