Support material for life drawing class.
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a. Diagonal line illusion: many poses have diagonal lines especially
along legs, arms and backs. Strategy - hold up a pencil, use plumb lines,
simplify diagonals and add subtler curves after. |
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d. Is the left center circle bigger than the right center circle?
No, they are both the same size. |
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f. In life drawing we tend to rely on lines more heavily than needed. Try and imply line when there is no tonal difference between a divide. | ||
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g. Is the book pointing towards you or away from you? It depends on your point of view.
In your drawing it is often hard to tell how much foreshortening is occurring the best solution
is to move to a different viewpoint and see. |
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| j. We tend to assign objects to an entity that is defined by smooth lines or curves. In life drawing this tends to lead to oversimplification. k. Tonal illusion - tone is relative, objects in different lighting situations that overlap can course confusion. The grey in the middle of this image is a solid single colour. | ||