Fantasy Art School

Depth and Distance in Your Drawings

One of the imporant things to consider when you are doing drawings is depth. Everything you draw has depth to it. Whether it be a large scene or a small object. You have to refine your eye and your skills so you convey this depth on the paper in your drawing. One of the ways you do this is with the detail of the drawing and another way to do this is with the darkness of your drawing.

This is what you generally do: The closer to the viewer the objects are the more detail you add, the darker the lines and the brighter the colors. As the objects are further away in (toward the horizon) the less detail, the lighter the lines and the duller the colors. Keep this in mind when you are drawing. It is how you trick the viewer into accepting the distance in the picture.

*Exercise: Draw several landscapes and use these rules of thumb. Use a whole sheet of paper for each landscape. If you are using colors make sure you dullen the colors as you progress to the background.

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Fantasy Art Lessons

1. lesson 1 - Holding the pencil and getting a feel for it and warming up with lines
2. lesson1c how to draw a straight line
3. lesson 2 - Drawing some simple geometric shapes
4. lesson 3 - Understanding and using Perspective
5. lesson 4- foreshortening in perspective
6. lesson 5- Drawing depth and distance
7. lesson 6-Using lines of varying thickness
8. lesson 7- drawing form and shape with a medieval mace
9. lesson 8- Drawing metal - We draw a medieval helmet
10. lesson 9- drawing our first human form
11. lesson 10- Distorting the human form to create fantasy creatures
12. lesson 11 - doodling and creativity break
13. lesson 12 - a Morning star mace - drawing textures
14. lesson 13 - how to draw chainmail
15. lesson 14 - How to convey action in your fantasy drawings
16. lesson 15 - How to draw sword shapes
17. lesson16 -draw an armored knight
18. lesson 17 - Draw a fantasy dagger using the Five-S method
19. lesson 18 - Creating space in your drawings - A Dragons Lair
20. lesson 19 - Practice by drawing dragons
21. Lesson 20 - Drawing from Memory
22. Lesson 21 -Draw a Catapult

Fantasy Art Lessons from Guest Artists

1. How to draw a magical genie using Corel and Photoshop

Art Books & Supplies

1. Art Kits
2. Art Books
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THe Fantasy Guide
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