• The simplest shape is a dot. Two dots connect with a line, like we did in the first video. Now, add another dot and connect it to the original dots with two new lines. This will give us a triangle.

    This is simple geometry and a triangle is our most basic starter-shape.

    Now, draw another triangle alongside the first and then join up the corners.

    It makes a prism shape – If you can’t see it, then you haven’t developed your visual skills quite enough yet, but that’s what we are working on!

    Erase the “back”- hidden – lines and the prism becomes more obvious. Add a bit of shading and it becomes a 3D representation of a prism, which I hope you can see quite clearly now.

    Task: Keep drawing this simple prism method until you are really clear how it works.

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    The aim of this course is to show you how complex drawings are really built out of very simple shapes.

  • A 3D, or three dimensional object, exists in three dimensions. How can we represent the object in only two dimensions. Two dimensions consist of height, or length, and width. With a little bit of trickery we can fool the eye into thinking there is a there is another dimension, depth.

    Depth can’t exist in two dimensions, but with use of light and shade and perspective, it is possible to make a hyper-realistic image that can be so convincing that you would want to reach out and touch it!

    This video will give you an introduction the the concept of drawing three dimensional representations on a two dimensional surface.

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  • Did you watch part one? Have you got a piece of paper and a pencil? Then watch this video. Watched it? Was that easy – or was that easy? Truly, if you can write, then you can draw. Take your time and work slowly though this course. It is not a race, even though you may be hungry to gain all the knowledge on offer here. Try and do a little bit every day, just to keep your hand and brain talking to each other. This is how skills are learned. Try to finish every thing you start – this will help you build confidence. Don’t worry if you don’t become Michaelangelo overnight! Michaelangelo had to go through the same process of learning and understanding. Learn one thing at a time and practice it until you are sure you understand. Look at your work, decide what might be wrong. Work out why it’s wrong and how you can get it right next time – maybe even practice redrawing the line a few times, the same way a sportsman practices a shot they missed with their bat or racket. Then, look for something really good in your drawing, however small, and congratulate yourself. Finish in a positive mood and then move on to the next lesson. 

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