What is a Viewfinder?

Basically, a viewfinder can help you choose what you want to draw and where to place it on your sheet of paper. With so many shapes, forms and details in reality, sometimes it can feel overwhelming to try to capture it all. A viewfinder is a tool that helps you simplify and focus only on what you want to portray and it also helps you see 3-D reality in a 2-D format.

Where can you get a view finder

You can buy one, or you you can make one.

Here are a few links to both options:

To buy, check out:

http://www.dickblick.com/products/guerrilla-painter-composition-finder/

http://www.dickblick.com/products/compose-it-grids-with-value-finder/

To make your own, take a look at these links below. 

http://www.allaboutdrawings.com/how-to-make-a-viewfinder.html

http://painting.about.com/od/composition/ss/MakeViewFinder.htm

Bring your viewfinder to the next Musical Drawing class and I'll be happy to show you how to use it!

If you are still having trouble getting a viewfinder, just bring a thin piece of cardboard (ie: cereal box, old greeting card), and a ruler and I'll show you how to make one during class.)