Ways to use the Grid Method for Drawing Pictures
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Some people looking at this page may have heard of the grid method yet others may not have. A quick explanation of the grid method is that it is simply a strategy to help in keeping your drawing in proportion.
You are able to take a reference photo and set a grid over it and the grid can help you break a complex image down into small, more manageable parts. You will also put a grid over your drawing paper and after that your job is to simply notice what exactly is within each box in your reference photo and transfer that to the equivalent box on your drawing paper.
It may seem a bit complicated but in fact the grid method is fairly simple. Using a grid of horizontal and vertical lines will let you easily verify that you are drawing everything in the correct place. On your reference photo, a line might go from one point of your grid to another, and you would just reproduce that on your drawing paper.
In addition to getting some points where lines in your drawing cross grid lines and just connecting the dots, the grid method can additionally help you notice various shapes in your reference photo and transfer those shapes to your drawing. The grid method also helps you observe negative space, which is the space that you're not drawing. You will find shapes created between your grid lines and areas you aren't drawing that will help you begin to see the lines and shapes that you are drawing.
I hope that this explanation of how to use the grid method is not too complicated, but it's sort of difficult to explain without a couple of visual aids. Perhaps I'll come back soon and post some photos or perhaps a video so that I can provide you with a more thorough and easier to understand explanation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNFIuVws5EA
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