February 7, 2010
Thinking it through.
I am searching for a new piece, a new idea. I am ready to start. Something.
So I opened up journals past and began looking through each page. The above image is a drawing I did just recently. I may have posted it, not sure. But because I now live in a city, I figure it is a good idea to draw using perspective, which is not a strong point of mine. I have never taken a class and don't know the principles of the endeavor. But I try.
This drawing I did a few yeas back and I have to say, I love the ground I used. When I was a poster restoration artist, I would sometimes come across aged papers and oddities. I would save them as I was able and this was one of those. I glued it into this Moleskine and drew this building on top. I love the acid brown, the odd angles, the hidden words on the paper.
So yesterday I combine these two images using photoshop and experimented some with cloth. I didn't like anything that I came up with but I do like this image and would like to work it through some more.
Posted by Melly at February 7, 2010 8:18 AMThese drawings are wonderful. Perspective must be a continual struggle for us all.
Posted by: Leslie Jenison at February 12, 2010 1:55 AMA friend has offered to teach me perspective, but I keep putting her off. Perspectophobia perhaps? You're a million times better than I am.
fun to see what will happen with this, that you're working on. Do you design in photoshop often?
I studied architecture in college rather than art - so I did learn! (As opposed to life drawing.)
"Architectural Graphics" is my favorite text - still have it. Great lessons on perspective if you can find it somewhere. I have one of the second editions and i see he is up to at least a fourth now. Any will do.
I agree with Dale Anne - all the excitement is in one clump - my eye leaves the page with the arrow on the left and the perspective line of the building detail helps it along.
Fascinating stuff though and well work continued work. I've been enjoying rereading your book. It's a really great one!
Posted by: Lyric Kinard at February 7, 2010 5:01 PMPerspective is a hard concept. I worked through Katie Pasquini's book and that gave me a starting point, but I still have to get the book out each time. Both sketches are amazing, but I am drawn to the building the most. What would happen if the building came into the foreground more or was higher? It seems like all the action is in the same spot. Just my opinion and you know how little I know!:-) Have fun today!
Posted by: Jeannie at February 7, 2010 2:10 PMI LOVE both drawings also - but separate.
Keep on keeping on:)
Posted by: jojo at February 7, 2010 10:52 AMLOVE both drawings....
What if you left the first (street pole) on the right side and incorporated that architectural snippet as part of the perspective on the left side of the street pole - you have alittle bit of sketching on that side of the pole in the top photo.