Informal Perspective (and perspective 101)
Measuring, sighting and proportion
I found a book while I was in design school that describes perspective visually.
Basic Perspective Drawing, A visual approach by John Montague
ISBN: 0-442-01263-2
I will bring handouts of the most important information for your files.
This is a great addition to any artist's library. Montague draws diagrams of the vocabulary of perspective.
The back of the book is filled with solutions. Objects and scenarios drawn from imagination with the help of perspective.
We will be drawing in the gallery. Bring a piece of board to hold your paper as we will be moving around the gallery. I will encourage you to find unusual perspectives, ie. sitting on the floor and looking up. We will define station point, picture plane, horizon line, vanishing points, etc.
Informal perspective is the skill of observing perspective by sighting and measuring proportion.)
I will demonstrate how to look for these in my own drawing.
Things to bring:
drawing board (illustration or cardboard)
pencils, erasers and sharpeners
I have viewfinders and NEW dry erase markers.
We will start working in charcoal next week (Jan. 21.) I will bring a selection of materials that you might want to buy.
Check out the work of Chris Feiro. He works in charcoal and has made some beautiful drawings of ordinary interiors. You can do this too!
Measuring, sighting and proportion
I found a book while I was in design school that describes perspective visually.
Basic Perspective Drawing, A visual approach by John Montague
ISBN: 0-442-01263-2
I will bring handouts of the most important information for your files.
This is a great addition to any artist's library. Montague draws diagrams of the vocabulary of perspective.
The back of the book is filled with solutions. Objects and scenarios drawn from imagination with the help of perspective.
We will be drawing in the gallery. Bring a piece of board to hold your paper as we will be moving around the gallery. I will encourage you to find unusual perspectives, ie. sitting on the floor and looking up. We will define station point, picture plane, horizon line, vanishing points, etc.
Informal perspective is the skill of observing perspective by sighting and measuring proportion.)
I will demonstrate how to look for these in my own drawing.
Things to bring:
drawing board (illustration or cardboard)
pencils, erasers and sharpeners
I have viewfinders and NEW dry erase markers.
We will start working in charcoal next week (Jan. 21.) I will bring a selection of materials that you might want to buy.
Check out the work of Chris Feiro. He works in charcoal and has made some beautiful drawings of ordinary interiors. You can do this too!
Here is a link to his interiors portfolio on his website.
See you Thursday!
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