Concepts:
- A structured way of working – the seven-step process.
- The power of guidelines - alignment, centerlines, horizontal ledges, and adjustments for thicknesses.
- Some measuring tips for getting better proportions - look for squares, use a basic unit of measure, and measure between guidelines.
Observations:
- The most important takeaway from this week was the realization of the importance and benefit of understanding the structure and design of a building before drawing it. Shapes, angles, and proportions are based on structure and design. Analysis pluses intuition. Understanding the anatomy of a building helps when you draw it, and drawing helps you understand how a building is put together.
- Measuring always takes longer than just going for it in ink. It's the old problem of speed versus accuracy. If you have the time, however, it is really worth it to do a setup.
- It's remarkable how just a few well placed setup lines can speed up the process and make such a world of difference in the finished sketch.
- Buildings look wonky when vertical lines aren't vertical and horizontal lines aren't horizontal. I need to pay attention to drawing straight verticals and horizontals.
- An advantage of doing a setup is that it is a good warmup exercise. It gets both observational skills and hand-eye coordination going before you draw with ink.
- Working on location is more problematic than working in the studio.
- Many building spaces are divided by thirds.
Questions:
- Can you recommend a visual dictionary of architecture for artists?
To-Do:
Work on verticals and horizontals.
Make a few important horizontal and vertical setup lines using a ruler and then use those as guides for other lines when drawing with ink.
Practice analyzing building structure and design.
Check setup against the building or a photo and make corrections to the setup before starting to draw with ink.
Jim
Jim
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