Life Drawing: Understanding Foreshortening by Hester Berry
By Hester Berry
Foreshortening
Foreshortening is the manipulation of proportions in order to achieve the impression of depth of field in a drawing or painting. It can be difficult to process your view of a 3D figure into a 2D representation – you know that an arm is long and thin, so it is counterintuitive to draw it any other shape, just because it appears squashed when it is extended towards you.
![Foreshortening: Watercolour on paper by Hester Berry](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG1-heser-berry.jpg)
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kate munro
September 13, 2016 @ 11:55 am
These tutorials are absolutely brilliant, thank you Hester and Access Art!
Sheila, AccessArt
September 13, 2016 @ 11:58 am
Thank you Kate for the lovely feedback! I will pass it on to Hester! Best wishes, Sheila (AccessArt)
Hester B
September 17, 2016 @ 11:54 am
Thanks very much Kate, glad they are useful – let me know if you have any other questions about them. Hester
Hester B
September 17, 2016 @ 11:54 am
Thanks very much Kate, glad they are useful – let me know if you have any other questions about them. Hester