How do you achieve balance in your subject?

Focus on the core and create desirable relationships!

Ever wonder how to draw an object without making it look like its falling over, or bending on one side more then another?

Well, think about what keeps your posture up, strong and aligned?

 For most of us, its our core. Ever try to stretch on your tip-toes and find yourself falling over? Try it again while focusing on keeping you core aligned….you are likely to stay up more balanced.

Samething in drawing. Everything has a core--an invisible line that runs through the center of each subject. We just need to be able to imagine it in the right place and mark it on our paper.

After you get the core down, the next step is to learn to measure and create desirable relationships between vertical and horizontal planes.

Here are a few links that explain measurement in some detail:

Written description: http://www.beginningartist.com/measure-like-artist-drawing-lesson.html

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3PGcMxEHM0&feature=related
(Note how the measurement is done at full arms length, not bent. This is important because it will keep your measurements consistent.)

Come to Musical Drawing class and I’ll guide you through the steps and show you different ways to create desirable relationships as we explore the shapes of a guitar to the sound of its music.