I once drafted a whole building section with the wrong pen, and it looked like modern art

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Have you ever stared at one of your own mess ups long enough that it starts to look smart. I did that with a foundation detail I totally botched. Spent ten minutes trying to convince myself the weird cross hatch shading was a bold choice, not a spill. My buddy walked by and asked if I was trying to draw a basket. That was the end of my modern art career.

patricia5582d ago

That bit about it looking like modern art really gets me. I used to see a drafting mistake as just a ruined sheet, something to toss. Now I see those unintended lines as a kind of happy accident. It's like the wrong pen showed you a different way to see the shapes. Makes me want to keep some of my mess ups instead of trashing them right away.

miles_fisher17h ago

During a late night drafting session, I made a huge smudge right on the center fold. I decided to work around it by turning the smudge into a shadow effect for the main structure. @patricia558, your approach of keeping mess ups is something I've found useful for seeing new possibilities.