My thoughts so far have separated this warped perspective into two potential causes. First, when we look directly at something such as a pipe or an architectural beam, when in front of us it appears to be straight, but if we don’t move our eyes, it might be that the object slightly bends in our peripheral vision. Try this yourself and see.
Second, when I turn my head to draw an environment I’m standing in, the angles change as I look around the room. The beam above my head “bends” as do the pipes in the ceiling.
I had noticed this before, I had taught the Cone of Vision to my perspective classes, but I had never really thought about it as it applies to drawing as an accurate representation of my experience. Eureka! What an idea! Today I attempted to draw my point of view without “logical” correction. I felt naive and very curious, which is a wonderful state to draw in.
[nectar_image_comparison image_url=”14406″ image_2_url=”14405 Fran also suggested I back off quickly formed lines and edges, and instead make incremental steps, allowing the drawing to grow more slowly in between smaller more truthfully measured lines. These lines… they move. Turning my head to look in front and then above caused my angles to change significantly, which became quite a challenge to draw, but I enjoyed the process, and the product was interesting. I am determined, and excited to draw again tomorrow.
I am adding this idea to my Cityscapes drawing & painting workshop May 11/12. Interested?
Read Claes Oldenburg’s Manifesto below. At the top of your paper write “I am for…” Choose something within his list, and draw/paint/collage/photograph it. Having trouble choosing something? Close your eyes, loudly say “I am for the art!” and point. Take a picture of your drawing and post it to our Facebook page. Tag: #salchallenge The January Creative Challenge: 15 …
While brainstorming for this 30 day challenge, I ran across other drawing challenges. One in particular caught my attention: Tales of a Kitchen Witch posted a template of an incomplete duck and asked users to “draw a duck and share your art.” After that, the “draw a duck” challenge went viral. Some of the responses …
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[image_with_animation image_url=”11320″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Belinda Del Pesco, drypoint of someone making a drypoint Drypoint, a rather scratchy nails-on-chalboard kind of word, is a printmaking technique in which an image is incised into a plate with a pointy thing. I’ll get into more academic V.cabulary about this later, but for now I’m just …
My Warped Point of View
Euan Uglow, The Wave
My thoughts so far have separated this warped perspective into two potential causes. First, when we look directly at something such as a pipe or an architectural beam, when in front of us it appears to be straight, but if we don’t move our eyes, it might be that the object slightly bends in our peripheral vision. Try this yourself and see.
Second, when I turn my head to draw an environment I’m standing in, the angles change as I look around the room. The beam above my head “bends” as do the pipes in the ceiling.
I had noticed this before, I had taught the Cone of Vision to my perspective classes, but I had never really thought about it as it applies to drawing as an accurate representation of my experience. Eureka! What an idea! Today I attempted to draw my point of view without “logical” correction. I felt naive and very curious, which is a wonderful state to draw in.
[nectar_image_comparison image_url=”14406″ image_2_url=”14405 Fran also suggested I back off quickly formed lines and edges, and instead make incremental steps, allowing the drawing to grow more slowly in between smaller more truthfully measured lines. These lines… they move. Turning my head to look in front and then above caused my angles to change significantly, which became quite a challenge to draw, but I enjoyed the process, and the product was interesting. I am determined, and excited to draw again tomorrow.
I am adding this idea to my Cityscapes drawing & painting workshop May 11/12. Interested?
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