I’ll be straight with you and let you in on a little secret. I struggled a lot with this piece. It took me quite a lot of figuring out to understand how the perspective would work with the multiple layers of the crab’s shell. Sometimes I feel like my drawings are more of a puzzle than anything else.
Shelltown by Kailey Lauren Kay
When I tried to place my horizon line, the points of origin just seemed too close and the whole city looked a little too warped. So my hot tip of the day is…
When you’re working with perspective, the points of origin of your perspective lines don’t always have to be on the page. To run your horizon line off the page, use masking or painter’s tape and tape the line onto your desk. Don’t forget to tape down your drawing where you want it, to keep everything in line!
This piece was created using Prismacolor Brush Marker on 9” x 12” Bristol Smooth Paper.
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