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When Drawing And Painting Perspectives Trust Your Own Eyes

April 30, 2008

When you want to learn about perspectives you will find hundreds of art books to show you how…

Essentially, they will talk about horizon lines, vanishing points and view points. They are an important guide for an artist to master drawing and painting realistic looking art.

An artist soon gains confidence in their art when they understand how to recreate 3-dimensional form with their drawing. Lifelike paintings are no problem…

* Your picture appears to have depth and substance even though it has been created on a flat surface

* Your pencil drawing gives the mood and atmosphere of reality

* The subject of your portrait painting appears as if you could touch their face and feel their breath on your hand

Yet, perspective drawing can seem to be a mystery to an art beginner.

Even top professional artists are guilty of relying upon perspective rules too much. The best of illustrators can find that the paintings they produce look artificial…

* Objects look distorted

* The resulting image gives no more than a sense of flatness

Your own unique artistic viewpoint gives you the key to understanding and using perspectives.

You see the world differently from the person standing next to you. Here are some of the reasons why…

* Physical differences… You could be shorter or taller

* Each person has different eyesight… You could be long-sighted while the person standing beside you could be short-sighted

* You will see colors differently… You could have perfect color vision while others are color impaired

Your emotional response to the art subject also affects the resulting drawing and painting. If you have a passion for the subject your interest levels will be high. The finished picture will be better.

Knowing that you see the world differently gives you an advantage. You can justify your artistic vision. Whatever an art critic might say about your paintings and drawings… You know your art is your own view of reality…

Your Art is your own perspective on life… “Enjoy your painting and drawing”

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