PERSPECTIVE

PST - 201

Lecturor : Ngô Minh Thắng

 Chapter 14 :
Retiflec oninPerspetic ev
The Arnolfini Portrait
Jan van Eyck
 Las Meninas
Diego Velázquez
 The Music Lesson
Johannes Vermeer
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
Édouard Manet
 Reflections occur when you view an object on near glossy or shiny surface such as glass,
mirror, polished metals, or water. Geometry and basic rules determine how to draw reflections
in perspective.

This is an important skill to learn because everything has reflections in it. With each object in
your artwork, you need to consider how objects around it are reflected.
ParallelRetiflec on
Drawing parallel reflections requires simple
extension of the object through the reflecting
surface.

The reflection can be best illustrated by plac-

ing some simple objects, such as a cube, on a
horizontal glass pan on a table, or by studying
plants, rocks, banks, and trees. , ... reflected in
a quiet water surface.

Daniel Antunes
ParallelRetiflec on
The reflection is the partner of the inverse object and has the same
vanishing points as the object itself
ParallelRetiflec on
The reflection is the partner of the inverse object and has the same
vanishing points as the object itself
ParallelRetiflec on
When the object is contiguous with the reflecting
surface, the image is simply doubled. The reflec-
tion uses the same vanishing point as the original.

The reflected line must be equal in length to the

actual one and perpendicular to reflection plane.
ParallelRetiflec on
If the object does not touch the reflecting surface,
lines must be extended to join the object and re-
flecting surface in order to determine the position
of the reflection.
ParallelRetiflec on
The lines of the reflection are a continuation of
the lines of the original, even when only part of
the original object is reflected.
ParallelRetiflec on
In this sketch the four posts and other objects are
represented standing on a plane level or almost A
level with the water, in order to show the working B C
of our problem more clearly. D

It will be seen that the post A is on the brink of the

reflecting plane, and therefore is entirely reflected;
B and C being farther back are only partially seen,
d
whereas the reflection of D is not seen at all. c

All the posts have the same height, but with regard
b
to the houses, where the length of the vertical lines
varies, we obtain their reflections by measuring. a
ParallelRetiflec on
A reflection is not a reversed tracing of the thing
reflected, but is an image with its own perspec-
tive. If you turn the drawing around, the difference
in the angle of view becomes apparent.

The figure and its image attach at the water line.

All point of the figure must be projected down to
similar point on the image, which directly below.
Both the figure and its reflection are drawn to one
vanishing point on the horizon. Any movement of
water affects the reflection.
ParallelRetiflec on (looking-glass)
If both the reflecting plane and the object
are perpendicular and parallel to the pic-
ture plane, the reflections will follow the
same rules as those described previously
in Parallel Reflections.
ParallelRetiflec on (looking-glass)
ParallelRetiflec on (looking-glass)
Exp 01
AB // CD // reflection plane

HL

A
D
B
C
Exp 01

HL
a
A
b
D
B
C
Exp 01
B-a intersect HL in VP’

VP’ HL

A a
b
D
B
C
Exp 01
A-a intersect VP’-b in A’
In reality, B-a // b-A’, so in picture plane,
B-a intersect b-A’ = VP’

VP’ HL
A’
A a
b
D
B
C
Exp 01
Determine other refection of the
rectangular

HL
A’
A
D
B
C
Exp 01
Determine other refection of the
rectangular

HL
A’
A B’
D
B
C
Exp 01
Determine other refection of the
rectangular

HL
A’
A B’
D
B
C
Exp 01
Determine other refection of the
rectangular

HL
D’
A’
A B’
D
B
C
Exp 01
Determine other refection of the
rectangular

HL
D’
A’
A B’
D
B
C
Exp 01
Determine other refection of the
rectangular

HL
D’ C’
A’
A B’
D
B
C
Exp 01
Determine other refection of the
rectangular

HL
D’ C’
A’
A B’
D
B
C
Exp 02

A1
 Exp 02

VP

Reflection of A is on A-VP
Reflection of A1 is on A1-VP
A1
 Exp 02

A a

VP

Determine the reflection surface in this a1

case the right wall
Draw 2 points:
a is on A-VP and reflection surface
a1 is on A1-VP and reflection surface
A1
 Exp 02

A a

VP

Determine A’ and A1’ - the reflection of

AA1 on the mirror Draw 2 points: a1
A’ is on A-VP
A1’ is on A1-VP
A-a = A’-a
A1-a1 = A1’-a1
A1
 Exp 02

A a

VP

a1
A’ is on A-VP
A1’ is on A1-VP
A-a = A’-a
A1-a1 = A1’-a1
A1
 Exp 02

A a

VP

a1
A’ is on A-VP
A1’ is on A1-VP
A-a = A’-a
A1-a1 = A1’-a1
A1
 Exp 02

A a

VP

a1
A’ is on A-VP
A1’ is on A1-VP
A-a = A’-a
A1-a1 = A1’-a1
A1
 Exp 02

A a A’
VP

A1’
a1
A’ is on A-VP
A1’ is on A1-VP
A-a = A’-a
A1-a1 = A1’-a1
A1
Exp 03 D
C
E
F

HL
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 LAB 04

tS udents the perspecteiv drawings in Lab 02 with

aW ter reflections and Mirror reflections (totally 6
drawings)