The Challenge of Isometric Drawing: Drawing a Pagoda Using Shapes and Curves

This is my drawing of a pagoda of my own imagination. I used Affinity Designer since it makes isometric drawings (using shapes) easier than Affinity Photo (which I use by default). As I was drawing this pagoda, I started to draw from the top going to the bottom. However, it can be challenging to do so, requiring grouped objects to be arranged more often than not.

My big question for myself (and others) is, "Would it be better to start drawing from below?" It could be a challenge but will it make my work easier in the long run? I drew the pagoda from the upward direction. What if I drew a pagoda from the downward direction upwards?

Now, I tried to draw everything from bottom to top, but not everything was drawn that way. Drawing things from below can be helpful, like putting scaffolding and temporary guidelines in a drawing. However, it's not easy, and a lot of trial and error was done with this second pagoda that I drew using shapes and curves. You can tell that I duplicated some areas (from an AFDESIGN file) and did some palette swapping to the pagoda spires. I decided to use some gradients to give a "better touch".

Each pagoda was drawn at two different times. The first pagoda was used as a lesson to attempt another pagoda.

Remembering the Time I Learned Affinity Photo to Draw Simpler Food Art (Cheese and Bread)

I have good reasons to ditch Adobe Photoshop, even before I installed it. I was still able to use it without the subscription fee, on an old PC. I was spoiled by too many customized shapes on Adobe Photoshop. However, Affinity Photo actually got me to realize that using Boolean operations can be good. I got the curves I wanted. I was initially hesitant to use Affinity Designer, which I also learned to use. I would like to share my super low beginnings with these art... I remember when I didn't see the frames that Photoshop had. I started to experiment with creating frames using the subtract function. Converting shapes into curves was the beginning of my new casual art. I started drawing these around last year. One can see the evidence of my art at its juvenile state. The reason why I didn't go for Affinity Designer too soon was this--it was because I wanted to crop off unwanted areas for the final product .

Indian Vegetarian Food Art

When it comes to Indian food, I usually go for vegetarian options. I drew these Indian vegetarian artworks both last year and this year. Vegetable chilla Indian curry rice Soya meat masala Samosas aka empanadas Mushroom masala Vegetable dosa Kachumber salad version 1 Kachumber salad version 2 Vegetable biryani version 1 Vegetable biryan version 2 Chole bhatura

My Creepy House on a Hill Drawing

I drew this art the other day. I thought about honing my skills as a casual artist. Here's my latest art. I just had a thought about this MS Paint-style art (but better) with Affinity by Canva. The trees were obviously duplicated and stretched. So far, I hope I can get more people to try and become casual digital artists.

Shaun T. Dy's Adventures in Casual Digital Art

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