I cannot. I am learning this (again) with this kitchen bench. I have a brother who can. He decided one day he wanted to try chainsaw carving so he went and got my dad's chainsaw, pulled a log off the pile and a little later there was a rabbit sitting on a stump. The first time he tried weaving he wove a horse's head. It ended up hanging in a national exhibit in DC.
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I think that's called visualization. He had quite an accomplishment!
EdDo you know about kickback? Ray has a good writeup here... https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...mare-explained
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That's an interesting question....
I remember reading about some sculptor (Michelangelo?) who said the statue was in the marble, all he did was remove the non-statue parts. Or words to that effect.
I've been directing live theatre long enough to visualize how particular groups of actors should look on the stage, but I usually change things three or four times in the process of rehearsal. (I tell all my actors to bring a pencil and BIG eraser.)
I can see what I want in my mind's eye, but often I'm not sure how to get there.....
Maybe that's what separates the artists from the artistans....
g.Smit
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Well put, g. In addition to thinking in 3-D you have to be able to think of removing the 'negative' space and leaving the 'positive'. For myself, I have trouble remembering to leave the things in the foreground or anything that would protrude before I get to the actual object. For instance, if carving a sitting cat you would need to leave the tail wrapped around the front paws. I don't know if that's very clear. I seem to be rambling lately.
Blessings,
Chiz
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Maybe a pair of these would help:
Ed was on the right track. That quality is a type of visualization, along with a sense of perspective. Conceptualizing can also be thrown into the mix. I have a friend that never took an art class. He started to draw and got into acrylics, and he is just a natural artist. I would hang his art in any one of your homes.
I think of it as an innate talent that those that have it have the opportunity to find out. What's a shame are all those individuals who may never know.
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Interesting question. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. I have carved a few things and amazed myself and friends. I "see" things before I build or make them all in my mind. Scaling the size up or down is not a problem. Often, my greatest problem is getting my hands to do what I "see".
Taking the "vision" thing a step farther - I prefer reading books to seeing a movie as my mind is much more active than the screen. Lately, some computer enhanced movie scenes have begun to come close; however, in my mind's eye, it is still much better there.Hank Lee
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!
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Visualization - thanks Ed! Anyhoo, he is taking a 2 year woodworking course. I am still a little better technically and in terms of skill but he has a LOT more potential, especially on the design side.David
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I can definitely think in DDD... Happens every time I see Jennifer Tilley on poker TV...
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Well I don't carve, but I do seem to be blessed with 3D visualization.
I do recall breezing thru Technical drawing at High School (50 years ago
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I have an acquaintance who doesn't - and trying to explain something to him in a 2D drawing is just about impossible.
I usually spin a new jig around in my head for days, before I put pencil to paper
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I have no problem visualizing in 3-d, but I don't think I have the talents of your brother.Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas EdisonComment
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Nobody (living) in my family does. My grandfather and great-grandfather did. My parents have a Christmas tree stand that is a scale model of the house my mom grew up in. It was a Christmas gift from my great-grandfather. My mom still remembers the day one fall that he came over and walked all over the house just looking. She says he wrote a couple things down but didn't take any measurements.David
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Crockett- Sounds like you have a very talented family there- yourself included. While no one in your living family may have the ability that your brother seems to have, I don't think many people period have that ability and I am sure you are a better woodworker from what I've seen than most.
I CAN think in 3-D. I'm not going to claim it's easy. Sometimes there may be a little piece of something I have to stop and spin around a few times before I see it right in my head. I also visualize rough ideas and then in reality the idea hits a bump because I didn't think of something. I cannot carve and am a marginal woodworker though....still a lot to learn.
I'm reminded of Stephen Hawking talking about string theory. He suggests that some people think there are as many as 11 dimensions. He then says, "I have a hard enough time thinking in 3 dimensions, nevermind 11."F#$@ no good piece of S#$% piece of #$@#% #@$#% #$@#$ wood! Dang. - Me woodworkingComment
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Shoot. I have trouble thinking in 2-D! I measure 3-4 times and still get it wrong sometimes!Comment
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