Perspective:

A system of spatial illusion in 2D art that is based on the convergence of parallel lines to a common vanishing point(s) on the horizon line

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1. Receding Lines:

The lines used in perspective that slope backward to the vanishing point(s)

2. Horizon Line: The line determines bird’s eye view, eye level, and worm’s eye view. It also separates the ground and sky

3. Vanishing Point:All lines lead to this point which may be on or off the canvas

Other Perspective Terms

Bird’s Eye View:

The viewpoint is looking down on the ground.

Worm’s Eye View:The View point is looking up at or below ground level.

Horizontal:

Vertical:

holding your paper or canvas long ways

holding your paper or canvas up and down

Overlap: To lie over and partly cover something

Eye Level: the area at the same level as the horizon line. The viewer cannot see the top or bottom of the form

Landscape:

a drawing, painting or photograph showing outdoor scenery.

when the subject of a work of art is a person’s face Portrait:

Repeat the following steps in your sketchbook

Hold your sketchbook horizontally and using a ruler, draw a horizon line.

Make a vanishing point somewhere on the horizon line.

Using a ruler, draw a rectangle somewhere above the horizon line.

Using a ruler, connect the corners of the rectangle to the vanishing point.

Draw 1 horizontal line and 1 vertical line to close your cube.

Erase the receding lines going to the vanishing point

This is an example of viewing something from Worm’s Eye View

Using a ruler, draw a rectangle somewhere below the horizon line.

Using a ruler, connect the corners of the rectangle to the vanishing point.

Draw 1 horizontal line and 1 vertical line to close your cube.

Erase the receding lines going to the vanishing point

This is an example of viewing something from a Bird’s Eye View

Using a ruler, draw a rectangle somewhere on the horizon line.

Using a ruler, connect the corners of the rectangle to the vanishing point.

Draw 1 vertical line to close your cube

Erase the receding lines going to the vanishing point

Erase the receding lines going to the vanishing point and the line going through the cube.

This is a cube at eye level

You will create a 1 point perspective drawing that will include the following: A home with windows and a doortreesa roadanything else creative you wantThe drawing should fully shaded showing a range of values. Don’t forget to use a ruler!