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Picture Plane
Vanishing Point
The point where objects come together
and appear to disappear
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Points are often on the
Horizon Line
An artwork can have more than one
vanishing point
Parallel lines will “converge” at the
vanishing point
Parallel Lines
Edge Lines/Shapes
The Object or edge of an object that Shape
will look three dimensional
Can be almost any shape or any
object
Shapes with straight lines are easier
to draw than curvy shapes
Can be placed anywhere on the
picture plane
Edge lines are more specific to 2
point perspective
Shape
Depth Lines
Depth Lines are the
lines that point back to
the vanishing point Depth Line
A straight line imagined
to be perpendicular to the
picture plane
Not all depth lines go all
of the way to the
vanishing point
They must stop when
they hit another
orthogonal or shape
They are what give the
shape “Depth”
Remember!
Not all depth lines will go all of These lines must
the way to the vanishing point. be parallel to the
Some will stop when they hit shape
other SHAPES or other depth
lines
Some will stop because most
shapes are not long enough to
appear to disappear
Horizon Line
Edges/ Shape
Depth Lines
Vanishing point
DEMONSTRATING SPACE