Perspective

One-Point Perspective
Two-Point Perspective
 Perspective
Is the technique of depicting
dimensional objects on a flat
surface.
It is helpful to know a few simple principles
about perspective before attempting
landscapes with
buildings.

The Artist’s
horizon line is
located at “Eye
Level”
T here is only O ne
Horizon Line per
drawing and
everything in that
O bjects appear to grow smaller as they recede
into the distance, disappearing altogether at the
“Vanishing Point”
 Lines that run Parallel to each other like the roof
line, foundation and horizontal window edges will
appear to grow closer together, and if extended
will converge on the horizon at a Single Vanishing
Point.
So when would you use one point
perspective?
O ne area where one point
perspective can be quite
useful is for sketching room
layouts.
Drawing One-Point Perspective

1. D raw a horizon and place a vanishing point

(VP) somewhere on this line.
2. D raw a square somewhere beneath the horizon. T his
will be the front of your box
3. Draw four lines, one from each corner of the
square which also pass through the vanishing point.
4. To complete the box, draw in the back horizontal
line and side vertical line.
5. To finish the box. Erase vanishing point lines and
shade
The Following is a Demonstration
on How to Create a One Point
Perspective Drawing
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There may be more than One Vanishing Point in a
composition, each will be located somewhere
along the Horizon Line.
This would be called a Two-Point Perspective
Drawing.
Two Point Perspective

T wo Point Perspective is a much more

useful drawing system than the more
simple O ne
Point Perspective. Objects drawn in two
point
perspective have a more natural look.
In two point perspective the sides of the object vanish
to one of two vanishing points on the horizon.
Vertical
lines in the object have no perspective applied
to them.
 By altering the proximity of
the vanishing points to
the object, you can
make the object look big
or small.

Vanishing Points close to the object Vanishing Points far away from the
object
 Anamorphosis
A distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to use special
devices

or occupy a specific vantage point to

reconstitute the image.

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