How many instructors actually teach perspective? And how many teach perspective AND watercolor? I can’t think of any others!!! In the past weeks, I’ve been looking at a lot of videos online with instructors struggling to talk about perspective or just ignoring it, but getting it right is so important to the Good Bones of your paintings and sketches. What to do? Perspective is easy, when you know what to look for!
I’m so proud of this online course, Perspective for Painters, beautifully filmed in Los Angeles this year for Terracotta.art. It’s over 6 hours of instruction, packed with information and many aha moments. It starts with a made-simple explanation of basic principles, then shows how these concepts relate to the things we see in the real world, and then applies everything into three, full pencil and watercolor demos that cover 1-point, 2-point, and multiple vanishing point perspectives. You’ll even see me walking the streets of LA explaining how perspective works in the real world!
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Here’s what is unique about this course. I’ve found that diagrams like this are in fact the most important part of setting up your paintings and sketches, and most demo instructors leave it out!!!?? It’s these diagrams that help you analyze your view and set up the foundation of your paintings and sketches. I show LOTS of examples and diagrams throughout the course so that you will learn how to analyze your views. Your perspective is unique to you!!
If you finally want to really understand perspective, I hope that you will sign up and view the course at any time…I know that you’ll learn a lot! Makes a great gift (just sayin’)!
Drawing Perspectives 