In “Did you know… You create lines, circles and arcs every day?” you learned that you use lines, circles and arcs every day in writing notes and messages.
Before that, you found that How To Draw A Straight Line and How To Draw A Circle made it easy for you to use…
- A ruler or straight edge to draw straight lines of any length you wanted
- A coffee jar or any round household item to create circles and arcs
With this vital knowledge, you know that there is nothing stopping you from drawing anything you could ever want…
“You can draw any number of lines or curves you will ever need”
But, as always, there is something stopping you… there is still the big question…
“How can I draw what I see… and make it look real?”
Ouch! That hurts!
What you need is a fresh perspective (a word used for thinking and writing)
Perspective is used in art to describe how things that are close, look large, hard and real… while distant objects look small, flat and out of reach.
Look out of your window…
- Your car is solid. You know that you can walk out of the door and climb into it and drive wherever you want to go.
- However, the hills on the horizon look different… they are so far away that they seem unreal… they look as if they are melting into the sky.
You need to know how to use perspective rules to help your drawing show ‘near’ and ‘far’.
You don’t need to know all the fancy terms like ‘foreshortening’
What you need is a simple and easy to understand guide you can quickly use to make your drawings… LOOK REAL.
Well, here’s some good news… Learning How To Draw has a namesake that has been around for some time. Click the text link Learning How To Draw and check it out for yourself.
Guess what… it is a quality resource for new artists to get the basics. Better still, it has a great FREE drawing course that tells you what you need to know about perspectives.
The FREE drawing course is aimed at 9 to 14 year olds interested in careers as…
- Artists
- Architects
- Video game designers
- Cartoon artists
- Special effects artists
- Interior Designers
- Draughtsmen
- Fashion Designers
- Surveyors, Engineers, Builders
- Illustrators
- Graphic designers
- Computer designers
- Set designers for film, opera, ballet, stage etc.
This is an incredibly wide subject range. It is unlikely that you will be interested in all of the subjects.
In fact, it would be unrealistic for any drawing course to be able to cover such a wide scope… so don’t expect too much.
However, although you shouldn’t expect a great deal from a free website that is aimed at schoolchildren… don’t dismiss it.
As a brief introduction to the world of perspective drawing, the first lessons are as good as you need (Click the LESSON links)…
LESSON ONE - ELEMENTARY PERSPECTIVE
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE TWO - CITY STREET (UP)
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE THREE - CITY STREET (DOWN)
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE FOUR - CORNER OF ROOM
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE FIVE - WESTERN RAILWAY
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE SIX- ROOM INTERIOR (CVP)
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE SIX- ROOM INTERIOR (CVP)
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE SEVEN - LETTERS
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE EIGHT - BASIC SHADOWS
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE NINE - SHADOWS 2
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE TEN - ARCHWAY
LESSON - TEN ... CONTINUED
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE ELEVEN - ROAD
LESSON - PERSPECTIVE ELEVEN - ROAD (CONTINUED)
LESSON - TWELVE - BOOK
LESSON - TWELVE cont.
Although the sequence of the lessons is slightly confusing, they each give a clear idea of how the tools of perspective work.
More importantly, when you practice using the rules of perspective from the lessons, you will understand what is working in your drawing and what looks out of place (something a great number of artists find difficulty in seeing).
Perspective drawing is a great challenge to be met by each and every artist who wants to draw and paint lifelike pictures…
With care, patience and plenty of practice your drawing will benefit immensely from meeting the challenge, with the result that…
“Your drawings will stand out and come alive”
See you soon
Michael
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