For your class project, you'll use perspective to draw the same scene in three different ways. You'll see how changing the perspective can drastically change how the drawing makes you feel.

Throughout the process you’ll:

- Practice freehand sketching techniques

- Draw what you see in front of you (your living room, the view out your window)

- Sketch three different angles of a castle tower and surrounding forest

- Finish one (or all) with shading, texture and light direction.

When you’re done, post a finished sketch in the project gallery, with added texture, detail and light. If you want, feel free to colour it too, or even complete it digitally.

Be sure to post it in the project page!

Supplies

For this class, you’ll need a a couple blank sheets of paper --here’s the sketchbook I use. As well, grab a pencil or two and an eraser (though we’ll try and use the eraser as little as possible)

Here’s a good resource to check out if you’re unsure what kind of pencil suits your needs: remember, for this class any pencil will do. ‘

If you’d like a more in-depth primer on perspective, check out my perspective 101 class here.

Here’s two bonus reference sheets, attached.

- Perspective deconstructed: check out a brief analysis of one of my digital drawings, with notes about why I chose to portray the scene in a certain way.

- Angle cheat sheet: recapping the three angles you’ll draw from in the class.

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