A Glimpse Into the Class
Learn about how we see to create believable and accurate drawings using perspective concepts.
Perspective, Solves Major Drawing Problems!
Drawing cityscapes, landscapes, scenes or even basic cubes or pyramids can be challenging to an artist. The solution is perspective drawing. This is the next step in your journey to learn to draw and paint. Perspective will help you draw any object or scene by explaining why it looks the way it does so you can then draw. Though this is the beginning concepts of perspective it will solve many of your most fundamental drawing obstacles.
This drawing class gives you the finest instruction from the comfort of your own home. Access the class as much as needed.
Unlock Your Drawing Potential with Perspective
Why Learn Perspective
Perspective affects everything in the world around us. If you try to draw the world around you with knowing how perspective affects the objects it can be very difficult. By learning perspective you will be able to analyze the challenges perspective presents with and then more easily find the solutions to draw the scene effectively. Understanding perspective is the path to intermediate and advanced drawing. It will change how you see and draw the world around you.
What You Will Learn
In this class we explore the foundations of perspective to push your drawing skills to the next level. We study concepts of 1 point, 2 point and 3 point perspective. We explore the principles of identifying vanishing points and the horizon line. We continue learning about circles and how perspective affects them so we can draw the more accurately. We also learn to draw basic houses and many other objects using these perspective drawing principles.
These are Pre-recorded Videos
This is a study at your own pace online learning class. Watch the pre-recorded videos and draw using the concepts that are taught. The more you draw the more you will learn.
Outline of Concepts Taught
- Creating Depth
- Expanded Line of Sight
- 1pt. and 2pt. 3pt. Perspective
- What is the Horizon Line
- Finding Vanishing Points
- The Center of Vision
- "X-ing" and Doubling
- Multiple Vanishing Points
- Modifying Boxes
- Drawing Houses
- And Much Much More
Requirements:
- Desire to Learn
- Drawing Supplies paper, pencils and erasers
- Basic Drawing Experience
- Understand How draw basic 3D Shapes
- The Beginning Drawing I and 2 recommended
This is the Next Class Following Beginning Drawing 2
Hi, I’m Kevin McCain
The arts have been a part of my professional life for over 20 years. One of the things I enjoy most is sharing with students the insights to help them improve their drawing and painting.
Example Curriculum
- What Is Perspective Drawing? (0:55)
- Welcome To Perspective Drawing! (1:14)
- Book Recommendations For Class (1:29)
- Materials for Class (6:14)
- The Line of Sight: How to Identify Perspective (3:17)
- Basic Boxes Review, Sketching Exercise (11:24)
- Fundamentals of Perspective (20:59)
- Finding the Horizon Line Using Observation (2:08)
- How to Find The Horizon Line In A Scene (22:20)
- How To Find The Vanishing Points In A Scene (16:54)
- How To Rotate Boxes Drawing Exercise (11:58)
- 1 Pt. Perspective Basics Part 1 (28:10)
- 1 Pt. Perspective Boxes Part 2 (19:24)
- 2 Pt. Perspective Basics Part 1 (38:37)
- 2 Pt. Perspective Boxes Part 2 (20:04)
- How To Control Perspective Distortion (27:31)
- How A Viewer's Distance Affects The Size (9:30)
- How To Divide Boxes Proportionally Using Diagonals (32:47)
- How To Divide Depth Lines Proportionally (12:58)
- Sketching Boxes with Vanishing Points Exercise (15:00)
- Drawing A Complex Bottle Using Perspective (25:40)
- Ellipse Fundamentals (36:12)
- Basics Of How Perspective Affects Ellipses (19:20)
- How To Draw An Ellipse in Perspective (7:42)
- How To Find The Center of the Ellipse (23:06)
- Drawing Ellipses on Planes and Cubes Part 1 (29:43)
- Drawing Ellipses on Planes and Cubes Part 2 (33:14)
- How To Create a Sphere In A Cube (Shortened Version) (15:41)
- How To Draw A Sphere In A Cube (Real Time) (74:46)
- Using Ellipses To Build and Rotate A Cube (48:38)
- Using Ellipses to Create Squares in Perspective (28:02)
- How to draw Concentric Circles (40:57)
- Drawing a 3 Tiered Cake With Ellipses (61:08)
- Drawing A Wheel Part 1 (21:29)
- Drawing a Wheel Part 2 (33:10)
- Sketching Exerecise Ellipses on Various Centerlines (4:40)
- Sketching Exercise Drawing Cylinders in Various Angles (11:18)
- The Fundamentals of 3 Pt. Perspective (34:22)
- Finding The Vanishing Points for 3 Pt. (30:47)
- Basic Setups Looking Up or Down (25:18)
- The Central Vision Point Is The Key (16:00)
- 3 Pt. Setups To Avoid (8:27)
- 3 Pt. Setups With More Freedom (30:21)
- How To Draw Ellipses In 3 Pt. Perspective Boxes (23:58)
- Sketching 3 Pt. Boxes Exercise (24:26)
- Sketching 3 Pt. Boxes Ex. Without The Setups (29:08)
- Dividing 1 Pt. and 2 Pt. Boxes Into Planes (58:21)
- Attaching Boxes Onto 1 pt. and 2 pt. Boxes (43:30)
- Cutting And Modifying Perspective Boxes 1 Pt. (33:53)
- Cutting And Modifying Perspective Boxes 2 Pt. (31:37)
- Dividing 3 Pt. Perspective Boxes Into Planes (34:28)
- Adding Onto 3 Pt Perspective Boxes (24:16)
- Carving Into A 3pt. Perspective Box (21:23)
- Creating Wedge Shapes From 1 pt. 2 pt. and 3 pt. Boxes (20:05)
- Placing Rooftops On Boxes (17:53)
- How To Double Space Using Perspective (39:35)
- Mirroring for Doors and Windows (26:14)
- Draw a Simple House In 2pt. Perspective (27:50)
- Drawing a Simple House In 2pt. Perspective Part 2 (34:12)
- Drawing a Simple House In 2pt. Perspective Part 3 (26:59)
- How To Draw A 1 Pt. Perspective House (13:19)
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