The Checkerboard Method @ProkoTV
The Checkerboard Method  @ProkoTV
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Learn how to accurately measure and divide foreshortened space. These simple diagonal tricks will help you find the center and accurately divide segments in perspective.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - X Finds the Center
03:48 - Diagonal Transfers
08:38 - Diagonal Extension
09:06 - Diagonal Vanishing Point
09:35 - Measuring Line & Special V.P.
10:15 - Outro


CREDITS:
Artist | Instructor - Marshall Vandruff (https://marshallart.com)
Producer - Stan Prokopenko (http://stanprokopenko.com), Sean Ramsey (http://peoplewhodrawstuff.com), Charlie Nicholson (instagram.com/shloogorgh/)
Script - Marshall Vandruff
Editing - Hongju Lim, Charlie Nicholson
3d Animation - Hongju Lim
Publishing - John Birchall, Alex Otis

Music Used with Permission
Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra

Additional music by Epidemic Sound


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