@Avondrood-art said in Level 1: Lesson 2 completed.:
@davidhohn
Thank you for the reply!
The first drawn boxes are really wonky. I'm trying to draw more boxes in perspective and check them with the real one.
Time well spent! I only commented on these because (as I recall) Will's earlier lesson on perspective focused on drawing "rectangular boxes" in perspective. I specifically encouraged drawing "1 unit x 1 unit 1 unit cubes" since they can be used as a measurement tool.
If you're drawing on a table, in a sketchbook, how do you practically add the vanishpoints so far? Or do you eye it then if they are so far ?
When you start out -- no. Don't eyeball the LVP and RVP. Simply make your paper bigger. Tape a couple sheets down or work on a bigger drawing board and put in a pin for whichever (or both) vanishing points are way off your sketchbook or drawing page.
Also, don't overlook the value of a good old fashioned photocopier! Make your initial sketch really small on the page, which will give you more space to move the VP's further apart. Draw a few orthogonals and then enlarge the thumbnail sketch and perspective grid to a larger size. Then simply follow the convergence of the orthogonals.
On the ipad its easier, as you can just plant it down and zoom out.
True. That is a distinct advantage of working digitally.
Thank you ! I've now started lesson 3 of lvl 1 of the main course. Also about perspective. And already I feel I know a lot more now. So thank you for that.👍
Have fun!
