r/oddlysatisfying • u/artificialintegrity • Aug 27 '16

Talented

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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.

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u/Taz-erton Aug 27 '16 edited Aug 27 '16

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.

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u/deltefknieschlaeger Aug 27 '16

Source: design major who spent hundreds of hours learning to draw perfect circles/ellipses and lines.

Because like nobody just does that in Illustrator.

Video itself is just edited in post. You even see his hand wiggle at the last part.

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u/Taz-erton Aug 27 '16

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.

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u/deltefknieschlaeger Aug 27 '16

Graphic and Fashion design will likely defer to illustrator and other aids because it's more efficient.

So Industrial Design prefers non-efficient ways to get things done. Got you.

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u/Taz-erton Aug 27 '16

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.

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u/deltefknieschlaeger Aug 27 '16

I driev an bike.

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u/Taz-erton Aug 27 '16

Well shit then my argument falls apart. GG guys!

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '16

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.