Art of Spiral Drawing

PERSPECTIVE BASICS

Optical illusions are a tricky thing. When viewing an optical illusion, your brain works slower than your eyes to trick you into seeing what’s not actually there—often through the use of perspective, color, light, and/or patterns.

In this book, we will explore an area of art that some might not consider an optical illusion; however, I feel that it does fall into this category. I call this technique “a spiral line drawing.” These drawings are not traditional three-dimensional art that jumps out at you, although that does happen in some instances. Rather, the lines merge to create movement and a finished product that looks more complicated than it is.

The process involves drawing straight lines that create curvature, giving ...