How to Draw Geometric Objects
In the Life Drawing Academy Correspondence Course, you will get special tasks on drawing geometric objects. Most man-made products are designed by combining various solids, such as cubes, prisms, cylinders and spheres. Knowing how to depict such geometric objects will help you to draw more complex things that you see around you or design to your specification. At the same time, such skills are needed for drawing organic and natural things, animals, as well as human portraits and figures. That is why constructive drawing of simple bodies is an important part of the Correspondence Course. Below, is a small selection of video tutorials from that course on the topic of drawing simple bodies in perspective.
How to Draw Standing Cylinders in Perspective and Common Mistakes to Avoid
In this video tutorial, you will discover constructive principles of drawing standing cylinders as well as common mistakes you need to be aware about and avoid when drawing cylindrical objects.
How to Draw Reclining Cylinders
In this tutorial, you will discover how to draw reclining cylinders on one- and two-point perspective, including two unique methods developed by Vladimir London for Life Drawing Academy Correspondence Course students
How to Draw Cylinders from Life
When you're drawing from life, the horizon line always will be at your eyes level. There is no guessing needed. Horizontally located circles appear as ovals in perspective. However, when a circle is at the horizon level, it is seen as the straight line. The vanishing point for a standing cylinder will lie on the horizon line...
How to Draw Vases from Imagination
In this video, you will discover how to use constructive drawing principles and rules of perspective to draw standing and reclining cylindrical objects. These topics are included and explained in depth in the Life Drawing Academy Correspondence Course, where students receive unlimited personal tutoring in 100 drawing tasks.
How to Draw Cones
In this video, you will discover how to draw standing and reclining cones in perspective. Drawing geometric objects is a small part of the Life Drawing Academy Correspondence Course curriculum.
How to Draw Modular Prisms
In this video, you will find out what modular prisms are and how to draw them in one- and two-point perspectives.
How to Draw Pyramids
In this video, you will discover how to draw standing and reclining pyramids including a very special method invented by me that ensures correct perspective.
How to Draw a Hexagon
In this video, you will see three methods of drawing a Hexagon. This know-how is required for drawing hexagonal prisms and pyramids from life and imagination.
How to Draw Hexagonal Prisms
In this video, you will find out special methods of drawing hexagonal prisms developed for Life Drawing Academy Correspondence Course students. Drawing geometric bodies from life is a small, but important part of this course. It develops a good understanding of constructive drawing principles and a sense of perspective every proficient artist must have.
How to Draw Hexagonal Pyramids
In this video, you will discover a very special method of drawing standing and reclining hexagonal pyramids developed by Vladimir London for students at the Life Drawing Academy Correspondence Course, who learn constructive drawing as part of their 100-task drawing curriculum.
How to Inscribe a Sphere into a Cube
In this video, you will see a very special method of drawing a cube, developed by Vladimir London for Life Drawing Academy Correspondence Course students. Also, you will discover how to inscribe a sphere into a cube.To learn good drawing techniques, enroll in the Life Drawing Academy course:
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