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Pro tip: I thought the whole 'drawing with your monitor upside down' thing was a joke until last month
So I was working on this super detailed elevation for a warehouse in Toledo, and I was just stuck on a weird perspective issue for like two days. My buddy at the firm kept telling me to just flip my screen upside down in the display settings to check for errors. I laughed it off, thinking it was some weird office prank. Finally, out of sheer frustration, I tried it. I had to stand up and tilt my head, which felt ridiculous... but I immediately spotted three lines that were off by a fraction and a note I'd placed in the wrong layer. It forces your brain to see the drawing as pure shapes, not the thing you think you've drawn. I felt like a total goofball, but it worked. Has anyone else actually used this trick, or did I just fall for the world's most specific drafting hazing ritual?
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sandragrant3d ago
My cousin does graphic design and she had the exact same thing happen. She was finishing a logo and something just felt off, but she couldn't see it. She finally flipped her whole canvas upside down and instantly saw the spacing was totally uneven on one side. She called me complaining about how dumb she felt, but also how well it worked. It's wild how your brain tricks you.
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evan_grant703d ago
Totally not a joke. It's an old artist trick for checking proportions, works for drafting too. Your brain gets lazy seeing things right-side up because it recognizes the object. Flipping it turns everything into abstract lines and shapes, so mistakes jump out. I still feel silly doing it, but it saves so much time on review.
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