Online Perspective Drawing
For Adults & Teens

Online using Zoom.

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Mondays 11am - 1pm (Pacific Time)

September 30 - December 9
(no class on November 25)

By using linear perspective, with its horizon lines and vanishing points, we are able to achieve the illusion of depth and distance in our artwork, whether it’s in a landscape, a street scene, a room’s interior, or a still life.

We will briefly look at how artists approached the challenge of creating a convincing sense of perspective throughout art history. With this historical context, we will learn the classical rules of perspective that were codified in the Renaissance and that are the foundation of linear perspective artists still use today.

We will first study atmospheric perspective (which uses rules of perception) by drawing a scene in nature. Then we will cover one-point, two-point and three point perspective. We will also look at drawing ellipses (which are circles drawn in perspective) and learn how to depict shadows in a scene to enhance perspective.

We will start with basic exercises of drawing boxes and circles in space and then we will move on to drawing street scenes, interiors and a still life or two.

Supplies

You could use whatever paper, pencil, eraser and ruler you have on hand. Below are the supplies I’m using.

• Paper

I recommend a good sketchbook at least 8 1/2 x 11 or bigger. I am using a Moleskine Art Sketchbook, Hard Cover, A4 (8.25" x 11.75") Plain/Blank, Black, 96 Pages https://amzn.to/49VVZo6

In addition to a sketchbook, I have some copier paper or scrap paper on hand. A lot of the exercises we will do are just warm up exercises and you may not want to waste sketchbook pages on them.

• Pencil

A pencil (preferably not too soft (no “B” pencils) / an HB or 2H would be best). I’m using a Pentel Graph Gear 500 0.5 mm https://amzn.to/4ae11Mq

• White Eraser https://amzn.to/3IFFCjr

• Tombow Mono Zero Eraser https://amzn.to/49Xw1QY

• Fineliner Drawing Art Pens

I prefer the SAKURA Pigma Micron Fineliner Pens - Archival Black Ink Pens Set  https://amzn.to/4cB9LxZ

• Ruler

T Square https://amzn.to/3PoSlLl or other ruler.

All skill levels welcome.

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There is a $35 cancellation fee. No refunds for cancellations received less than two weeks before the day of the workshop.