Perspective Drawing Workshop with Tim Saternow
For beginner and intermediate levels
In this one-day workshop you'll learn all the basics of linear perspective, how to
understand it, use it, and create it by using hands-on exercises and techniques.
Linear perspective is a mathematical system for creating the illusion of space
and distance on a flat surface. It’s the basic tool for creating depth and threedimensionality to your drawings and paintings. Value, light and shadow will also
be discussed.
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2015
Hours: 11 AM - 5PM
Fee: $125
Location: Steamer Firehouse Gallery, 117 Main Street, Ossining, NY
We will produce at least one correct perspective drawing, with light and
shadow, from your own research.
Topics include: picture plane, different illusions of depth, aerial or
atmospheric perspective, horizon line, vanishing point(s), orthogonal, onepoint, two-point and multi point perspective.
Please bring research and any drawing you might be working on that needs
correct perspective. We can work on the correct perspective on drawing
paper and then transfer it to watercolor paper. (We will not be painting in this
workshop.)
Optional book: "Perspective Drawing” by Ernest Norling Published By Walter
Foster
http://www.amazon.com/Perspective-Drawing-Ernest-Norling/dp/B000SKM5U0
http://www.amazon.com/Perspective-Drawing-Ernest-Norling/dp/B000K4Z5TC
Please BRING: 1. Pencils and erasers: Pencils:
Any quality drawing pencil range - 3H to 6B
Ebony Sketching Pencil or Ebony Graphite Pencil
soft #14420 and extra soft #6325
‘CRETACOLOR SKETCHING SET’ (or similar) :
(a basic set of six artists' pencils: graphite, Negro (a greasy charcoal),
white chalk, sanguine oil, sepia light and dark, plus sanguine chalk,
sketching charcoal, a paper stomp and kneaded eraser.)
or
‘CRETACOLOR PASTICCIO DRAWING-44 Piece Set’ (about $30.) this is lot’s
of stuff
White pencils:
‘STABILO ALL’ White opaque drawing pencil
‘CRETACOLOR WeissKreide’ white drawing pencil
‘CONTE’ pastel pencil - white
white plastic eraser, kneaded erasure, or any you like to use.
paper stomp
drafting tape
Tim will supply hand-outs, photos of NYC streets, straight-edges, electric
pencil sharpeners, tracing paper, large drawing paper (24x36), etc. 2. Examples of your own work. That is, bring finished or in-progress paintings or
drawings that might need perspective correction. Practicing on YOUR OWN
existing work will make perspective much more real for you. Bigger is better,
but any size will do.
3. Your own reference photos of city streets and/or other buildings that you
would like to develop into a larger painting. 4. If you wish to begin to transfer or draw for your next painting, bring a sheet
of watercolor paper.