CSP-AVO8902 - Crash Course: Perspective Drawing for Artists & Sketchers
Course Description
Do you find yourself drawing flat-looking scenes because you don't understand or are intimidated by perspective? Would you like to make your drawings appear more dynamic and three-dimensional? In real life, we can easily judge the size, the shape and distance of objects just by looking at them. So, why is translating that onto paper so challenging?
The good news is that with a few rules, we can effectively incorporate perspective into our drawings, adding realism and depth. Each week, we’ll explore a key principle of perspective, starting with the straightforward one-point perspective and gradually progressing to more complex concepts. This class will cover the fundamentals of perspective, building your skills step by step to incorporate into your artwork and sketches.
Each week, we’ll learn a theory in a classroom setting and then immediately put it into practice, drawing from direct observation of real life. We will be drawing in ink with some watercolors used to add color to our drawings.
Course Outline
- Week 1: Introduction Perspective. What is eye level, horizon line, vanishing points? One-point perspective
- Week 2: Two-point perspective
- Week 3: Three-point perspective
- Week 4: Drawing cubes, circles, and various objects in Perspective
- Week 5: Drawing human figures to emphasize scale
- Week 6: Combining everything we've learned
Learner Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will feel more confident in your ability to draw in perspective and to bring more 3-dimensional composition to your drawings.Notes
Students must update their contact information (email and cell phone number) at the time of registration to receive pre-class information from the instructor.
- Pen (Bring whatever you have. Thin and Thick lines are helpful)
- Pencil & Eraser (Optional): I don’t use these much, but feel free to bring them if you like
- Colored Pencils: 2-3 colors is fine (Red, Blue, Green etc.)
- Paper: Bring plenty of sheets—Cheap standard letter-sized copier paper works well.
- Portable Stool (Optional): Since we’ll move around the campus to sketch, a stool is more comfortable than sitting on the floor.
As we progress into more detailed perspective drawing, I’ll introduce additional tools like sketchbooks and color kits. We’ll discuss these in the first class.
***This class meet in the Parr Center on Central Campus, in room 1000 on the ground floor. The classroom is located behind a stairway on the opposite side of the building from the auditorium. Please access this link to locate the building and parking: https://www.cpcc.edu/sites/default/files/2024-10/24000-central-campus-map.pdf