So what is this?

Of course.....a chicken.   Yet only drawn with 'Shapes'.   Just goes to show how a few simple lines can portray the subject.

Drawing Large buildings

Say for example you want to sketch a large building.  Lets face it, when we are sketching on our travels, we often look up at large buildings, so this is how I go about drawing them.

I think in terms of Shape     as with this photograph - (I have mentioned Shapes before here).

AND THAT'S THE KEY TO LOOKING UP

AND SKETCHING SOME BUILDINGS -

 THE PERSPECTIVE ELEMENT

LARGER AT THE BOTTOM

TAPERING SMALLER TOWARDS THE 

TOP

a TRIANGLE

Makes sketching much easier when you keep this principle in mind

Shapes

Worried about how to draw an object or scene.  Go back to basics.  Look for the SHAPE.  Some objects have more than one Shape, so if you can see them, then draw them. Overlapping, or whatever....give it a try.

If you look at the  picture you will start to see these shapes in various other places.


















Once you start to Look For Shapes, you will see them more readily.  Of course, some are obvious:

Although this next photo is a complicated scene, it can be broken down into simple Shapes.

 I bet you look at this picture and start finding those shapes!

If anyone would like to use this photo for a painting then please feel free to use it.