Some Imprtant Things

There are some important things in this class that I have learned and I am now mastering. They include:
Plumb lines - Lines that run vertical to show you the relationship of one thing to another. For instance where the edge of something would meet another thing in space if it were to continue.
Level lines - Lines that run horizontal to show the relationship of one thing to another. Much like plumb lines however these lines are horizontal not vertical.
Angle dropping - This is where you use the length of your pencil to judge an angle that appears in what you are drawing and you drop it to your page by locking your wrist into place and letting your arm hold it to the page. This is a great tool to help you get angles down rather than just guessing and it could cause your drawing to appear skewed.
Comparative measurement - Probably the most important technique to use when drawing. this technique requires you to outstretch your arm and lock your elbow. Once there you choose one item that you see and measure it on your pencil using the point and the tip of your thumb to compare.  having done that you can compare that length to another thing. For instance, let's say you are drawing a bowl of fruit and you have measured an apple vertically and the orange's width is one and a half the size of the apple's height. Or you could see that the apple is two apple heights away from the bowl.
You can see why it is that this tip is so helpful but of course without the others it is not as helpful. All of these techniques are very nice and can help you push yourself and can even help you make a drawing look exactly like a picture.