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Beginners Guide To Realistic Drawing & Group Exercise
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Beginners Guide To Realistic Drawing & Group Exercise

Learn how to draw perspective and use shading to create the idea of depth through this fundamental course.
Created byChina Jordan
Last updated 11/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • You will learn how to understand perspective
  • Your shading will become more dynamic.
  • We will explore the use of negative space.
  • Finally, we will try to understand line direction and fundamental drawing techniques.
  • The course should take between 1 and 2 hours so get comfy and enjoy yourself!

Course content

2 sections • 10 lectures • 1h 14m total length

  • Introduction1:58

    This intro is a brief introduction to the course that you are about to undertake.


    As a fundamentals drawing course, we look at just a few of the techniques you need to become a realistic artist. This class is perfect if you are new to drawing and want to start simple and understand what it is that you are doing before we move onto any technically challenging drawing tasks like portraiture and nudes.


    Throughout this course we will look at:

    - 1, 2, 3 point perspective

    - Shading

    - Line direction

    - Measuring

    - Final group project


    These skills can be used in any form of drawing after this course and it is really valuable to have this in your pantry.

  • 1 Point Pespective8:58

    In this lesson we will look at the most simplest form of perspective - 1 Point Perspective. Grab a pencil, piece of paper and a ruler, and let's look at how we can deconstruct this technique.


    When we are learning how to draw we need to understand a lot of fundamentals in order to get us translating nature into a 2D surface.


    Perspective is one of the core principles we need to master starting with a simple 1 point perspective. This video will take you through the step-by-step tutorial on how to draw a 1 point perspective that we classically see on train tracks, streets and buildings.


    Start with a simple square or rectangle and draw your edge lines from the corners up into the vanishing point. Notice how you cannot draw a line cutting through that original square or rectangle, as we are imagining that this is going to be a solid shape, so there should only be 2 or 2 perspective lines to make the rest of the cuboid.


    Follow the tutorial and see the difference when we draw the 2 point, and 3 point perspective!

  • 2 Point Perspective9:33

    A 2 point perspective is one of the most common perspectives we see. We usually see this when we are walking down a street and there is a junction in the road, which means the corner of the building is exposed. When we are inside a house and we look into the corner of the room, rather than the tunnel down a corridor.


    It is called 2 points because there are 2 vanishing points on the horizon line. It means that every time we have an edge of the room, building or shape, the direction of the line originates from one vanishing point, and when the line is ready to change direction, for example, the corner of a building, then the line changes direction and heads towards the other vanishing point.


    The vertical lines are always parallel to the paper and a 0 degree or 180 degrees. They never migrate from this angle.


    Check out the video and attachment to see us put this to practise.

  • 3 Point Perspective8:49

    This is the final perspective that we are going to show you. This is something that you see when you look up in a big city and you have towering buildings above you. It looks as though the buildings are getting smaller and smaller as they get further away from us. You can imagine the tops of the buildings being pinched as they sit on a huge base at the bottom with you. Another way to imagine this view is if you put yourself into the perspective of a bird, looking down onto the earth and seeing the widest part of the building at the top. It looks as though the buildings are being cinched into a vanishing point in the centre of the earth. The construction of this viewpoint is more complicated than the others, so pay attention and try it yourself. It may take a couple of attempts but once it clicks, trust me, it's worth it!


    Check out the video and attachment to see us put this to practise.



  • Shading9:21

    Shading is the most important element to any drawing practice and these lessons are important when you move onto painting too.

    There are hundreds of different shades of grey between light and dark and we need to be able to recognise when there is a difference, and how we can replicate this onto the paper.

Requirements

  • No experience needed, this guide will show you how to learn some new skills as a beginner or improve your skills as a pro.

Description

The class project is aimed towards a final drawing using all of the skills we have learnt so far. Throughout the sessions, we will look at some fundamental theory, and how we can apply that to the drawing. As we work our way through each topic, we will then be applying it to our drawing which you can work on at your own pace or you can drawing along with me.

The drawing we are going to look at encompasses all of the topics that we will be looking at throughout the sessions such as line directions, shading, negative space and perspective. Once you master these basic skills, you can master anything!


Lesson 1

1 point perspective

Throughout this lesson, you will learn how to recognise what a 1 point perspective looks like and how we can construct our own. 


Lesson 2

2 Point Perspective

Here we will notice the difference between a 1 point perspective and a 2 point perspective. The drawing construction is different and you will learn how to draw in this style and how you can see this in everyday life.


Lesson 3

3 Point Perspective

A 3 point perspective is not a common vision we will see unless we look up to tall buildings. It is a slightly more difficult construction, however, it is very useful to know when you are drawing anything!


Lesson 4

Shading

Take a moment to look at the value scale and try the exercise to see if you can shad in the subtle shades of grey from black to white.


Lesson 5

Project - Vertical Lines & Measuring

Now we will begin our project and look at an easy way to measure our drawing using a base measurement that we always refer back to. Using this measurement means that our drawing will be in proportion and half way there to success.


Lesson 6

Project - Horizontal Lines & Line Direction

Yep, you guessed it, we will be looking at the horizontal lines! We will be looking at the 'clock' measuring system so we can translate lines from what we see on the photograph to our own drawing.


Lesson 7

Project - The Figure

This lesson we will look at the outline of the figure before we begin the fun stage of shading! Looking at the silhouette we will see how we can place it on the drawing in the correct position.


Lesson 8 - Shading

Begin shading in your drawing to really build the idea of form. Refer back to our shading video if you want to understand values again, and try to see the subtle differences between dark, and dark dark!


Lesson 9  - Refine & Define

Using your 2H pencil, go over the whole thing to smooth out the texture of your drawing and refine the edges and the shading. This should bring everything together to make your drawing powerful and dynamic.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is designed for beginners and intermediate level artists.

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