Through my “On the line”-series of drawings, I’ve been trying to make out the scenery from different angles.
Some of them has a perspective from above, some below, some straight forward and some obliquely.
In my latest drawings I’ve been getting a lot closer to the main characters, though, trying to emphasize the view they’re actually seeing.
This was a totally new experience for me, and gave me a whole new dimension where I could focus on the surroundings of the birds, and not put them in center.
This is how they ended up:
I really like the different perspectives.
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Thank you, Judith ☺ It’s fun to try out different techniques ☺
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I’ve spent a lot of time learning perspective in the last few months, or really, I should say studying perspective. I’m not sure yet how much I’ve really learned. It’s one of those things that is a real challenge for me. You seem to do quite well drawing from different perspectives.
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Thanks Judith ☺ I don’t know if it’s done well, but it’s fun to try ☺ It gives a new dimension to drawing ☺
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Perspective is such a challenge for me, even though I understand the concepts of looking up or looking down, I don’t think I could ever complete an accurate drawing from those different positions.
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I definitely think you could!☺ There’s a lot of books about drawing perspectives. It helped me a lot to read one ☺
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I’ve read several. The one I’m studying now has been the most helpful, I think. It’s Perspective Made Easy by Ernest Norling. http://store.doverpublications.com/0486404730.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6JjgBRDbARIsANfu58E79IO_2IvWYb3tHcM3KLGBE4dMQvZVMsLkcvsW_OuUoqAp_GLv1KUaAn5KEALw_wcB
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I haven’t seen that before, but it looks very interesting ☺ I use one called «Draw buildings and cities in 15 minutes» right now, but read an old painting book about it before that ☺
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I have another book specifically about painting buildings. I picked it up used from Amazon at a bargain price. I haven’t opened it yet, though. I wanted to finish Norling’s book first. I’m finding that knowing how to draw is helpful, but then being able to paint the buildings is another new skill to learn.
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I think you’re absolutely right! 🙂 I’m also about to try to convert my new drawing techniques into painting, and I bet it’ll be quite hard 🙂
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I’ll be following along with your progress, and you can share any tips. 🙂
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Likewise ☺
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