Drawing different points of view 22nd September
Mondays drawing session was about perspective. Perspective is
a technique that helps make an artwork look realistic by creating the illusion
of depth. Perspective is about representing three dimensional objects on a flat
two dimensional piece of paper. This 'illusion' tricks the viewer into seeing
depth and space where in fact there is none.
The lesson started with a explanation on the board and on paper on how to
achieve this illusion of space and depth with examples of one, two and three
point perspective. The first example was of a cube. We were shown how to create
a three dimensional feel by drawing and making a note of the eye line, (or the
horizon line), and the vanishing points. The vanishing points are where parallel lines seem to converge and disappear.
Positioning these points will ensure that the cube looks like it's sitting in
three dimensional space.
Marking out the lines of perspective on some photos proved slightly harder, but after thinking about the explanation and examples, I got through them in no time. The next part was the most difficult. In the middle of the room was a collection of carefully arranged boxes, tables and columns. This gave a range of vanishing points which made drawing them more difficult than I thought. I started by establishing my horizon line in the room, then picking a starting point. I also had to decide how big to make it. I wanted to include a fair amount of the composition, so I decided to start with a smallish box on the left side and worked my way around.
The lesson started with a explanation on the board and on paper on how to
achieve this illusion of space and depth with examples of one, two and three
point perspective. The first example was of a cube. We were shown how to create
a three dimensional feel by drawing and making a note of the eye line, (or the
horizon line), and the vanishing points. The vanishing points are where parallel lines seem to converge and disappear.
Positioning these points will ensure that the cube looks like it's sitting in
three dimensional space. Marking out the lines of perspective on some photos proved slightly harder, but after thinking about the explanation and examples, I got through them in no time. The next part was the most difficult. In the middle of the room was a collection of carefully arranged boxes, tables and columns. This gave a range of vanishing points which made drawing them more difficult than I thought. I started by establishing my horizon line in the room, then picking a starting point. I also had to decide how big to make it. I wanted to include a fair amount of the composition, so I decided to start with a smallish box on the left side and worked my way around.
As I was drawing, I found that this was not an easy task. Not
only do you have to have the rules of perspective in your mind, but you also
have to think about the composition, as well as considering measurement (proportion).
As I drew, I tried to keep these three important things in my mind. Drawing these objects
was more difficult than I first thought. However, the lesson passed very
quickly.
Perspective appeared deceptively simple at first, but this
drawing session proved to be challenging. In future I will hold back on making a judgement on whether something will be "easy".
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