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The three types of light Sunlight Ordinary daylight Artificial light Sun light and shadows The sun creates a very different light and shadow depending if the sky is clear or overcast but also on the time of day and the position in the sky. The colours and shadows at sunrise and sunset are very different [...]

The nine typical viewpoints There are nine typical views which will help you many a time. Try to fix these views in your mind by practising as much as you can, first by referring to the model and then gradually on your own. The 9 typical views of frontal perspective. There are 9 boxes in [...]

How to use perspective. Although we live a world with three dimensions, you only have two dimensions when drawing a picture on paper. The third dimension, the one that will give depth to the painting, sketch, draft or whatever is created by using the rules of perspective. Even if you are only sketching still-life objects [...]

Water, Running water, Reflections, River water movements, Ripples and waves, The seaside, Underwater, Rocks Water Water always gives an aesthetic touch to a landscape drawing or painting. But, just like the clouds in the sky, water can assume so many different forms and we really need to start by putting our thoughts in order. Remember, [...]