1. Using perspective to add depth
Marsha R Devine
2009

2.  Is a term used to describe  Is used when drawing the figure
perspective. (or animals) when we rely more
on observation & sighting, rather
than constructed perspective.
 While foreshortening is an
important element in linear
 When you foreshorten an object, perspective, foreshortening
you make one part appear closer occurs in other types of two-
to you than the other. dimensional representations of
three-dimensional scenes, such
as ‘oblique parallel projection’
drawings used in CAD.

3. Examples of various problems in
perspective taken from actual drawings
which have appeared in Marvel Comics.
Compare the thighs of the villain above. We know they are actually the same size, yet
in this foreshortened view the right thigh appears much shorter than the left. This is
because the angle points the leg almost directly at the viewer.
Note how the geometric version of the figure at right shows the perspective .

4.  Sit still and straight! Maintain your position,
as a gradual slouch of only an inch alter your
view and change the drawing.
 Keep your head parallel to the drawing
surface by using an easel, or standing over
the drawing surface to avoid ‘skewing’ your
drawing.
 Draw what you see, not what you think it
should look like. It may look strange at first,
but will look correct when the drawing is
completed.
 Observe part of the figure is hidden,
disappearing behind closer elements (the
horse's head, or the person's hand). Allow
your lines to reflect this.
The Lamentation over the Dead Christ
 Note that elements closer to you will seem c. 1490 Andrea Mantegna
proportionately larger than further away.
 Use line weight - something drawn boldly
and using contrast will 'jump' from the page.

5. by Sam Haskins

7. Use sighting techniques to
compare proportions and
angles of your object or
figure.
A ruler or pencil held at
arm’s length can be used
as a guide for the
comparisons.

8. Breaking the figure down into
geometric forms can help when
applying perspective to the form.
Consider how the subject of your drawing
would look in geometric form and then
use perspective to create the
foreshortening – as with the cylinder
above.

9. Drawing Made Easy
http://learn-how-to-draw-now.com/Foreshortening-Part-1.html
Perspective Applied to the Figure
http://drawinglab.evansville.edu/foreshortening.html
Web Gallery of Art
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/mantegna/2/dead_chr.html
Fantasy Art School
http://www.stormthecastle.com/fantasyartschool/artlessons/lesson4.htm
Figure Drawing
http://figure-drawings.blogspot.com/2008/12/foreshortening.html
Sighting
http://scitech.stisd.net/chet.mink/sighting.htm