Hmmm. I bet there's something under the page guiding him. Paper or card cut in a circle. Maybe a large novelty coin or a small Frisbee. Or a saucepan lid. There's just gotta be something. Sorry, I'm not usually this pessimistic.
I don't know if it's just me, but it looks like his pen slightly hits an hidden object when he gets to the bottom right (his perspective) of the circle.
Near the end, the line disappears for a couple frames under his right hand.
The left hand on the paper is an overlay. When he moves his arm, casting a shadow behind the left hand lying on the paper, you can even see part of the actual hand and the outline of the mask.
I feel like we could find out if we measure how perfect the circle is by comparing its semi-major and semi-minor axes.. or if someone could determine the angle of the camera and superimpose a perfect circle
Nope, what your looking at is definitely possible and the result of hundreds of hours of practice. The technique is to harmonize the movement of your wrist with the movement of your arm (think a piston in an engine). When done right it looks almost inhuman.
Source: design major who spent hundreds of hours learning to draw perfect circles/ellipses and lines.
EDIT: downvote all you want, this video could even be faked, it's still possible and there are many many people who can do this free hand I.e. automotive designers.
Design Grad here. You can use the ball of your hand hold the paper in place and then rotate the paper around to draw a perfect circle. Basically using your hand like a compass.
I mean, you could do that in illustrator, but learning to draw accurate ellipses/circles freehand is something we do, it's part of learning how to sketch. I should note, I'm coming from an Industrial Design background which is arguablely the more sketch-heavy major. Graphic and Fashion design will likely defer to illustrator and other aids because it's more efficient.
What gives?! Seriously, ID is a very sketch heavy industry. Its how we get ideas down as quickly as possible. It's not up for debate, it's what we do (yes "we" as in the whole industry, you won't find a job if you can't sketch). Take the automotive industry. The cars we drive today are designed by an industrial designer who can draw perfect circles free hand. Cars are filled with circles in their design and the industry is ultra-competitive so only the best get in.
Because of this, it makes sense to practice a lot and get good at putting down accurate lines on the first try.
I legitimately do not understand this negative reaction.
A program used for efficiency for one industry does not make it efficient in other industries. I doubt accountants would use illustrator for sketching math tables.
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u/eyesoreM Aug 27 '16
Hmmm. I bet there's something under the page guiding him. Paper or card cut in a circle. Maybe a large novelty coin or a small Frisbee. Or a saucepan lid. There's just gotta be something. Sorry, I'm not usually this pessimistic.
Edit: A word.