The Artist’s Guide to Perspective: Part 1

The Artists Guide to Perspective with Patrick Connors

MATERIALS:

Measuring Tools

• An upright slender object that you can position to allow your eye to be the same distance each time
• Clear acrylic plates (or thread and matboard)
• Composing L’s (mat board corners)
• Compass
• Cone of vision tool
• Gridded surface
• Measure stick
• Measuring tape
• Plumb line
• Protractor
• Sharpie markers (blue, red and black) Straightedge
• Stylus
• Triangle rulers
• T-Square

Other

• Correction fluid
• Drawing paper
• Eraser
• Mechanical pencils
• Push pins

Reviews

  Rufus  3/3/2018

very good. I love it.

  Anita  11/12/2017

Have watched this twice and am now going to try for myself excellent tuition

  Donna  11/6/2017

technical. sometimes difficult as he blocks out what he is doing..camera angle. had to back track several times to grasp. but worth the effort once the light bulb comes on.

  Vickey  10/8/2017

  Lawrence  9/23/2017

Very technical

  Seth  8/7/2017

  June Fisher  6/27/2017

  Connie  5/22/2017

  Sherrie  5/15/2017

Didn't explain in lay terms the theory. If he had spent as much time in the why, not the how, it would have been better.

  Laura  4/23/2017

  Theresa  2/23/2017

  Minaz  1/26/2017

Fantastic detail of explanation and drawing to creeping us up on a subject that makes peoples eyes glass over! He does a slow but steady pace that allows some time for the new information to sink in. My only issue is the camera angle at times is not showing what he is drawing from one angle of his desk...otherwise all is great and looking forward to the second part!

  Minaz  1/24/2017

  Sherrie  10/16/2016

I got a little confused at the end with the cone of vision. I wasn't sure that it was explained clearly or that it was just me(?) I would have appreciated examples, like slides of actual buildings or landscapes, and how these constructs of perspective fit into an actual practical application.

  Davina  1/12/2015

I thought this is the best I have every seen. I have studied drawing and I never had Perspective drawing taught this way. I went through the videos several times so that could set up my own grid.The techniques he taught I have read about in my collage drawing course text books. Now I have gone back read more. I think he has done spectacular job.

  Corinne  1/2/2015

Artist is knowledgeable about perspective. However, the presentation in the video is very technical and following along requires full set of drafting equipment. Camera angles awkward - artist often obscures what he is doing. Not for the novice.

  Michelle  10/3/2014

sorry this was way too much like math class. just too confusing and boring

  Susan  8/20/2014

If you want to learn perspective, watch this video!

  Yvonne  12/13/2013

a must for anyone just starting to paint/draw