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Drawing sketches

Explore sketches, drawings, and illustrations that simplify ideas related to Drawing.

What is isometric projection drawing technique explained with an example of the Bauhaus Dessau buildingIsometric projectionWhat is parallax explanation - how parallax works showing different layers moving at different speedsParallaxImpossible staircase illustration (also Penrose staircase, impossible stairs) with some people visiting MC Escher's house and being pointed to the bathroom at the top of the never-ending stairsImpossible staircaseExamples of a ghost grid: a lightly dotted grid, and a grid of ghostly houses so that extension options can clearly be seenGhost gridMa sketch: a kayaker glides through a calm lake with a shoreline reflection on a moody grey dayMaLego faces are awesome: a comparison of the expressions on Lego faces from the Lego Movie 2 with one from the 1980sLEGO facesAnamorphosis illustration: the words "Tilt Me" are written in large bold letters on an angle, making it easy to read when viewed from an intended position. AnamorphosisAtmospheric Perspective illustration: a large vista shows undulating hilltops for as far as the eye can see, but we note that the further away these contours are, the colour and tone that we experience becomes more and more washed out. Atmospheric perspective60-30-10 colour rule illustration: a man is shown wearing a plain suit, button up shirt and tie. 60% of colour on show is from the suit; 30% is from the shirt; 10% is from the tie. 60-30-10 Colour ruleThe basic colour wheel illustration: a doughnut-shaped colour wheel shows the 3 primary colours, with secondary colours sandwiched in-between. Complementary colours are then shown as those that sit opposite each other. The basic colour wheelDraw smooth lines illustration: on a large piece of paper a hand holding a pen draws lines. Short straight lines are drawn through rotation of the wrist. Longer straight lines are drawn through rotation at the elbow. Draw smooth linesWhat is orthographic projection example and explanation showing the different views of a building in orthographic viewOrthographic projectionWhat is the golden ratio explained and the golden spiral and the golden ratio in faces, art, nature, architecture and how to calculate itThe Golden Ratio: Nature's Perfect ProportionsWhat is a 2.5D object showing a 2D, 2.5D and true 3D object2.5DCompose with the rule of thirdsTreat your ideas with respectEasily draw expressionsTry a mindmap travel journalTry a mindmap travel journalDrawings of a mug and bowl showing the difference of allowing for the thickness of the edgeThink through the whole objectDraw what you see, not what you thinkThree-point perspective illustration: showing three vanishing points and the angling of tall downtown buildingsThree-point perspectiveTwo-point perspectiveTwo-point perspectiveOne-point perspective illustration: from Stanley Kubrick's The ShiningOne-point perspectiveMaximise data-inkDraw a basic bikeLife is 3D. Give edges thicknessRules of cute6 simple ways to draw people6 simple sketch peopleSome optical illusionsTips for visual recording: structure and organise information, write big and don't change people's wordsWhen visual recordingAir-write before inkingBe a type geekTrust your pictureCreate a sketchplanationDraw iconic objectsDraw a grey nurse sharkUse white space with care to make your pointDraw a chainMix big and little bumps for simple, effective thought bubblesDraw a unicorn, Ed Emberley styleEither draw stick men or real people. Avoid halfway
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