Sketches Week 11

Reportage drawing is a drawing which tells the story of a place or event and the people in it in one sketch.  Like these…

For this weeks Sketchbook Theme… Draw the scenes you see daily.  Your Job.  Your Commute. Your Citytech Life. etc.

 

Use perspective and the strategies you’ve learned for drawing depth to capture each scene. For inspiration on reportage drawing check out the URBAN SKETCHERS

Two Point Perspective

Hello Class!  Welcome to the exciting world of TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE!

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One Point Perspective or Parallel Perspective point perspective works well for situations like the one below, where the viewer is oriented directly in front of a set of parallel lines like railroad tracks or a long hallway.

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But what if you want to show the viewer something from an angle?

 

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Two point perspective uses two vanishing points set well apart on the horizon line. The rule of thumbs here is sets of parallel lines must be either vertical or recede toward one of the two vanishing points.

READ CHAPTER 5 of Creative layout for Artists to learn more!

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AND … Here are a couple of additional tutorials to get you started!

Happy Drawing!

AND a slightly more advanced one…