Making A Viewfinder | Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

[@seyedrezaagdam3100]

thanks I now can get back to reading the book

[@jczerlonka]

Soooo happy to have found this. I set up my viewfinders last night and knew something wasn't right. I'll be fixing them tonight, you rock!

[@robertawestbrooks9531]

So awesome to have seen this segment:):)😅

[@JaydeenAngel]

Thank you so much ! I didn’t know which side of my brain wasn’t working. Figured neither side was working. Always doubt myself rather than thinking that maybe the information given was incorrect. Thank you for saving my sanity.

[@gordonryan4198]

Thank you! I am using a book from my public library. I wrote in pencil on page14 (4th edition) to reference your video. You are so kind!

[@SusanChiang]

Thank you, Gordon :) Hope this helps!

[@vikzn1607]

you shouldnt write in library books 🙃

[@musoehcr]

@@vikzn1607booooo

[@cynajoy433]

Thank you for clarifying this. Couldn’t make heads or tails out of the instructions from the book.

[@paulagrootelaar9005]

Thank you it was so confusing and you explained so clearly! Wonderful!!!

[@SusanChiang]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ryancalinagan8039]

Yes! Thank you for putting this video together and clearing up the confusion!

[@aidan9215]

Thank you for making this tutorial! You're a life saver

[@SusanChiang]

You're welcome! Thanks for dropping by!

[@patricia7434]

Oh, bless your heart -- I've been stumbling all over myself trying to figure this thing out. Thank you!

[@pagebeam17]

Awards to you! I was baffled by the instructions in the book. You've helped to restore my sanity.

[@SusanChiang]

I'm so glad to hear that - glad it helped ;)

[@amandamorton2438]

I went by the interior size of the viewfinders on the drawright website and then just subtracted that from the 8x10 inches to get the size of the borders. The small viewfinder being 4x5 inside and the large one being 6x7.5 inside. Small viewfinder will have 2 inch border on the 10 inch length, and 2 1/2 inches on the 8 inch width. Large viewfinder would have 1 inch border on the 10 inch length, and 1 1/4 inches on the 8 inch width. Corners met perfectly on the diagonals.

[@SusanChiang]

That makes sense and is also a great way of "reverse engineering" the measurements! 👍 Thanks for sharing!

[@cherryblossom033]

thank you very much. that was really helpful.

[@darcyperkins7041]

In the book she actually does admit it is off but that it's fine for teaching the general principles.

[@jacquiew4788]

Thanks so much for doing this. I was so confused when making the view finder. You’re an angel. ❤️

[@SusanChiang]

You're so welcome Jacquie :) I'm glad that it helped you!

[@malarajpal9536]

So so helpful!! Thank you!!

[@dhkeane1]

Thank you thank you thank you!! I was confused and I really appreciate the time you took to make this video!!

[@SusanChiang]

You're very much welcome, Darien!

[@joanneyoung1081]

Great , makes things a lot simpler. Thank you.

[@carinaagustin7151]

Many thanks for doing this video!

[@engleharddinglefester4285]

I keep one in my back pocket that I made out of plastic from a discarded tub lid. It's about the same proportions as the paper size I usually use. The plastic is a little hard to cut with a knife but even though it's a little imperfect it's still handy and won't break. I drilled weensie holes in the corners to help with stopping the blade there and not going over and making too much of a mess. I also have a View Catcher but I leave it at home. Frankly I like my homemade one better because I'm not afraid of sitting on it and it was free.

[@SusanChiang]

Oh that is a very clever way to create a pocket sized one. Such a great idea - I would not have thought of repurposing a discarded tub lid for that. Not only was it free, you upcycled too!

[@stuartwoodcock9780]

Thank you so much. I checked and rechecked my measuring and then i found your wonderful tutorial 😂

[@chrisandkariadams9826]

I would have saved hours if I had watched this first. Thank you! I still needed the visual and explanation. I appreciate that you created this video so much.

[@SusanChiang]

It was only after I spent some time and wasted paper creating the wrong sized viewfinders that I figured I couldn't be the only one. :) I'm glad that it was helpful - too bad it didn't save you those upfront hours though!

[@wyldwyrdwytch]

I've had DotRSotB for over a decade and have never built my own viewfinder because I just couldn't figure out the measurements! And then the "new" edition has instructions for cutting out a 1"×1 1/4" rectangle from the centre of the crosshairs which equally boggled me and I just pounced on KZbin because I knew some genius would have cracked it and made a tutorial! Thank you, thank you, thank you! 💐💐💐

[@SusanChiang]

I am so glad that this helped you! 😌

[@terb95]

Thank you so much! I don't think I ever would have got this to work on my own.

[@SusanChiang]

You're welcome! Glad it helped ;)

[@The.Sheikha]

Thank you! Actually very helpful, glad I watched your video before starting to apply😊

[@SusanChiang]

Hi Sheikha! You are welcome and glad you found this helpful!

[@djC653]

I, too, just got this book and just read this chapter and instructions and they seemed to work in my head. Glad I stumbled across your video to see they don't really. Now I know how to fix it thanks.

[@SusanChiang]

You're welcome! ;)

[@meeravenkat2479]

Thank you.. this was such a helpful video

[@MrRobot24]

I just got to this part in the book. Thank you for this!

[@SusanChiang]

You're welcome!

[@zacharyking4085]

Thank you so much! 🎉🎉🎉

[@SusanChiang]

You're very welcome!

[@TCOBaG]

This was just great! Thanks so much. I thought I was just tired when I read those instructions, but they were definitely confusing. I’m a regular fan of searching KZbin for solutions, and you had it. I did spend way more time doing this than I thought, but it was also kind of fun. I need to find a better solution for the picture pane still. I ended up cutting one out of a clear folder for now. It might be okay but a little flimsy. Thanks again.

[@SusanChiang]

You're welcome, glad this helped. If you have a hardware store nearby they might carry small acrylic sheets. I picked mine up from there and it was already an 8x10 size.

[@acmthere3674]

Muchas gracias! Muy amable por compartir. Un saludo

[@SusanChiang]

You're welcome!

[@ReensaraiArtbyReenaS]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gradosa8272]

❤thanks

[@BookDoctor01]

Where did you obtain the 8 x 10 plastic picture plane with permanent crosshairs?

[@SusanChiang]

It's just a 8x10 piece of acrylic from the hardware store, and I drew on the crosshairs actually with dry-erase marker!

[@BookDoctor01]

@@SusanChiang Thanks!

[@karengoss9967]

Thank you, this was very helpful.

[@SusanChiang]

You're welcome :)

[@gailaltschwager7377]

Thank you!

[@susanjennings8249]

Thank you. This was super helpful!

[@SusanChiang]

Glad you found this helpful, Susan! Thanks for watching :)

[@quik100]

How much thanks do I owe you?! Was really scratching my head trying to figure out how to intersect those horizontal and vertical lines ┐⁠(⁠‘⁠～⁠`⁠;⁠)⁠┌ Then my brain said, "Check KZbin school," and there you are. So, thank you so much!

[@SusanChiang]

You're welcome, Cathy! Glad to help ;)

[@LuneFlaneuse]

Thanks for the video! 🌻 Would this work if using an acetate sheet instead of an acrylic one like the one you’ve used? (I also have glass from a picture frame that I could use, maybe)

[@SusanChiang]

Hi! Acetate would work, except for the fact that at times the book instructs holding the panel up or laying it over your hand for tracing purposes - so in that case it would need to be rigid. Something to keep in mind!

[@LuneFlaneuse]

@@SusanChiang thanks!

[@ibear2554]

I bought the book and was stuck trying to make this--the lines are wrong! I couldn't make them right.

[@noniboi1673]

Did you just have a 8b10 acrylic thingy lying around?

[@SusanChiang]

No, I bought it from the hardware store specifically for watercolor painting - so I did "have it on hand" in that sense!

[@wyldwyrdwytch]

IKEA often have acrylic windows in their cheaper frames if you have one of those handy.

[@dishagandhi7562]

Thankyouuu

[@pennypop408]

I thought she ment us to go in two inches along the diagonal on all four corners. Also where do you get the hard plastic sheet from my local tool shop doesn't sell any light thin sheets.

[@SusanChiang]

I got them from my local hardware store (Home Depot) but I've also seen them at Art Supply stores as well - especially those that carry supplies for model building! I just did a search on Amazon and found them there too, actually! I never thought to check but these would work: amzn.to/3MGtjGK

[@dishagandhi7562]

It was helpfulll

[@SusanChiang]

Glad to hear this, Disha :)

[@kli6812]

Where do you get the plastic film?

[@SusanChiang]

I got my plastic acrylic panel (rather than a film) from Home Depot - my local hardware store

[@joshuamitchell484]

You are suppose to measure 2 inches down from each corner on the cross lines. Then draw the horizontal lines from each measured corner.

[@SusanChiang]

Hm...that may be true, but I could have swore I tried it that way after reading and re-reading the instructions. Thanks for leaving the comment so others can try it this way.

[@iamdawt]

Thank you, Susan!

[@SusanChiang]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching :)

[@fingeroffang]

Hilarious that Betty Edwards has such a rant about the left brain and then makes such a basic mathematical mistake.

[@DanielGarlicBread]

I’m so confused

[@marjo-riittareinikainen9740]

Too complicate! Too much maths! I use centimetre system.

[@SusanChiang]

The book instructions are in imperial system, so the video is based on that. Sorry if it’s complicated for you

[@romchikyoung6863]

Buy inches liner

[@Wass_85]

This is the part where I gave up on the book. 😂

[@SusanChiang]

Your comment made me LOL. Thanks ;)

[@Wass_85]

@@SusanChiang Too much of a faff, the book should have come with all the tools needed. 😁

[@teresacooks]

Extremely helpful thank you

[@SusanChiang]

You're so welcome :) Glad it helped