Trust Your Own Eyes When Painting And Drawing Perspectives
Michael Dale
When you want to learn about perspectives you will find hundreds of art books to show you how...
For an artist they are a valuable guide to help an artist gain the skills of realistic looking drawings and paintings. Using horizon lines, vanishing points and view points you are helped to master your perspective awareness.
Better still, an artist gains the knowledge of recreating 3-dimensional physical form in 2 dimensions. With full knowledge of perspective drawing a good artist can create a painting that will look lifelike...
* Your picture seems to have depth and substance even if it has been produced as a flat image
* Your pencil drawing gives the mood and atmosphere of reality
* Your portrait painting looks as if the subject could leap from the canvas to shake your hand
However, for an art beginner, perspective drawing can be a mystery.
Even the best artists can rely upon the rules of perspectives too much. Top professional illustrators can end up producing artificial looking paintings even when every effort has been made to respect perspective laws...
* Objects look distorted
* Extreme flatness is the overall effect
Recognizing your own unique artistic viewpoint is the key to getting the best from perspectives.
Here are some reasons why you see the world differently from the person standing beside you...
* You are physically different... You could be taller or shorter in height
* Your eyesight will be different... You could be short-sighted while your neighbor is long-sighted
* Although your color vision might be perfect... Other people could be effectively color blind
When you have a passion for the art subject your interest levels will be high. Your emotional response will result in you producing better quality drawings and paintings. Your artwork will be inspired.
Whatever art critics say about your artwork you know your drawings and paintings show your view of reality. Knowing that your view of the world is unique justifies your artistic vision...
Your Art is your own perspective on life... "Enjoy your painting and drawing"
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