The building blocks of sketchingA visual language

A visual language

Mental modelsSkillsRules

Rules: Perspective

Rules: Perspective

Rules: Perspective

Rules: Perspective

Rules

1 point perspective

1 point perspective: Cubes in space

1 point perspective: Examples

1 point perspective: Examples

1 point perspective: Examples

1 point perspective: Examples

Rules

2 point perspective

2 point perspective: Another cube

2 point perspective: Examples

2 point perspective: Examples

2 point perspective: Examples

Rules

3 point perspective

3 point perspective: Cubed!

3 point perspective: Examples

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3 point perspective: Examples

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3 point perspective: Examples

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How many points of perspective?

Skills: Marker technique

Rules: Shadows on cubes

Rules: Shadows on cylinders

Rules: Shadows on spheres

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