Hi Guys,
In the interest of drawing something--anything--daily, I present a challenge. A simple assignment for us all. Post at least one result by Saturday. Do not take over 5 minutes for this sketch. Make it a warm-up excercise. Practice "quitting before you are done."
The Challenge: "Practicing Perspective." Draw a corner of a ceiling. Don't just do the Cartesian Tri-axial Coordinate, although that will be there. Try to find a corner with some interest--a door nearby, or window, shelf, or picture on a wall. Keep it fairly simple and not too complicated. This can be more difficult and take more careful observation than it might seem. Limit your sketch to about the top half of the wall. Pay attention to how lower horizontal lines start to flatten out as they go down to the horizon (eye level). Begin with the verticle of the corner. Let that be your anchor. Keep all verticles at 90 degrees. Pay special attention to the horizontal lines, what angles they are. Notice the parallels. Keep all the same ones going the same way. The only trick, but easy enough to forget. This kind of "interior architectural still life" is valuable training for those big exterior architectural stills that make up a cityscape.
FF
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This guy must be a teacher! I was told there would be no tests!
ReplyDeleteOk, kidding aside, this might a little difficult for me (but not impossible), since I sketch for a few minutes every day between when I arrive at work and when I go in to work. That's why all my subject material is outdoor scenes. (You may even start to see repeats.) Maybe I can find an outdoor inner corner.