Project 4
Exercise 1
For this exercise, we were asked to draw an interior in perspective, then apply red lines to see how accurate my perspective eye was. I felt that I did better than I anticipated, however, there’s much work to do.
I’ve been interested to get stuck into perspective pieces, as this is something I’ve enjoyed but struggled with in the past. I find exercises such as this frustrating, but surprisingly satisfying.
Knowing that I was unable to use a ruler or a rubber, I think I subconsciously took extra care with this piece.
I began the piece by drawing the doorway closest to me, which, in hindsight, I think was a very good choice to base the rest of the drawing on. I wasn’t sure where to start with it, but I’m really pleased with my decision to start in the centre and work around that.
I had hoped that there would be a main vanishing point, however, I wasn’t expecting any miracles. Considering this was my first attempt, I’m really pleased with the outcome. As you can see under the mess of red lines there is actually a vanishing point where two lines join in the centre, but other than that, it’s all a bit messy.
Something that I find tricky with exercises like this is the fact that your point of perspective can really throw lines off. Working without perspective lines or ruler is great practice, but it’s extremely difficult to achieve an accurate representation of what I can see in front of me. I worked on this a lot in high school, but haven’t returned to it in some years. It’s amazing how it all comes flooding back to you, but still, I’m feeling really keen to get practicing on this area, as it was always one of my favourite aspects of drawing.
Jesy Gilkes 