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Date of upload: Apr 28, 2024 ^^
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I've been using dividers since the mid 80s. I was introduced to them in drafting class in high school. It is a tool which is in all drafting kits. This was a time when blueprints were still done by hand before computer aided drafting was introduced. We were taught to use them in different but similar ways to the ones shown in this video. They are usefulful for geometric construction, drawing polygons, bisecting angles, transferring measurements as well as the use it was named for which is dividing lines into equal segments. Proportional dividers are used to scale measurements up or down in drawings. I adapted dividers to art in many of the same ways as in the video. I also have a few other drafting items I use for drawing such as circle templates, French curves, drafting triangles, and flexible rulers, among other things. One big trick I developed is using a compass (used for drawing circles) as dividers. just replace the lead with another metal point and you have a set of dividers which can be adjusted very accurately and you never have to worry about accidentally changing the measurement. It's also helpful having several pairs of dividers or compasses so you can set different ones to different measurements to repeatedly use throughout the drawing without having to reset them or worry about absentmindedly using the wrong measurement.
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This was so helpful... I had forgotten so much. I still have my two from college also. My art instructor thought it was important too. I only remembered a few days ago and rummaged through my old art supplies. I suppose life just got in the way of something I really enjoyed? Not feeling well and just rambling.
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@dmarino1266
2 weeks ago
Yes, a video on the proportional divider please. Love your videos. Have learned so much. Thank you.
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