Perspective

Is the technique of depicting dimensional objects on a flat surface.

There may be TWO Vanishing Points in a composition…•each will be somewhere on the Horizon Line•this is called Two Point Perspective

Two Point Perspective is a more useful drawing system than simple One 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.

By changing the proximity of the vanishing points to the object, you can make the object look big or small.

Vanishing Points close to the object…

Viewer is closer to the object

Vanishing Points far away from the object…

Viewer is further away from the object

Horizon Line

Drawing Two-Point Perspective

1. Draw a horizon and place TWO vanishing points (VP) somewhere (on opposite sides) on this line.

Vanishing Points

2. Draw a vertical line on the page. This will be the front corner of your box.

3. Draw four lines, two from the top of the vertical line and two from the bottom which also pass through the vanishing point.

4. To continue the box, draw in two more vertical lines that are parallel to the first.

5. To finish the box, erase vanishing point lines.

Horizon Line

Two-Point: ABOVE/BELOW 1. Begin the same way – horizon line and TWO

vanishing points

Vanishing Point

2. Draw a vertical line either above or below the horizon line, then draw four lines from its ends which also pass through the vanishing point.

3. To continue the box, draw in two more vertical lines that are parallel to the first.

4. Now draw two more lines from the new vertical lines which also pass through the vanishing point.

5. To finish the box, erase vanishing point lines.

In your sketchbook, practice drawing three boxes using two-point perspective…1) Below the horizon line2) Above the horizon line3) On the horizon line

Two-point Perspective used in artwork

One-point Perspective used in artwork

Two-point Perspective Homework