Drawing Buildings and Architecture: A Practice in Perspective

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Course Level:
Intermediate

Total Run Time:
1 hour, 59 minutes

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Originally Aired Saturday, Feb 8th, 11 AM CT


Bring Your Buildings To Life

Dive into the fascinating world of architectural drawing with our comprehensive class on perspective techniques. Understanding perspective is crucial for creating realistic and dynamic representations of buildings and structures. In this session, you’ll explore the fundamentals of one-point perspective before advancing to more complex architectural elements.

Through a combination of theory and practical exercises, you’ll learn how to depict various materials such as brick, wood, siding, shingles, and stone with accurate texture and detail. Additionally, you’ll master the intricacies of drawing architectural features like windows, doors, stairs, fences, and railings. 

By the end of the class, you’ll be able to construct detailed and believable architectural drawings, whether you’re aiming for realistic portrayals or imaginative fantasy structures.

What You Will Learn:

  • Fundamentals of perspective and its importance in architectural drawing
  • Reviewing and applying one-point perspective techniques
  • Identifying and drawing different architectural elements
  • Techniques for combining architectural features into cohesive structures
  • Creating both realistic and fantasy architectural drawings
  • Executing an assignment that integrates perspective with various architectural elements
  • Enhancing drawings with ink linework and optional washes for added depth

Supplies You’ll Need:

  • Pencils
  • Erasers
  • Sharpener
  • Drawing pens
  • Sketchbook
  • Drawing pens (e.g., Microns)
  • Ruler

Class Details:

  • Originally aired Saturday, February 8th, 2025
  • Step-By-Step Tutorial
  • Online Class With Replay Access

Course Level: Intermediate
Run Time: 1 hour, 59 minutes


🎫 Class Pass includes:

  • Live Class Access
  • Lifetime Reference Library Access
  • Lifetime Access To Class Replay

🦊 Foxsy Membership includes:


Meet Your Instructor:

Shelby Abrahamsen

Foxsy, Co-Founder
Blogger at LittleCoffeeFox.com

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Lois D
Posted 3 weeks ago
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Shelby has demystified the mystery of drawing buildings that actually look like buildings. I finally understand 1-pt perspective. The time spent on outside building details (siding, shingles, wood, windows, etc.) was well worth it. Adding details makes the structure come alive. Thanks,Shelby!

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Prpldy
Posted 2 months ago
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There was a LOT of good info, but, I feel too much time was spent on the details of brick, siding, roofing, windows, etc . I felt the structure as a whole should have been presented first and the details (windows, type of siding, type of roofing, etc) should have been last. Just my opinion.

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Kolina Winburn
Posted 2 months ago
Live Class Review

So happy to finally get to learn architecture! Loved covering all the materials and I finally feel like I understand one point perspective! A great class covering so many helpful ideas.

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Foxsy Team
Posted 2 months ago
Anonymous Live Class Review

This was an outstanding class. I really enjoyed it. One point perspective is my favourite for cityscapes, but I have never considered how to recreate the exteriors of those buildings! I have great notes to remind myself later when it gets fuzzy, but thank you so much!!

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lhigham
Posted 2 months ago
Live Class Review

This Class was Great Thank you so much Shelby I want to con't to learn more about The Horizon Line, Vanishing Point, Perspective, and Linear Perspective in Art

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Lawanna Lawrence Bean
Posted 2 months ago
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Fun class learning the basics concepts of architecture!

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