Pen or Pencil?

I generally draw with a pen. I like the strong lines, the effect of vertical lines creating values and the…

Drawing at the Pool

Draw every day. Draw everything and anything. That’s my philosophy. When our local sketching group decided to go to the…

Last week I posted a drawing with perspective errors. How many did you find? Here’s a numerical list of the…

Being a very visual person, I’ve always loved the silly drawings from the old Highlights magazines for kids. Do your remember…

So far in our discussion of perspective we’ve talked about horizon lines, vanishing points and parallel sides. One might think…

Showing two sides of a building in your drawing not only gives a better understanding of the building, it provides a…

In the last post we saw how parallel lines all go toward the same vanishing point. This is an…

Everyone knows that if you stand on a railroad track that extends straight into the distance, it appears to become smaller and…

Recently a friend and I were comparing notes about list making. Every morning I make a new list for the day. Once…

The best place to start when talking about perspective is the horizon line. Once located, everything within view relates to it.…