Room Drawings

The next part of the layout section also requires two drawings. One of a room, with a character drawn to scale (this just means that the character should look like it fits into the surroundings, not too big or small). Then a second drawing from the character's point of view.  Again, no rulers.

Before you begin on these drawings, brush up on your perspective. There are a ton of books and tutorials that you can use on the internet. Do some studies of a couple of rooms that you are considering drawing. Remember: it doesn't have to be complicated. Whatever you think that you pull off the best should be the one that you include in your portfolio.

I would suggest using two point perspective because it has more interest. I had no choice but to do one point perspective for my second drawing because my character was looking at a flat wall. To make sure that my character looked as if she was to scale I had my mom sit on the bed and I blocked in the pose so I knew that the dimensions would be right, then I added the features.

Do not shade in any of the layout drawings, the emphasis should be on the perspective, linework and structure. The same goes for the linework in these drawings. Close/in shadow = thicker and farther away/lighter = thinner

Good luck and happy drawing!