BUILDING A DRAWING
Composing a View
We normally select out from w we see what is of interest
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to us. Since our perception is discriminating, we should also
be selective in what we draw. How we frame and com
pose a
view, and what we emphasize w our drawingtechnique, will
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tell others what attracted our attentionand w visual
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qualities we focused on. In this way, our draw will naturally
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communicate our perceptions w haneconomy of means.
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Composing aperspective view of a sceneinvolves positioning
ourselves at a particular point in space and deciding how to
frame what we see.
• To convey the sense t hat t he viewer is withina space
rather than on the outside looking in, we must establish
three pictorial regions: aforeground, a middleground, and
a background. All three should not have equal emphasis;
one should dominate to heightent he pictorial space of
the drawing.
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• When portraying a specific aspect of anobject or scene, a
closer viewpoint may be necessary so that the size of the
drawing can accommodate the renderingof tonal value,
texture, and light.