DRAWING IN PERSPECTIVE

Picture PlaneThe two-dimensional picture surface.

Eye Level= Horizon Line the implied or actual line or edge placed

on a two- dimensional surface to represent the place in nature where the sky meets the horizontal land or water

plane. The horizon line matches the eye level on a two-dimensional surface.

VP= Vanishing Point the point on the horizon line at which lines or edges that are parallel appear to converge.

1 point perspective

2 Point Perspective

Proportions

Proportion is getting the sizes of objects correct in relation to other objects in a composition.

If you are drawing from life and want to make your drawing "look like" what it is you're

drawing, you'll need to get the proportions right.

THE STILL LIFE

A work of art composed of inanimate objects

Inanimate?- bottles- boxes- flowers- things

FAMOUS “STILL LIFE” ARTWORK

Willem Claesz Heda "Banquet Piece with Mince Pie"17th Century Dutch Still Life

Paul Cézanne. Still Life with Soup Tureen. c. 1877. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France

William M. Harnett

Cincinnati Enquirer

Pablo PicassoStill Life with Guitar

Contour DrawingA contour is the line which defines a form or

edge - an outline. Contour drawing is the place where most beginners start, following

the visible edges of a shape.

SHADING AND SHADOWSSHADING AND SHADOWS

Light Source - Where the light in the picture comes from (the sun, a lamp, a candle). Can be seen by

what parts of the objects are the brightest and have the

lightest values.

Value? The relative lightness or darkness of a hue, or of a neutral varying from white to black.

Highlight - the lightest part of the object. Where the light source hits it hardest.

Middle Tones - The other values between thehighlight and the shadows.

Shadow - The darkest part of the object that is apparent on a surface and the reflected form that represents the body which intercepts the rays of light

SHADING TECHNIQUES

-Blending with your finger, rag or

blending stump

-Blending and erasing with a kneaded eraser

-Heavy marks versus light marks