1.1. Drawing Skills 101: Dot Method
Part II - Foundations: Elements of Drawing & Visual Perception
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Dot is a shorthand method for measurement – formal or informal.
It’s an approach for understanding proportions and developing size relationships in building a solid foundation for paintings to rest upon.
Tools – Caliper, Pencil, Finger
Up Next in Part II - Foundations: Elements of Drawing & Visual Perception
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1.2 Drawing Skills 101: Line
Line from dot with modulation for expressive quality balancing the science and poetry
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1.3 Drawing Skills 101: Shape
Shape is the beginning of design. A 2-dimensional form of length and width. Line overlaps, creating an inside and outside space.
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1.4 Drawing Skills 101: Form & The 5 ...
Three basic forms: cubes, spheres, and cylinders with variations, each having planes with dimensions that correspond to the light source. There are 5 Elements of Light in the Academy: Highlight, Direct Light, Shadow, Reflected Light, and Cast Shadow.
These drawing foundational skills are the rud...
