PERSPECTIVE

GRID
OBJECTIVES:

1. understand perspective drawing;

2. use and edit perspective grid and
    grid presets using perspective grid 
    tool in Illustrator;
3. edit grid planes and content; 
4.create and edit text in perspective
   through hands-on activity; and
5. create gasoline station using 
    prespective grid tool.

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What is perspective?
art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface
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How to use and edit perspective

grid tool in .AI?
SHORT-CUT KEYS

1 2 3
Shift + P for showing Shift + V for showing Shift + Ctrl + I to
Perspective Grid Tool Perspective hide the Perspective
Selection Tool and show again
 •One Point Perspective
Three types of •Two Point Perspective
Perspective View •Three Point Perspective
One-Point
Perspective
•  In the simplest form
of perspective, all
lines running
perpendicular to the
horizon culminate in a
single vanishing point.
Two-Point
Perspective
• A two-point
perspective allows an
additional set of
parallel lines to
culminate in a second
vanishing point.
• It is the default
perspective grid in
Illustrator
Three-Point
Perspective
• 3PT perspective grid
is necessary for
drawing any type of
image where you have
an upward or
downward tilt to an
object .
PLANE SWITCHING WIDGET

Click to add text

Click to add text
 VERTICAL GRID EXTENT

Click to add text RIGHT VANISHING

Click to add text
POINT

EXTENT OF GRID

RIGHT & LEFT GRID

PLANE CONTROL GRID CELL SIZE
ORIGIN
HORIZONTAL  GRID  PLANE CONTROL
REFERENCES:

• How to Use the Perspective Grid and Perspective Selection Tools in Illustrator CC - YouTube 

• Illustrator (sharepoint.com)

• Perspective-Grid-Cityscape.pdf  

• Isometric Rubik’s Cube in Illustrator - Isometric Illustrator Tutorial | cube in illustrator - YouTube