Top Foreshortening Technique Correct Scale Every Time! 

What an immensely satisfying comment to read Michael. I’m so pleased for your drawing and that my videos have been so helpful. Thanks for telling me (and if you have friends who draw, please tell them as well). 😀

Hmmm. That may not be the wall's fault! :)

Thank you so much 😀all the best with your drawing. 😀

Thanks Adam. A great comment for a teacher to hear v😀

Great to hear Jonathan. It is very helpful. Mostly I estimate foreshortening, but at times when it’s a bit tricky, this is really handy to know. All the best with your drawing. 😀

Thanks. Kind of you to say so.

Lucky you Zach. Our weather is getting colder. Have fun with all that sketching. 😀

Thanks David. It’s an important part of perspective often overlooked. All the best with it in your drawing. 😀

Thanks Zepto. Just what every teacher loves to hear. All the best with your drawing. 😀

I’m not familiar with Loomis myself, but thanks for the reference. Thanks. Glad the video was helpful. 😀

No problem Graeme. And foreshortening applies to anything, not just buildings.

That’s great to hear. Thanks for letting me know. 😀

My pleasure. Glad to have helped. 😀

Not at all Lisa. Friends who are mathematicians tell me pure maths becomes more like art than maths the further into it you go. 😀

Thanks Delphine 😀

Always encouraging to hear this e b. Thanks. Please tell your friends. 😀

Glad to hear Julia. 😀

My pleasure Safira. Soooo pleased to hear it. 😀

That’s greT to hear Jerome. Thanks 😀

Thank you 😀

There is, but it’s more than a comment can manage. Perhaps I can make it a video. Stay tuned Richard. 😀

Appreciate that Heather. Thanks. 😀

My pleasure Naufal 😀

And it’s so simple Nigel. Mostly I just estimate foreshortening but when I need it to be more exact, this is great. 😀

@@stephentraversart yes, so simple. I studied industrial design and learnt advanced perspective construction techniques that allowed you to project details from a plan view on to a picture plane and then to the viewing station to work out spacing but it was tricky and I’ve forgotten it. I also know the technique of making one square in perspective and then copying it using a similar technique with diagonal lines. But this is so much easier. I usually estimate too though. Love your videos!

Great to know Coco. Keep drawing!😀

It’s ready for your next project. All the best with it. 😀

No problem 😀

I’m very pleased about that. My pleasure 😀

Glad you think so!😀

You're most welcome😀

Thank you. 😀

That’s great Laura. Thanks 😀

You're most welcome😀

I hope the video was helpful. 😀

I’m really glad it worked for you Misaki. All the best using it in your drawings 😀

My pleasure. Always examine your drawings at the end. If something doesn’t seem quite right, work out why. It gives a very valuable focus on the next drawing. All the best. 😀

@@stephentraversart Thank you,will remember that.

Oh dear. I hope it doesn’t fall down!🤣 Actually, I considered studying architecture when I was at school, so it’s nice To hear you say this. All the best with your plans. 😀

That’s very kind of you to say. Thanks. 😊

Once we know the principle, we can just estimate it. The half way point is always more than half way in the direction away from us the wall slopes, because the closer section will be ‘wider’ looking. The more sharply the wall slopes away from us, the further along the half way point will be. Does this help 😀

That’s crazy good!🤣

That’s great to hear 😀

Haha! I had to look this up to see if it was good or bad!😆 Thanks dude. 👍

Great to hear Jerry. Thanks 😀

Thanks 😀

On a round wall the shape of the wi does would change according to the angle we see them on. The more straight on we see them the closer to their real proportions they will look. 😀

Yes. 😀

Eye level should always be horizontal. Did I draw one a bit crooked? Sometimes if the camera is not square on to the paper the lines can look as though they slant, but it can also be a line that simply wandered a bit. 😀

@@stephentraversart ahhhh gotcha gotcha 👌! I've been going through your videos for the past month or so, and I had seen where you differentiated eye level from horizontal lines and when I saw this I was thinking "did I muss something .o.??" Lol. So when practicing these foreshortening methods, keep the eye level horizontal. Awesome! Also, thank you so much for all the videos! I've been looking through so man channels and yours is by far one of my favorites! You cover so many unspoken areas!

I have a few videos on drawing figures for streetscapes, but I don’t see figures as a strength area. 🫣

Not sure what you mean I’m afraid. 🫣

Me too, but it certainly wasn’t in one of my videos!😉

😀😀😀

Great to hear. Thanks Judi 😀

Glad you think so!