How I Draw Spherical Panoramas
Ever since I first sketched a spherical panorama in the Procreate app, people have been asking for a tutorial, so I've finally put together the steps for how I did it. I had seen illustrations that you can pan around before and I wanted to figure out a way to do one on site, rather than make it in my studio from photo references. I will start by saying that panoramic urban sketches done on location are nothing new. The brilliant G é rard Michel and Arno Hartmann have been doing them for some time, and Arno had already been taking his analog images done on site and turning them into scrollable panos with computer software years before I set out to try this. Most of the time when I draw in curved perspective I draw "intuitively," meaning I don't set up any vanishing points or use any rulers or grids. In researching this process I knew that to do a 360 degree drawing accurately I would need an equirectangular grid with 2:1 proportions. I found one, along with a ton of
great sketches! especially love the at&t window!
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ReplyDeletefantabulous!!! All of these are great.
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ReplyDeleteGreetings from Bangalore, India!
I came across your blog page when I was looking for some sample sketches to practice (I recently began studying pencil/pen sketching as a hobby) and I must say that I was deeply impressed with what I saw. You are supremely talented and I wish you all the best to continue doing this wonderful art.
With warm regards,
Hari
The art museum sketch is ace. Love the shading and the weight of it.
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Thanks so much for the wonderful comments!
ReplyDeleteI look at your drawings and I think Robert Crumb.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I consider that a huge compliment!
ReplyDeleteGreat work Paul. I have a q uestion, and have looked all through your Blog/Website/Flickr looking for the answer, to no avail. If you do not mind, what are the preferred pens/pencils you use in your Moleskines? Thanks in advance. Mike
ReplyDeleteHi Mike. I mostly use Staedtler Pigment Liners, .3 and .1 in my Moleskine. Occasionally I'll use a Micron or Copic Multiliner, depending on what I pull out of my sketchbag, or even (rarely) a ball-point pen. Thanks for asking!
ReplyDeleteThank you Paul! Funny thing is I looked through your stuff for a few days and never found a mention of your pens. And then about 10 minutes after I read your reply I found the sketches of when you changed sketch-bags. There was the answer! I live outside of Tyler Texas and I get down to Austin a few times a year. Im looking forward to seeing some of the locations in your sketches!
ReplyDeleteThanks again.
Mike