Drawing a dasar wave can be fun, but after a while it can get boring if you are merely following the same formula over plus over again. The key to breaking out of this potential rut is achieved by drawing waves from different angles. There is only one way to successfully create a variety of angles plus that is by using the dasar principles of perspective. The two dasar ingredients in perspective are the horizon line (your eye level) plus the imaginary vanishing points. By merely changing the position of these ingredients in your image you’ll be amazed at the variety of waves you can create. See the two sketches below:
A paddler’s view
Low horizon. Vanishing point off left:
A pier view
High horizon. Vanishing point left:
A view into the tube
Additional variations can be achieved by moving the horizon line high or low plus by moving the vanishing point right or left. Give it a try:
A view out of the tube
A high horizon line plus one vanishing point on the left makes it look as if your face is against the face of the wave plus you’re racing for daylight (see first two images below). And if you move the vanishing point to the right then more of the face becomes visible (see last two images below):
A view from a pier
A high horizon line with two vanishing points off to the right plus left makes it appears as though you’re viewing the wave from a pier, looking down on the wave:
A paddler’s eye view
A paddler’s eye view can be accomplished by placing the horizon line extremely low. Both vanishing points are located outside of the image border, one to the left plus one to the right:
A bird’s eye view
A bird’s eye view can be accomplished by moving the horizon line up plus completely off the image. The two vanishing points are positioned way out to the right plus left:
A down the point view
A view looking down the point can also be achieved by moving these ingredients around:
Various scenes
With perspective, you can now create line-up scenes, with multiple waves. It could be a reef pass, a beach break or a point break Add land in the background or in the foreground to give the scene some depth. See the four sketches below:
Different types of waves
Don’t forget about hollow waves, freight-trains, slow-churning or paper-thin waves. The possibilities are endless