Sketching and drawing correct proportions and doing so without reaching the end of paper can be achieved easily with one simple technique.
HOW MANY TIMES HAS YOUR DRAWING GONE OUT OF THE PAPER?
It can happen to all of us unless we mark out the extreme ends of the drawing, to begin with.
HOW MANY TIMES DOES IT HAPPEN THAT YOU GET OVERALL SHAPE OF THE OBJECT ALL WRONG?
While drawing, do you get engrossed in details so much that you ignore the overall shape of your subject?
“Envelope technique” solves both these problems easily.
ENVELOPE TECHNIQUE
Imagine that you are wrapping the subject of your drawing in a plastic wrap or imagine that you have to draw the outer shape of your subject using only 6–8 straight lines.