sighting Linear Space
Step 1: Vertical Angles
Take hold of your pencil. Hold it straight up and down - that is, vertically - with the eraser up.
Look at the chair or any object in the room. Preferably one with lots of straight edges. (chair, fax machine, a coke machine, a table, a bookshelf, the television, make sure its off).
Step 2
Now, with pencil vertical in hand, extend that arm in front of you. (Elbow straight.) Close one eye. (If you're holding out your right arm,close your left eye; if you're holding out your left arm, close your righteye.
Step 3
Aim down your extended arm without tilting your head to either side. Pick an edge or corner of the object: any edge or corner. Compare it to your vertical pencil. It will form an angle or it will be parallel to the pencil. Close your eyes and imagine that angle. Imagine how you'd draw it on the paper. Open your eyes. Think about the angles on a clock.
Compare the angle between your vertically held pencil, the
vertical axis of the corner (dotted line) and the long wood
strut of the beach chair
Step 4
Now draw a line on the paper that matches the angle between the vertical pencil and the edge of the object. Use the edge of the paper as the counterpart to the vertical reference of the pencil. If the edge you've chosen is vertical, then draw a line that's vertical, i.e. parallel to one of the sides of the paper.
Drawing the angle you've "sighted" in step 3 on your paper.
Step 5: Horizontal Angles
Hold your pencil horizontally. You want it parallel to the floor. (Sometimes if you hold an end of the pencil in each hand - eraser end in one hand, pointy end in the other - it's easier to hold a steady "horizontal". Remember to hold your arms straight out in front of you with elbows fully extended.)
Compare the angle of the dotted lines on the table to the dotted line
of the horizontal pencil. (This flat table might be easier to sight
compared to the more complicated beach chair above.)
step 6
Choose another edge on your object. Compare it to the horizontal of the pencil. Depending on the angle you're viewing the object from, the edge you've chosen might be parallel to your pencil or it might diverge at an angle. Observe that relation: parallel or angled. Close your eyes and picture how that angle can be drawn on the paper. Open your eyes.
"Sight" the angle between your object or the beach chair and horizontal (the horizon line of the wall or the horizontal
pencil) in this illustration
Step 7
Now, with that angle, that relation in mind, draw it on the paper. This time use the top and bottom of the paper to serve as the horizontalgauges.
(Note: it's good to get in the practice of keeping your arm fully extended.Why? Because with your arm straight out, your hand is always the same distance away from your eye and so it appears on your retina as the same size. It becomes a standard of comparison that won't change.)
Take hold of your pencil. Hold it straight up and down - that is, vertically - with the eraser up.
Look at the chair or any object in the room. Preferably one with lots of straight edges. (chair, fax machine, a coke machine, a table, a bookshelf, the television, make sure its off).
Step 2
Now, with pencil vertical in hand, extend that arm in front of you. (Elbow straight.) Close one eye. (If you're holding out your right arm,close your left eye; if you're holding out your left arm, close your righteye.
Step 3
Aim down your extended arm without tilting your head to either side. Pick an edge or corner of the object: any edge or corner. Compare it to your vertical pencil. It will form an angle or it will be parallel to the pencil. Close your eyes and imagine that angle. Imagine how you'd draw it on the paper. Open your eyes. Think about the angles on a clock.
Compare the angle between your vertically held pencil, the
vertical axis of the corner (dotted line) and the long wood
strut of the beach chair
Step 4
Now draw a line on the paper that matches the angle between the vertical pencil and the edge of the object. Use the edge of the paper as the counterpart to the vertical reference of the pencil. If the edge you've chosen is vertical, then draw a line that's vertical, i.e. parallel to one of the sides of the paper.
Drawing the angle you've "sighted" in step 3 on your paper.
Step 5: Horizontal Angles
Hold your pencil horizontally. You want it parallel to the floor. (Sometimes if you hold an end of the pencil in each hand - eraser end in one hand, pointy end in the other - it's easier to hold a steady "horizontal". Remember to hold your arms straight out in front of you with elbows fully extended.)
Compare the angle of the dotted lines on the table to the dotted line
of the horizontal pencil. (This flat table might be easier to sight
compared to the more complicated beach chair above.)
step 6
Choose another edge on your object. Compare it to the horizontal of the pencil. Depending on the angle you're viewing the object from, the edge you've chosen might be parallel to your pencil or it might diverge at an angle. Observe that relation: parallel or angled. Close your eyes and picture how that angle can be drawn on the paper. Open your eyes.
"Sight" the angle between your object or the beach chair and horizontal (the horizon line of the wall or the horizontal
pencil) in this illustration
Step 7
Now, with that angle, that relation in mind, draw it on the paper. This time use the top and bottom of the paper to serve as the horizontalgauges.
(Note: it's good to get in the practice of keeping your arm fully extended.Why? Because with your arm straight out, your hand is always the same distance away from your eye and so it appears on your retina as the same size. It becomes a standard of comparison that won't change.)
If you do not want to guess, you could imagine the numbers on the clock and approximate it's angles. Image that your pencil eraser is in the middle of the clock then document the time.
or
You can use a protractor to transfer your angles precisely. Line the dot or hole of the protractor up with the vertical or horizontal line you using as a reference. Take note of the measurement of the angle. Place the protractor on your paper. Draw your vertical or horizontal line then line up the hole/dot of your protractor and mark the exact angle.
or
You can use a protractor to transfer your angles precisely. Line the dot or hole of the protractor up with the vertical or horizontal line you using as a reference. Take note of the measurement of the angle. Place the protractor on your paper. Draw your vertical or horizontal line then line up the hole/dot of your protractor and mark the exact angle.
Lego Drawing
1. Create a structure out of legos or mega blocks
2. Carefully draw your structure on your paper using angle sighting
3. Pay attention to angles and proportions
4. Finish in color pencils.
2. Carefully draw your structure on your paper using angle sighting
3. Pay attention to angles and proportions
4. Finish in color pencils.