"Using View-finders
and mapping the drawing spaces"
Drawing Lesson 2
Mapping space with viewfinder or camera image involves noting
all of the picture content from edge to edge.
If we can imagine a map that has many states or regions displayed
and each state has a border or boundary with another state this
is the basic comcept of picture area mapping. ( As you draw
you do not need to place any numbers within your sketch unless
you are color-coding the areas.)
The eye does not see as much as a camera does, especially without
practice! This lesson will train our eyes to note the areas
of space which are occupied by principle forms, objects, and
masses that are visible through our viewing window.
Assignment:
Find a photo or use a hand cut viewfinder to make an image selection
from a certain location,
Viewfinder
A piece of stiff paper with a rectangular window cut out of
the center. The window should be about 1.5 by 3 inches.
The drawing warmups Lesson.
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