1 to 1 or 1 to 2 classes
- Personal learning over an initial four-week period, one session following by a week of self-practice.
- Use of ratios to produce a realistic image, width to height.
- Idea of class is to start a drawing with the best chance of success - no different to learning to drive or establishing a good golf swing.
- To me it is 80% of the finished sketch or painting.
Pablo's art principles
- Image viewed and drawing size to have same ratio width to height.
- Decide on composition to suit above ratio – e.g. 1:1.41 to suit A3, A4, A5 etc.
- Find centre point of drawing to aid proportions within composition.
- Draw sketch to aid final drawing.
- Now ready to complete drawing i.e. shading etc. or prepare for painting.
Composition, perspectives and vanishing points
- The scene (left) is not a good example of how to compose a realistic sketch - buildings never 'lean', explained and shown at meeting.
- Without correct perspectives the final drawing will be beaten before it has started – all explained during class.
- The understanding of vanishing points will relieve the artist of uncertainty within a composition - eliminating guesswork. Always sounds intimidating but is very basic once grasped.