Daily Drawing

     Sorry for the brief hiatus. I've been kept very busy lately and have, unfortunately, not had much time for drawing. I realize many of you out there may be in the same situation, and I've found a way to help. What I did, and what I urge you to do, is to make a point to complete at least one small drawing every day. Find a time when your waiting around, perhaps for a bus, pot of coffee, or (in my case) while your computer is booting up, and use that time to complete a quick sketch. These drawings don't have to be very complex, or even good, and should only take you about a minute and a half to two minutes. The point is not what you draw or how well you draw, but that you DO DRAW. Pick something simple that catches your eye and just draw what you see, and remember, the only way to get better at anything is to practice.

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Yay Videos!

     So, realizing my first "tutorial" was pretty bad, I've decided to switch to a video format. This first one is just me practicing and figuring how to upload videos. Enjoy.

Traditional Perspective Part I

     All right, here's my first tutorial. It's on the simple but often frustrating concept of perspective. Let's start with one vanishing point, or single-point perspective, and the classic example of a rail-road.

     To start, draw a horizontal line across the span of the paper. Second, choose a spot on the line, preferably in the middle, to be your vanishing point.

     In addition to horizontal and vertical lines, you may only draw diagonal lines radiating out from the vantage point (curved lines do not follow single, 2, or 3 point perspective). Draw two of these diagonal lines as shown here to represent your rail-road.

     Next, add horizontal rail-road ties. Reducing the distance between the ties helps add to the illusion of distance. Easy, right?





     Here comes the harder part. Let's try adding some telephone poles. Start just as you did with the rail-road, but this time draw three lines.

     Next draw a simple telephone pole and repeat it down the line, reducing the distance between poles.

     Look at what happens if you don't scale the size of objects in relation to the vanishing point.

      There you go. Get creative and practice this technique on your own. Soon, you won't even need the guide lines. I hope this helps at least a few people out there. Next up is 2-point perspective.

About

     Welcome to my blog. I started it because I feel that art is becoming more and more undervalued every day. So, my goal is to inspire and teach as many people as I can how to draw. Have a look around and hopefully you'll walk away a little wiser.