Three-point Perspective

Before going into the post. One note I have to tell my future self is to bring warmer clothes when going out to draw and do not trust the weather reporter.

During the Three-point Perspective task, we have to go outside to the campus and do a life study of the buildings around that area. I chose Vijay Patel building as the subject for my study.

The task was quite challenging but my hands that kept freezing during the drawing process made it ten times harder.   

First Thumbnail Sketch
Tool used: 2B pencil and putty eraser

I start off by making an outline sketch of each building in the area and see which silhouette interests me the most. It was a very fast one as my hands are starting to felt a bit cold.

Second Thumbnail Sketch

Tool used: 2B pencil and putty eraser on A3

After the small silhouette, I start on the thumbnail which take half of the A3 paper. The thumbnail is use to get the composition I wanted. I also did small perspective practice, so my brain can get use to them before working on real piece.

pre-final

Tool used: 2B pencil and putty eraser on A3

The first sketch was a bit hard to do. I have to sit and place the A3 sketch book on my lap and turn my head from the scene to the drawing pad a lot which causes the view to change every time. I did take a picture of the view I used but the lens doesn’t capture as much value, so I continue to use what is in front of me. The lines are a bit tilted and I still haven't gotten used to the three point perspective. Or any kind of perspective. I really want to improve on that and by practice more on both perspective and life drawing.

Update version:

Tool used: 2B and 6B pencil and putty eraser on A3

For the final piece, I finished it off by shading it and added small details like the trees and the poles. I also adjusted the building's perspective to make it less bent as a result of the feedback I got. I'm not proud of this work, but it did make me realize how much more practice I need to improve. The only positive thing is that I believe I created a good composition for this piece.