Drawing Boats and Ships
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From sailboats and dinghies to cruisers and whale ships, Soderberg shows how to observe and draw all that is seaworthy. Enhanced by expert commentary, over 100 illustrations include gulls, buoys, lighthouses, water surfaces, skies, clouds, and more. He even demonstrates how to sketch a boat's crew in action and offers valuable tips on perspective. Easy to follow, this essential guide helps hone all the valuable skills needed to create beautiful nautical compositions.
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Drawing Boats and Ships - Yngve Edward Soderberg
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BASIC FORMS IN HULLS
The basic forms for drawing boat hulls are an elongated figure 8 and an oval. The dotted lines indicate the figure 8 and the oval in the drawings.
Practice looking for the long lines that will give you the basic forms. This principle applies not only to boats but to all subjects, whether you are drawing figures, animals, trees, bridges, houses, etc.
The oval form is more noticeable in small boats, such as prams and dinghies. Do not worry about details until you have put down the most important lines. The details will fit into place like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle after your basic lines are organized.
PERSPECTIVE
Perspective is the technique of drawing objects as they appear to the eye. Perspective is determined by your eye level, which fixes the horizon at a certain height in relation to the top and bottom of your