Principles of perspective drawing
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Today I went on the customary "Walk until I find something interesting" walk. I found a baseball that had been demolished by a dog, but it was right by the dog park, so the whole area smelled like poop. I did not hang around for a photo because I was worried that the smell might carry through.
I took this photo instead.
Image shows train tracks converging towards the horizon
If you took a drawing class in elementary school, you drew a version of this picture.
First, draw the horizon approximately 2/3 of the way up the page. This makes the "interesting" part of the picture (the train tracks) take up the most space. Next, draw a dot on the middle of the horizon. Next, draw the lines for the tracks... Keep drawing until you think it's finished. The goal is to understand the following:
Today I went on the customary "Walk until I find something interesting" walk. I found a baseball that had been demolished by a dog, but it was right by the dog park, so the whole area smelled like poop. I did not hang around for a photo because I was worried that the smell might carry through.
I took this photo instead.
Image shows train tracks converging towards the horizon
If you took a drawing class in elementary school, you drew a version of this picture.
First, draw the horizon approximately 2/3 of the way up the page. This makes the "interesting" part of the picture (the train tracks) take up the most space. Next, draw a dot on the middle of the horizon. Next, draw the lines for the tracks... Keep drawing until you think it's finished. The goal is to understand the following:
- the horizon exists
- things appear smaller as they approach the horizon
- things appear closer together as they approach the horizon
- Nothing will ever be finished to your own satisfaction
- Art is done when it's time to turn the assignment in, or when you are making it worse by proceeding
- You suck, and you will always suck, but if you continue to practice, you might suck less.
