Tuesday, February 22, 2011

sketching a one-point perspective


for this assignment, we were told to enhance our perspective representation abilities by sketching a one-point perspective found in or around the gatewood studio building.  we were told to select a photograph that was put on blackboard that were intended to allow us to locate the space in or around the studio building.  we were told to observe the area and draw what we see, including people and details.  the composition is on an 18" x 24" sheet of paper, although we first had to do a series of small sketches.  we were told to do two layers on top of the final composition that were the "bare bones" of the space and one of people in the space.  composition, care, quality, value and contrast, completeness, and attention to characteristics of a one-point perspective were all important factors in our composition.

the part I personally struggled with the most was doing the detailing on the brick.  although I didn't shade the horizontal strip that is below the large windows I still feel like there was an implied meaning that it was the same as the rest of the brick.  it definitely took the longest to do and was very monotonous.