Sometimes, we can overcomplicate things. And in all my years of teaching, I have never seen a topic that causes more unnecessary fear and confusion than does the act of drawing in perspective.
In this video, I cover some of the basic and most useful ideas, techniques, and methods that I have used in developing perspective drawing. I hope to demystify the topic and make it easier for all of you to create convincing drawings and paintings with a successful illusion of depth and dimensionality. The goal is not to make your work tighter or more technical and "accurate". The goal is to give you tools to help make your work easier, more enjoyable, and more expressive.
As always, I hope you find this video entertaining, and helpful.
Happy Painting and Drawing and Thanks for Watching!
Tom
+These demonstration paintings and sketches were done on Arches Watercolor Paper - Hot Press, Cold Press, and Rough Surface - 300gsm - at various sizes
+Pigments by Daniel Smith
+Brushes by Escoda and Neef
+Palette by House of Hoffman
+Sketch pencils by Blackwing and Faber-Castell
+Sketchbook by Stillman + Birn
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