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This lesson gives you the skills to control depth and space. I'll show you how to think like a photographer to make your drawings more believable. You'll learn how different camera lenses, like wide-angle and telephoto, can be used to either expand space for dramatic depth or compress it for a flattened effect.
We'll cover the crucial difference between zooming and moving closer to a subject, a concept that will change how you compose your scenes.
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Use a pair of the provided photos: one taken from far away with a long lens, and one taken up close with a wide lens.
- Choose one of the photos and draw it.
- Now, without looking at the second photo, try to draw the other view from your imagination.
- When you're done, compare your drawing to the second photo to see how you did.
As you work, pay close attention to how the foreground and background change. Notice how vanishing points also shift. They move farther apart in the distant view and get closer together in the close-up view. This exercise will train your brain to see and create believable space in your drawings.
Deadline - submit by Nov 02, 2025 for a chance to be in the critique video!