Creating Depth: Distance and Perspective with Alison Baker

This workshop will cover the ways you can create depth on a flat surface with position, scale, and value. Viewfinders and grids will be introduced as methods to achieve accuracy. Linear perspective will be demonstrated with a couple basic exercises in parallel and angular views. Shading on geometric forms will be shown and discussed. We will finish up by sketching a still life, set up using actual objects on hand.

Actual objects with distinct three-dimensional geometric forms will be provided as subjects in order to best hone our skills, no photographs.

SUPPLY LIST:

• One clear plastic page sleeve or clear plastic sheet (you will use marker on this)
• A larger size unlined index card (or one cardstock sheet)
• Thin line permanent marker
• Black drawing paper or black matboard piece (1-2 pieces)
• 3 or more drawing pencils, including 2B 4B 6B
• 1 white Berol Prismacolor pencil
• White vinyl or plastic eraser
• Kneaded eraser (non-latex)
• 1 Tortillon (blending stump)
• Drawing paper or tablet
• A small, flat ruler
• Manila or other practice paper for rough draft sketching

Supply Kits Available for $20 (see checkout to purchase!)

Includes: A basic drawing set with a variety of hard and soft pencils, a white pencil, a kneaded eraser, a plastic eraser, a blending stump, a sharpener, a small ruler and a drawing pad, 8x10 or larger.

(If you already own the above supplies, you are not required to purchase to attend.)

Alison L. Baker earned her BFA in Studio Art from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she concentrated in advanced Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking, while also studying Design, Metalry, Sculpture, and more. Certified in Art Education, she taught art in the West Shore School District for 24 years.

Alison works in a range of media—from batik and ceramics to colored pencil—but she’s best known for her watercolor paintings. Her subjects are drawn from life and reflect her deep love of animals, nature, and the outdoors. Each piece is inspired by a personal story. As a member of the YAA Gallery Group, her work is on display in various locations throughout York.