Perspective Workshop: Narrative Compositions
Perspective Workshop: Narrative Compositions
Carl Dobsky, Instructor
10 hour workshop
A step by step approach throughly covering one and two point perspective and a basic introduction to three point.
One aspect of picture making that is always of great concern to figurative artists is the arrangement and organization of space. Ever since the Renaissance, a working of knowledge of the mechanics of linear perspective has been absolutely necessary in the development of realistic images. This is as true today as it was then. The study of perspective provides the means of arranging multiple figures, objects, and architectural elements into a cohesive whole that can help provide not only the setting for narrative images, but can also be used to heighten the drama and sense of poetry in a work.
In Perspective Workshop: Narrative Compositions, this two day workshop will provide an in-depth understanding of how to utilize the principles of linear perspective in relation to the making of pictures. One Point and Two Point perspective will all be covered. Along with discussion of technical aspects such as the Station Point, Picture Plane, Cone of Vision, Vanishing Points, and Measuring Points, methods will also be demonstrated as to how to effectively put these elements in to use in original images. Ideas on how to incorporate life studies, photographs, and work from imagination into the same composition will be explained in tandem with the mechanics of space.
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About the Instructor
Carl Dobsky is a figurative painter currently living and working in the Los Angeles area. His work is grounded in traditional forms of representation while still incorporating contemporary elements. Dobsky earned a B.F.A from Ringling College of Art and Design and an M.F.A from the New York Academy of Art. Beyond education at these institutions, he also studied classical approaches to drawing and painting at the Water Street Atelier in Brooklyn, NY. He has exhibited throughout the U.S. and in Europe. His work can be found in both private and public collections including the New Britain Museum of Art and the Seven Bridges Foundation.