Free Guide: How to Draw the Oblique Projection Perspective

Do you want to add volume to your drawings using a simple perspective method? Check out this guide

Mattias Adolfsson (@mattiasadolfsson) creates illustrations for magazines like The New Yorker, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, and animation studios like Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, and Disney. His artwork is filled with playful characters and detailed objects.

His sketches are intricate, yet he manages to create harmonious and balanced compositions that invite the viewers to observe each little detail up close. Mattias found inspiration in Chinese art and oblique proportion perspective to help him achieve volume in his drawings.

In this resource, Mattias instructs you on how to give a three-dimensional feel to your objects with a simple perspective, without the need for vanishing points or complicated constructions.

You will find various examples in which Mattias has applied this simple method. You, too, can achieve depth and give the illusion of volume to your sketches by using this technique and other handy tips for each object in your composition.

After clicking on the button below, you will find a file in .pdf format in the Downloads folder on your computer containing the Free Guide: How to Draw the Oblique Proportion Perspective, by Mattias Adolfsson.

If you want to keep learning, you can sign up to Mattias Adolfsson’s course Creative Sketching: Fill Your Illustrations with Life and Detail.

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