Chris Osborne Art 
One Point Perspective
This workshop lasts 2 hours and focuses on the basics of one-point perspective as applied to rural and suburban landscapes. It is designed for those who struggle with placing buildings and objects within a street or landscape, making it a suitable course for beginners.
You will be given a few examples of one point perspective in photos and where practical outside or in the classroom.
You will cover buildings and people in a streetscape, parallel train lines and track in a rural setting and fence posts and 3D objects in space.
Skills you have learned
After you have learned how to identify horizon lines, vanishing point and perspective lines on photos and objects in the classroom. You will be given a few exercise to sketch them on paper.
This is not a technical drawing class with rulers. It will still be loose sketching with the aid of string and edge of paper as a guide.
The course will be follow by example, Osborne will explain each technique while sketching in pencil & ink.
Materials Supplied
This is a list of materials that each student will be supplied with to use on the day. (Please only take home your sketchbook.)
Materials to take home
- A4 Paper (exercises)
- A4 Handouts or PDF downloads
Materials to use then leave for next students at workshop
- Uni Pin Waterproof Pen 0.03, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5 (Sizes may vary)
- Sketching Pencils
Optional Materials
This is a list of optional materials students may wish to bring along to class.
- iPad + Charger to display reference images on to paint from in class (Note A4 printout supplied if you don’t own an iPad or tablet)
Upcoming Workshops
Please check the upcoming workshop page for more details on times, location and cost.
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