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Materials · 3 of 3 · 5 min

Glass is a few lines

Windows fail when they are filled with sparkle. Glass is transparent, so draw the frame, the reflection, and a quieter world behind.

1
Frame first
The mullion is the drawing. Get its perspective right and the pane can stay almost empty.
2
One reflection
A reflection is a plane in the glass. It uses the same vanishing point as the window. A diagonal scribble does not.
3
Behind is lighter
Whatever you see through the glass — a room, a tree — is drawn with less weight than the frame. If it competes, the window becomes a picture hung on the wall.

Critique

The frame is the darkest part of the window
The reflection could be a real plane, not sparkle
The view through is lighter than the mullion
Most of the pane is still paper

Grain follows the form Back to the studio

Drill

Guide

Add one reflection that shares the window's geometry, and a lighter hint of what is behind the glass.