Perspective is the illusion of distance relationships manifested on a two-dimensional surface. Or in the picture plan.  There are various systems and approaches to master it.

 Observation is key.  The eye is a serious asset.

Color is an exciting design element to understand, apply and master in drawing.

 The above is a set up for the study of Form, Values and Textures in the absence of Color.

This is a Value and Shape exercise using the Grid-Scale method.

 Frank Frazetta was a powerfully resourceful illustrator and artist who respected drawing with pencil and charcoal as a way to show narrative concepts for a variety of clients.

These and all images on this blog are shown for educational purposes.

 Prof. Onli, teaches studio drawing at the Harold Washington College in Chicago after a career as a freelance major market illustrator which depended on his drawing skills and visual ideas.
Image Copyright Turtel Onli 2016

 Commercial clients demand to see samples at each step in the process. 
Copyright the Frank Frazetta Estate

This is a simple thumb-nail for a horror book cover.

 Students working from selected photos or a mirror are confronted with a host os issues and problems to solve.  Scale, line, values texture along with form are design elements along with the nature of their media converge in focused technique.  Often the process is of more importance than the results.

 The smart phone is a cool way to store the reference.  Using a photo as a resource.

 Often a self-portrait expresses what the model/artist thinks of his or her self.

 Copying from a photo is open to creative expression of disciplined application of design elements and information.