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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Perspective without vanishing points
Everything here is based on the station point; this is where you the viewer are in relation to everything else. It is often called the "principle vanishing point", but I would like to stay away from any terminology here that … Continue reading
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Three dimensional perspective
Artists do not study perspective as much these days as in the past. Possibly only those who put together a montage of disparate elements to make up a scene would need to work out the perspective of each part, but … Continue reading
To My Dear Love
I Wrote this poem a few years ago for my wife for our twentieth anniversary. Many people today think of marriage as just a legal agreement, or a piece of paper, and it seems that if , or I … Continue reading
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How to draw in scale
I worked on a drawing on a regular 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper. I’ve drawn a person there and her eye line is 9 inches from the bottom of the paper.I figure that in the picture she … Continue reading
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How I start a drawing
When I was in college a professor told me that he didn’t see things as black and white, but as different shades of gray according to your circumstances. As for me, I’m a black and white kind of a … Continue reading
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Mickey Mouse Evolution
Recently on the internet I read a story about Florida biology educator David Campbell and his attempt to teach evolution to kids who he thought were really prejudiced against the topic because of their religious beliefs. ( A Teacher … Continue reading
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