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Picture Plane is Really the Surface
What is Picture Plane?
“Picture plane” Is what artists call the surface of the paper or canvas. That means the two-dimensional space. Part physical, part mental, where the drawing exists.
This exercise is all about turning three-dimensional reality into a two-dimensional drawing.
- Sit facing a window, (not too close, with your board, paper, and pencil or graphite stick. It doesn’t matter what the scene is.
- Choose a view through one of the windowpanes, using the rectangle of the window or individual pane as your frame.
- First, draw (approximately) the rectangle made by the windowpane.
- Using only lines (no shading), draw exactly what you see within that rectangle.
- Notice where the shapes you are drawing meet the edge of the window frame.
- Try closing one eye to help flatten the space.You can also use drafting tape to define new rectangles on your window.
This exercise may seem simple, but it will take you one step further in learning how to draw.
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