Here's an article by Marion Boddy-Evans to show you how. Viewfinders are basically a small, portable frames that you can hold up and move around to find a good composition.Īmazon sells plastic ones, but in the spirit of sustainability you can also make your own by cutting out two L-shaped parts from leftover cardboard. You can use a viewfinder to pick a specific part of a view that will work well as a sketch. There's just so much beauty to choose from. And your viewers will be none the wiser.īecause nature is so vast it can be difficult to decide which part of a view to include in your drawing.
You can add a stream to balance your composition, give a hedge a little trim if it's too prominent. You can move branches or entire trees if they're in the way. Unlike other subjects, such as architecture or portraits, in a landscape your audience often cannot tell if you have been faithful to reality or making allowances. Have a look at my post 7 great Exercises to Improve your Landscape Drawing Skills for an exercise that builds up on this.Īs I've mentioned in my article Why Drawing Landscapes is so Popular (and so Good for your Art), one of the best parts of sketching outdoor views is that you can easily edit them.
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See how I used a lot of adjectives there, like 'calm', 'lush' or 'smooth'? Those are excellent to work out how to best draw those parts and hone in on possible points of interest. There are smooth brown hills in the background and a few fluffy white clouds in the sky". Something like "I see a calm, dark blue lake, framed by a group of lush, deciduous trees. Then describe it in one or two sentences, verbally or on a piece of scrap paper. You'll have an easier time choosing a specific view and won't get side-tracked so much.īefore you start drawing you should take a moment and have a good look at the scene. That could be "a forest scene with several trees" or "a close-up of plants near the beach". If you often get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of picturesque views, I find it helps to decide on a rough theme before you leave the house.
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