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To make an accurate and well-designed drawing of an actual real and complex space entails bringing together many skills. As the artist has only one set of eyes, there must be only one horizon line. The placement of this … Read More

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Basic Shadow Components:

Depicting light and shadow helps create 3-dimensional space, as well as emotion, clarity of artistic intent and 2-dimensional design. To use light and shadow effectively it is important to understand that light travels in a straight … Read More

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Depicting light and shadow helps create volume and 3-dimensional space, as well as emotion, clarity of artistic intent and 2-dimensional design. To use light and shadow effectively it is important to understand that light travels in a straight line … Read More

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The ground plane “breaks the picture surface” by going back into space. In Adobe programs it is defined by the x and z axes. As the ground plane defines the surface on which objects rest, depicting the ground plane, … Read More

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Positive/negative shapes, sometimes called figure/ground, refers to the relationship between the focus of the image (i.e. the positive shape or figure) and the spaces in between. Both types of shapes are equally important in art, as the negative shapes … Read More

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Drawing complex objects is difficult because objects are not simply defined by their contours. Their invisible sides are just as important as their visible. To be able to draw any object (or person) from imagination requires understanding the spatial … Read More