Stronger Art through Perspective Drawing
with Derek Gundy
This 3 session class (every other week) will help students learn the rights and wrongs of perspective drawings - and how to develop convincing believable 3D drawings with the use of perspective tools.
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3 Thursdays - Jan 16th - Jan 30th, & Feb 13th - 6:00-8:00pm
$150
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Perspective Drawing is typically learned with vanishing points, precise drawing tools, and a ruler. These are also the type of "training wheels" that can be lost when a solid understand of how perspective principles work is attained. In this class, we'll do a little bit of both, to fully understand how we can apply the lessons learned to the fine art and illustrations we wish to create in the long run.
Understanding Perspective Drawing is a very essential part of having your artwork, paintings and illustrations be effective as well as correct. In a world of art & design where some aspects are described from one person’s opinion as to what they like or dislike, perspective drawing is either right or wrong. It’s like math in a sense, in that there is a correct answer and a lot of wrong answers.
2 point perspective drawing from imagination by instructor Derek Gundy
Illustrator Derek Gundy will guide students through 3 weeks of perspective exercises that will teach them the correct way of using perspective in one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective. Participants will learn how to correctly use vanishing points to learn the foundations or drawing three dimensionally and learn some freehand sketching methods for drawing perspective on the go.
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Week 1:​
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Lecture & Slideshow - Examples of use in Art
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One Point Perspective Exercises
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Demonstration of 2 Point Perspective
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Introduce Homework For Week 2
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Week 2:
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2 Point Perspective Review - Discussion & Critique
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Strengthening your Perspective Techniques
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Adding Depth to your Perspective Work
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Introduce Homework for Week 3
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Week 3:
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Freehand Perspective Drawing Exercises
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Discussion of Perspective Projects Continued at Home
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3 Point Perspective Concepts
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Final Review
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Perspective Worksheets to take home to assist in further development
Supplies Needed:
14x17 drawing paper
Drawing board large enough for drawing board – or drawing in pad may work as well
18” clear ruler
Sketchbook
Mechanical Pencil
Vinyl Eraser
Microns Pens – Various widths – such as 05, 02
Understanding Perspective can lend itself to architectural renderings.
One point perspective used in Derek's sketchbook with this view from on the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy
3 Point Perspective used in Derek's watercolor painting "Calle Large Rosa" in Venice, Italy