perspective + object drawing Photoshop

11/10/2012


Today we have learnt about perspective. We have used Photoshop and the Graphics tablet to draw a bench. We were shown how to draw the perspective lines using the pencil tool in the side menu in Photoshop and then use these lines for aligning the top and bottom of the bench as well as the legs. For this exercise, we have used 2 Vanishing Points (VP), in order to deliver a realistic drawing of teh bench with some paving slabs in front of it.

Drawing a bench in perspective.
1st stage. Using a low opacity for the brush (around 60%), I have done a basic sketch of a bench.You can see the perspective lines very clear on the image. VP was somewhere outside my page, but it did give me clear idea of where to place the armrests of the bench ( I simply aligned them to the lines going through to the VP)

2nd stage. Using the perspective lines, I have redrawn the bench with more confidence. I have now increased the opacity of my brush to around 90%, as the outlines were already there and only had to go over them again. I have also reduced the opacity of the first layer to around 25%, so the image in the background is hardly visible now. 

3rd stage: Again, using the perspective lines, I have drawn the paving slabs., by simply aligning them to the 2 different set of lines going to the two Vanishing Points. One was on the top right, somewhere above the Horizon, and the second one, on the left, far outside my drawing space, but on the Horizon line.
This is as far as I got in college.
I'm quite happy with the way it came out, as when I started doing this, I was very unsure as to how it's going to work out, not having drawn perspective before. But after a few attempts, It looks pretty realistic.

For the next exercise, we had to chose an object from the teacher's box and do an initial sketch using the Graphics tablet  in Photoshop, and then digitally paint it, using the same software.

1st stage of the sketch - using a low opacity for the brush, I have done an outline of the 3 mounted terracotta pots.

2nd stage of the sketch - added some shading and detail to the pots. However, I have just noticed that I have also changed the original shape/direction of the bottom righthand side pot. I think I should have left it as the original.

3rd stage - adding colour. Using the bucket tool, I have added an earthy-pink to the background, as I thought that will be a nice colour to make the terracotta pots stand out. Using different shades of brown, I have started to paint, leaving the area where the light was reflecting plain white. 

Last stage. I have added extra shading to the bottom and side of the pots and under the rim. I have added quite a bit different tones for the bit in between the three pots, as that was completely in darkness, so I have tried to reproduce that.  This is all I have done in college. I do intend

however, to work on it a lot more, as I am not happy with it.