One-Point Perspective Explained
In my last post on perspective, I distinguished between linear and atmospheric (or aerial) perspective. Linear perspective is concerned with the geometry of parallel lines…
Author: David Jamieson
David Jamieson is a Canadian-born fine art draftsman and painter, teaching courses in drawing and painting at Vitruvian Fine Art Studio in Chicago.
Objects and Interiors at Hersh Fine Art
We’re happy to announce that Vitruvian artist and instructor David Jamieson will have several pieces in the upcoming Objects and Interiors show at Hersh Fine Art…
What is Perspective?
The basic principles of perspective are a cornerstone of representational art and must be understood if we are to make convincing drawings and paintings. Yet…
“Summer Apple” by David Jamieson
I was happy to finish up a painting I began months ago before getting sidetracked. The apple tree in our back yard bears fruit every…
“Did you guys change the website again?”
Yes! Good eye! We’ve been incorporating some new software into our site, and we ran into some compatibility issues with the previous build that required…
Drawing Tutorials: Comparative Measurement, Part III
In the last couple of drawing tutorials I described how Comparisons of Size can help us work out the proportions of the figure – the…
Drawing Tutorials: Comparative Measurement, Part II
Comparisons of Size Next in our series of drawing tutorials is a discussion of size. Getting proportion right is really all about size relationships and…
Drawing Tutorials: Comparative Measurement, Part I
In this and the next two drawing tutorials I plan to discuss measurement and its applications in drawing. One of the best drawing teachers I…
New Website, New Possibilities!
Welcome to our new website! This has been in the works for a few weeks now, and we’re thrilled to have it launched and operational.…
Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial –– UPDATE!
I was pleased to hear over the weekend that my still life painting “Nested” has been awarded 3rd place in the Fort Wayne Museum of…