Cups Drawing the ellipse
In our summer drawing class, we have been revisiting some of the challenges of drawing to create an illusional three-dimensional reality on a two-dimensional surface. Redux, again and again. We can all use a refresher! Fore-shortening creates havoc in the brain. Sight-sizing produces lots of surprises while our six-year-old child brains still store what we see as a face-on viewpoint. We "know" the box to be oblong. Drawing it otherwise, as it obeys the laws of linear perspective is our goal. Many of the problems I see in painting are actually underlying drawing errors. This week we are tackling transparency. More to come. |
