Proko - Assignment - How to Draw With Depth and Proximity

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Assignment - How to Draw With Depth and Proximity

by Marshall Vandruff in The Perspective Course

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Fun and super helpful assignment! For the first 6 image pairs I looked at and recreated the far version, then I imagined the close version. For the last 6 image pairs I did the opposite. Two things that were really insightful: 1. The way the backgrounds on the images changes (super diminished in the close views). 2. The way the the horizontal planes of the object become much more narrow on the far views (like the pancakes getting closer to the horizon).

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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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ASSIGNMENTS

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!

Angelica

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Here is my assignment. I think I get the idea but it was harder than i thought. It felt like I had started to get it. Think about the depth and move the vp further or closer to each other, right? Apart from the fact that figuring out how much the depth changes is tricky and I don’t tend to push it enough. Sometimes I was surprised at how much it can change. I also realized after some figuring out that if you are looking at something at an angle and move closer, the horizon line also changes. I feel lost trying to imagine that change.