A.Design : A more Precise method to doing this?

[Chris26]

I know I would have got there eventually, but is there anyone out there who would know of a more precise, or less clumsier approach of making a simple drinks can please?

 

[firstdefence]

A rectangle and two ellipse would be the simplest method.

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[v_kyr]

• dose.afdesign

For a more 3-D look try the Isometric drawing tools (see for example here).

[Chris26]

firstdefence

Thankyou, I know this is straightforward, I suppose I should have emphasized clarity by saying "On its Side:  Because it is quite difficult to do it this way and then ADD and then Shear in order to get the object looking realistic on its side as in the video I posted.  At least,  I can not get it to look authentic and good usiing this method.

v_kyr

I should have considered this and then copy it to the main graphic, I will have a go, I am familiar with how the isometric tool works but have not yet tried it. Thankyoiu for the example though, as usual everything helps.

I have noticed slowly, coming from a photographic background that I have to alter my perspective, instead of seeing how we perceive natuarlly and instinctively thel world, we have to adopt an unnatural way of viewing the world and its design, so everything must be seen in solidified shapes that need to be manipulated.  So a can is not a cylinder at all, it is two circles and a rectangle.  This takes some getting used to.  You know, a cat is one rectangle, two elipses one circle two pentagons and four oblongs with an isoceles triangle   .....🤔....

[Alfred]

1 hour ago, BofG said:

drop that photo in as a locked layer, select the pen tool with a stroke only and no fill (so it doesn't cover the underlying image)

An alternative approach is to reduce the opacity of the locked photo layer so that you can draw on a layer beneath it rather than drawing on top. Doing it this way means you can fill the shapes as you draw instead of having to go back and fill them later: if you want a full view of the photo layer temporarily, you just need to make it completely opaque.

[Dazmondo77]

Heres a very simple way of doing, what I'm guessing, you want to achieve, although for accuracy I'd suggest finding a few reference images of similar objects in a similar position to what you have in mind before going ahead - 

[Chris26]

3 hours ago, BofG said:

As someone without an "artist's eye", whenever I need to draw something that exists in the real world I first take a photo of it, positioned how I want it in the image. Then drop that photo in as a locked layer, select the pen tool with a stroke only and no fill (so it doesn't cover the underlying image), then set about copying the photo in the "style" I want.

Thanks Bof.  

2 hours ago, Alfred said:

An alternative approach is to reduce the opacity of the locked photo layer so that you can draw on a layer beneath it rather than drawing on top. Doing it this way means you can fill the shapes as you draw instead of having to go back and fill them later: if you want a full view of the photo layer temporarily, you just need to make it completely opaque.

Now from all that I have watched I have never seen it done this way, great idea, I will keep a note about this.

1 hour ago, Dazmondo77 said:

Heres a very simple way of doing, what I'm guessing, you want to achieve, although for accuracy I'd suggest finding a few reference images of similar objects in a similar position to what you have in mind before going ahead - 

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Thankyou Dazmondo, as always.  I do look at refernce images but my learning curve at the moment is seeing the image in a sort of multiple different vector shapes, it's a sort of training in a new visual language one has to learn to translate from the eye to the design app's language of seeing and layering and doing - I really hope someone gets what I am trying to say here. 

The video was superb, so much in there to learn Thanks.