How to draw a house in two point perspective
1. Draw a horizontal line in the
lower third of your paper
(Tape the paper on a larger sheet)
4. Using a ruler, draw a line from the
vanishing points to the top and
bottom of the vertical line
7. The triangle that forms the peak of
the roof is made from this vertical line
Instructions by: Jerry Vilenski 2002
3. Place a dot (vanishing point)
2. Draw a vertical line near the
at both ends of the
center of the paper
horizontal line
5. Draw the ends of the house by
6. To draw a roof, 1st make an “X”
drawing 2 vertical lines, forming a on the short side of the house from
left and right side of a box. corner to corner. Where the “X” intersects,
draw a vertical line into the air.
9. Windows and doors are drawn by using
the vanishing points to give the top and
8. The top of the roof is drawn from bottom lines of the windows. Vertical lines
the right hand vanishing point to the form the sides of the windows.
top of the triangle. Match the angle of
the roofs peak to the angle of the opposite peak.