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
Your Instructor, Kevin McCain
As a seasoned educator with over two decade of experience in the visual arts, Kevin McCain has been dedicated to helping students unlock their artistic potential through the principles of linear perspective.
Kevin's passion for linear perspective is rooted in his belief that it is a foundational tool that enables artists to translate three-dimensional space onto a two-dimensional plane accurately. His commitment to this discipline is evident in his personal artwork, which often explores the interplay of depth, shape, and form, all grounded in the technical precision of perspective drawing. As an instructor, he strives to inspire his students with the same enthusiasm that he brings to his own practice, ensuring that each student leaves his course with a solid grasp of perspective techniques and the confidence to apply them in their own artistic endeavors.
Example Curriculum
- Boxes are Where To Start
- 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)
- Using Circles to Draw Cubes
- Practice: Sketching Boxes with Vanishing Points Exercise (15:00)
- 3D Model Of a Cube for Sketching
- Drawing A Square Bottle Using Perspective Without Vanishing Points (25:40)
- The Intermediate Approaches Are the Keys to Superior Drawing
- Controlling Distortion Using The Cone Of Vision (27:31)
- How A Viewer's Distance Affects The Box (9:30)
- Using Height Divisions To Project Back Into Space
- Dividing Planes in Perspective Using Diagonals (32:47)
- Using A "Special Measuring Point" To Divide Lines Equally (12:58)
- 3d Rendering Of a Simple Block Airplane to Sketch
- Take An Ellipse Out of Perspective To Create Divisions(Easy Method)
- Divisions on An Ellipse (more accurate method)
- Draw An Ellipse on A Plane "Aligned Ellipses"
- Draw An Ellipse on A Plane "Inscribed Ellipses" (7:42)
- Demo Drawing Ellipses Both "Aligned" And "Inscribed" Part 1 (29:43)
- Demo Drawing Ellipses Both "Aligned" And "Inscribed" Part 2 (33:14)
- Draw A Sphere In Perspective (Real Time) (74:46)
- Draw A Sphere In Perspective(Quick Version) (15:41)
- Spheres in Perspective Simpler Version
- Using A Cylinder To Draw A Cube (48:38)
- Using an Ellipse to Determine If A Plane Is a Square (28:02)
- The Fundamentals of 3 Pt. Perspective (34:22)
- Finding The Vanishing Points for 3 Pt. (30:47)
- Basic Setups Looking Up or Down (12:39)
- The Central Vision Point Is The Key (16:00)
- 3 Pt. Setups To Avoid (8:27)
- 3 Pt. Setups With More Freedom Using 3 Random Decisions (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 For More Complex Shapes (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)
- Cutting 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)
- Demo Draw a Simple House In 2pt. Perspective Part 1 (27:50)
- Demo Draw a Simple House In 2pt. Perspective Part 2 (34:12)
- Demo Draw a Simple House In 2pt. Perspective Part 3 (26:59)
- How To Draw A 1 Pt. Perspective House (13:19)