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| Coaley Peak Constructing Space - Drawing and Painting the Landscape July 2019 Watercolour Stillman & Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook 30.5cm x 12.5cm (12" x 8.5") |
Lesson 9 of Drawing and Painting the Landscape by Philip Tyler is about using perspective to convey depth in a picture.
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| Constructing Space 3 Constructing Space - Drawing and Painting the Landscape July 2019 Ink Stillman & Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook 21.5cm x 18.5cm (8.5" x 7.25") |
The lesson starts with an exercise to create a perspective grid as a frame of reference for a room receding away from the viewer. Philip then explains how a recessional grid can be a frame of reference for the rise and fall of the real landscape. I used this concept while sketching the view of Coaley Peak. It is one of Elaine, Doris and my regular walking spots. The last time we went there with Mum and Dad there were para-gliders launching themselves from the other side of the hedge.
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| Constructing Space 5 Constructing Space - Drawing and Painting the Landscape July 2019 Ink Stillman & Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook 21.5cm x 18.5cm (8.5" x 7.25") |
Philip’s instructions for drawing the perspective grid are good, apart from the steps to make the grid look square - I found them arbitrary. My grid does not look square and the grid in the book does not look square. I searched the internet for alternative explanations, but most descriptions fudge the issue. Eventually I found a detailed geometrical / mathematical explanation of perspective (Handprint - elements of perspective). The author, Bruce MacEvoy puts an immense amount of effort into research. Handprint contains a wealth of information about watercolour. I always consult it when buying new paints, but I didn’t realise it had a section on perspective.
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| Perspective Notes 1 Constructing Space - Drawing and Painting the Landscape September 2019 Ink Stillman & Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook 18.5cm x 21.5cm (7.25" x 8.5") |
Understanding the theory of perspective to this level of detail is not top of my learning to draw and paint to do list, but it will keep nagging at me until I find time to read and understand it. As I read it, I am adding clarifications in my sketchbook. I had to consult Sarah for a reminder of mathematical notation – thank you for your help Sarah.
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