Drawing Fundamentals: Perspective and Angle
Offered By: CreativeLive
Course Description
Overview
This beginner-friendly class will teach you essential techniques for drawing realistically. Understand perspective and how to sight angles for better accuracy. Instructor Amy currently teaches in the Fine Art departments of several New England colleges including Rhode Island School of Design's Certificate Program and she has exhibited her work nationally, winning numerous grants and awards.
This class covers:
- Practicing 1-Point vs 2-Point perspective
- Learning how to sight angles and place them with accuracy
- Measuring relationships of height to width
A series of practice pages will be provided to get you started. You’ll draw three dimensional forms from multiple angles, and learn perspective that applies to landscape drawings, buildings, and still life.
Syllabus
- Class Introduction
- Applying 3D Rectangles to Architecture
- Demo: 1 Point Perspective
- Demo: 2 Point Perspective
- Sighting and Placing Angles
- Measuring Height to Width
Taught by
Amy Wynne
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