Hmm I’m trying to come up with a more scientific explanation than “Just play with the pieces till they look right” but….that’s about as deep as it gets lol.
Maybe it’s more an exercise of spacial familiarity than technique. Part of it is trusting that, while 2D art is never going to perfectly represent 3D, a competent piece of concept art is more trustworthy than it’s not. In this case I know from experience that Tim’s 3-quarter view is a valid guide for much of the orientation process.
So the 3-quarter and side views are like bumpers on a bowling alley lane: I bounce back and forth between them to round out my spacial understanding of the shapes.
I want to say it’s not as complex as it seems. But I want that to be an encouragement, not the other way.
