For this, it was my first time drawing something from above. Until now, I haven’t experimented with more extreme angles or perspective, either out of fear it wouldn’t turn out perfect or because of having resigned myself to my comfort zone (something that holds me back a lot when it comes to improving my art skills). In this regard, this exercise helped a lot, by forcing me to draw something new.
I began by finding three interior design photos and sketched the thumbnails.
The first one was the easiest to draw, since it had a lot of straight lines and angles, but the composition was quite plain. The third one was the same - plain and quite basic composition - , so I went with the second one. I has the most interesting and complex look.
Since for this one I forgot to take photos of the steps, I can only narrate my process. I began by sketching, looking both at the thumbnail and at the original photo. I always draw the perspective lines as I go, so I did that here too, constructing the perspective grid all throughout the process of laying down the sketch. It helps me more to visualise the drawing and not get confused by all the lines than drawing all the grid in the beginning.
In terms of perspective, it went well, though I had a curved line at the top of the drawing, the line where the ceiling meets the wall, creating a fisheye lens effect. I have a tendency to curve the lines, especially with bigger drawings (in the thumbnails, for example, I didn't have this problem). After the feedback, I fixed it.
As for lighting I am really proud of how it turned out. I finally managed to keep the contrast and not make the whole drawing a single tone of gray. An aspect I am quite happy with is the light coming from the window and falling on the sofa. It enhances the contrast and looks realistic.
This is how the final piece turned out:
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