Drawing help?

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Jan 22, 2015 19:45:34 GMT -5 Que? said:

You have everything else squared off except the windows and it's throwing off the eye. Balance the windows.

Which means?

Do I need to turn the exposure of the right window inward?

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And yes, I know the stairs are not correct. I think I have a fix for those, you know, before anyone mentions it.

[beefcheeks]

I think your perspective is off. Like the garage looks like you're looking at the house straight on. But the steps and roof windows show a slight perspective, like you are standing just slightly toward the side. Does that make sense? I think it would help if everything was the same. So maybe try showing more of the garage side and see if hat helps?

[iamgrace]

My eye went to the walkway, too. There's something off there

[beefcheeks]

Sorry, it took me awhile to type that and I didn't see the other responses.

[iamgrace]

And, yes, the dormers should not have "sides". We should just see the windows head on.

[beefcheeks]

Yeah, if you planned on redoing the stairs anyway, then I would just make everything head on. I was thinking it might be less work to change the garage side of the house, instead of the other two.

[Deleted]

I just wanted help with the upper windows, lol.

I am working from an actual image and the upper windows are covered by branches, so I am having to assume what's going on. The rest of it it as it appears in the image. There's a bit a side to the left dormer in the photo. I can eliminate both "sides" though if it will be better for the viewer.

In the image you see a bit of the side of the front stairs and the right-hand porch and walkway.

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Jan 22, 2015 19:49:34 GMT -5 beefcheeks said:

I think your perspective is off. Like the garage looks like you're looking at the house straight on. But the steps and roof windows show a slight perspective, like you are standing just slightly toward the side. Does that make sense? I think it would help if everything was the same. So maybe try showing more of the garage side and see if hat helps?

I think it's the garage door that needs to be worked then.

[surrlie]

Jan 22, 2015 19:55:28 GMT -5 @imback said:

There's a bit a side to the left dormer in the photo. I can eliminate both "sides" though if it will be better for the viewer.

The left perspective might be slightly off but I would just try eliminating the side exposure on the right dormer first.

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Jan 22, 2015 19:59:12 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Are you taking classes?

I'm not a drawer, so I'm no help.

No, self-taught. 

I don't have an instructor to ask anything.

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Jan 22, 2015 20:06:28 GMT -5 surrlie said:

Jan 22, 2015 19:55:28 GMT -5 @imback said:

There's a bit a side to the left dormer in the photo. I can eliminate both "sides" though if it will be better for the viewer.

The left perspective might be slightly off but I would just try eliminating the side exposure on the right dormer first.

I will do that, thanks. 

I also, saw images, like this one:

where one exposure is smaller than the other.  


I will try and make some changes and see if it gets better. 


Thank you all for your responses!

[Alyssa]

You will have to forgive me because I'm drawing with my mouse here at work which is like drawing with a bar of soap.  But maybe change the angle of the walkway so it's not aimed so straight down?



ETA:

Also slightly increase the walkway width as it comes closer to the viewer.

[Alyssa]

...Add in a horizon line of some sort in the background so the house doesn't look like it's floating.

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Jan 22, 2015 20:08:47 GMT -5 Alyssa said:

You will have to forgive me because I'm drawing with my mouse here at work which is like drawing with a bar of soap.  But maybe change the angle of the walkway so it's not aimed so straight down?



ETA:

Also slightly increase the walkway width as it comes closer to the viewer.

I will change the walkway.  In the image that I'm working with it actually does narrow, which I know does not fit with traditional one-point perspective.  

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Alyssa, thank you for the edits, could you pretty please delete the pic.

[surrlie]

I think the right side of the porch roofline is the wrong perspective too. Based on the straightness of the driveway line you should be seeing that roofline more head on--the slant of it shouldn't match the left side.

I used to spend a lot of time drawing house plans and elevations when I was a nerdy kid but never from perspective.

Minor issues aside, I think your drawing looks great!

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Jan 22, 2015 20:25:48 GMT -5 surrlie said:

I think the right side of the porch roofline is the wrong perspective too. Based on the straightness of the driveway line you should be seeing that roofline more head on--the slant of it shouldn't match the left side.

I used to spend a lot of time drawing house plans and elevations when I was a nerdy kid but never from perspective.

Minor issues aside, I think your drawing looks great!

Thank you!  It looked matchy-matchy to me, but it isn't exactly, it has a little less angle to it.  

eta: Yay!  That helped!