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WEEKLY UPDATE: What do you find challenging about sketching buildings in 2 POINT PERSPECTIVE? (Patreon)

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TUTORIAL FOR THIS WEEK:  Urban Sketching - Simple Cottage

This week we are sketching a simple cottage in two point perspective. It contains a lot of interesting detail within some very basic shapes.

But to help me plan this tutorial, I'd love to know what you find challenging when sketching buildings like this in two point perspective. Is it the angle of the roof line, the direction of details like the door frame or is it simply how to plan the overall shape of the building?

Please let me know in the comment section below! 👇

WHAT'S COMING UP:

Week Starting 2nd September: Portraits - Looking UP & DOWN

Week Starting 9th September: How to sketch CARS - In an urban scene

Week Starting 16th September: People Sketching - Sitting Pose

EXPLORE MY TUTORIAL INDEX:

Remember to check out the tutorial index to easily navigate my tutorials here: https://www.sketchingscottie.com/patreon-index

SHARE YOUR WORK:

I'd love to see your sketches in my Patreon community chat! It's a great place to be motivated and ask questions! ('Community' menu > 'Gallery: Share Your Sketches')

Looking forward to hearing from you below!

Scottie

What do you find challenging about sketching buildings in 2 POINT PERSPECTIVE?

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Bernie

Not so much the roof line but for bigger buildings, ensuring the doors and windows are aligned plus finding the balance between staying ‘loose’ while capturing the most interesting of the details. Looking forward to this one.

Kerry Stafford

Yes I agree with Bernie. Aligning the doors and windows is sometimes tricky. Does the horizon point change? I guess the horizon line can vary from person to person depending on how you see the picture. Sorry if I’m confusing everyone 🤪

Jennifer

Keeping lines loose while maintaining accuracy.

Sheryl Galinski

I find it hard when one or both points are far off the paper.

Mary L Doty

I agree totally with Bernie! The more openings the more likely one or more can be wrong. It is a challenge to be loose but stay accurate. I don’t mean accurate like a photo but definitely recognizable. I think I mistake loose for fast.

Brigitte Lew

Dear Skottie, for me it is helpful to study the door, the stairs and always the shadows….have a nice week !

Claire Idrac

I agree with Bernie to. After drawing the big shapes I find it difficult to get the details to follow the perspective.

Lorna Graham

I too agree with Bernie, not my favourite subject but I so want to master it. I like the building, look forward to this challenge Scottie.

Sarah

First I have to be certain of where the horizon line is in order to work out my vanishing point. That said, I think that line is somewhere along the top of the wood pile. Is that correct? Many times I don't seem to get that correct which is frustrating. Once I have that down the vanishing points aren't so problematic I don't think.

Gwen Marriott

Hi, Also quick ways of sketching the details of the photo; roof tiles and wood pile for example. Thanks Scottie.

JusPete

Consistency of shadows

Katherine

I find it hard when the vanishing points are far off the page.

Mayela Fonseca

I find that my challenge is with the roof, the triangle part, make sure it is in perspective. I normally do the square on top of the triangle and draw a crisscross to determine it's center, but it doesn't work all the time. It is very hard when I am doing arches in perspective.

Karen King

Getting the angles right and consistent.

Susan Walton

how to plan the overall shape of the building?

Saskia

I am really looking forward to sketch this cottage tutorial! The most challenging about sketching buildings in 2 or more perspective for me is the right sizes for the complete building structure. It would be very helpful for me if you can tell how to start with a good base structure so everything will be in the right angles in the end. So how to begin and how to check during the composition so the end is how you want it to be. Maybe it's better to use a ruler for this kind of artwork for me? It would be great to get some advice from the master ;-)

Julia Gruber

Planning the overall shapes, getting the angles right and deciding which details to include

Melzer Miroslav

For me it is always difficult to capture the roof overhang and steps.

Karen

Not just the perspective, because I know you’ll cover that,but on a building like this I too easily get hung up on all the details. What to leave out? What to include and still make it fresh.

John

For me I think all the tiles on the roof, will they all be drawn and in perspective, or will there just be a sample, like when doing bricks? Thanks.

Colins sketching posts

Finding the perspective ( i.e. the right size in relation to other objects

Lilith Uhler

For me, it’s making it look more like art and less like an architectural rendering. I suppose that would come down to knowing what things I should be a little looser on without losing the perspective.

Wesley Nelson

I have a hard time sketching the “unique” parts of the outline in from the start. I start with the big shapes, but then for example adding a small roof overhang or and awning to the sketch feels messy

Debbie Dodge

I enjoy playing with the perspective and think I’m doing great, then I am lost and mess it all up. That seems to be my process. lol