Essential Drawing Skills | Blocking-In | Why is it important?

Summary by Krater

The video explains the blocking-in drawing technique, demonstrating how starting with simple geometric shapes helps artists build structure, avoid rushing into details, and handle difficult proportions and foreshortened viewpoints.

From the video

Answers: Why is the blocking-in technique important in drawing?

• blocking-in drawing technique
• drawing structure and proportion
• transitioning from simple to complex shapes
• drawing foreshortened subjects

What it concludes

• Blocking-in helps to slow down the rush to details and forces focus on structure and proportion.
• Blocking-in allows artists to develop subjects gradually from simple shapes to complex, organic forms.
• Blocking-in frees the artist from relying on standard proportions when drawing foreshortened subjects or unusual viewpoints.