Two point perspective for ks3

Two Point perspective for KS3

Copyright of Stephen J Walsh 2011

Do you remember one point perspective where everything disappeared off to a point

on the horizon?

Here is the horizon at the sea side

The horizon is also known as ‘eye level’ because your eyes are level with it!

Well, two point perspective is even cooler than that, though it can be harder to draw until

you’ve practised.


Like One Point Perspective, Two point has a horizon or ‘eye level’.

Notice how you can only see the top or bottom of some of the boxes?

As you may expect by its name there are TWO vanishing points


Can you see the horizon and two vanishing points on these pictures?

On each picture one of the vanishing points is well off the paper, to the left, beyond our field of vision.

This complex picture also has a horizon and two vanishing points

The horizon on this picture is set deliberately high as if you are looking at it from a first floor window

Can you see how you are looking down on the human figures?

Lets start by doing our own version of this picture.


Draw a 25 mm border around your A4 sheet set to landscape

Draw the horizon at about half way across the whole page

Horizon

We are going to make vanishing points where your border touches the horizon, call them VP1 and

VP2

VP1 VP2

VP1 VP2

In the middle of the horizon draw a vertical line 40mm long that goes halfway above and below the line

VP1 VP2

From the top and bottom of this line LIGHTLY draw radial lines to the Vanishing Points. These are ‘construction lines’are will not be seen in the end.

About 45mm from the first vertical draw a parallel line between the two radials.

VP1 VP2

45

Do the same on the other side but on 35mm away this time. You should start to see the first box now.

VP1 VP2

35

Can you see the first box? Make it clear using strong ‘object lines’.

VP1 VP2

About 20mm above the first vertical line you drew, draw another of the same length. i.e. 40mm. Don’t worry if you go slightly above the border.

VP1 VP2

40mm long

Draw LIGHT radials to the VP’s

VP1 VP2

Draw another vertical directly above the second line you drew to make the edge of the second box.

VP1 VP2

Now LIGHTLY draw a radial to VP2 from the bottom of that line. Don’t worry if it passes through the first box.

VP1 VP2

Now, using your judgement draw another construction line from VP1 to make the bottom of box two.

VP1 VP2

From where this new line crosses the radial draw a vertical line up to make the side of the box. Can you see box two now?

VP1 VP2

Use ‘object lines’ to make box two clear. It does not need to be the same size as box one.

VP1 VP2

Just like we started box two, this time draw a vertical line below the nearest edge of box one.

VP1 VP2

40mm long

Draw the radials to the vanishing points using construction lines.

VP1 VP2

Draw a vertical line between the radials about 35mm parallel to the leading edge we have drawn.

VP1 VP2

From the top of this line draw a radial to VP2 to show the top of box three.

VP1 VP2

Use your judgement to draw a vertical between the radials to make the other side of box three

VP1 VP2

From the top of the vertical draw a radial to meet VP1. You should be able to see box three now.

VP1 VP2

Use ‘object lines to make box three clear.

VP1 VP2

VP1 VP2

Without the construction lines it would look like this. That’s why we draw them LIGHT.

VP1 VP2


VP1 VP2

Maybe another over here…above and below the horizon

VP1 VP2

How about we squeeze a little one in here?

VP1 VP2

VP1 VP2

VP1 VP2

A big one at the back.?......

How about an L-shaped box up here.?.....

VP1 VP2


VP1 VP2

Room for two small ones down here.?....

VP1 VP2

VP1 VP2

Try strengthening the outer lines of each block like this…..

VP1 VP2

It makes them look 3D. This is called thick and thin line technique.

VP1 VP2


This drawing was done using the same methods.

• Now for the hard one!! Lets see if we can put together a picture like this one….

See where the horizon and VP’s are?

VP2VP1


Start the horizon a lot higher up this time…we are looking down from a block of flats on the other side of the road

VP2VP1

LIGHTLY draw these two radials for the front corner of the house. I’ve done them in colour to make it easier to see..

VP2VP1

LIGHTLY add a line to show the height of the bungalow and put a radial back to VP1.

VP2VP1

LIGHTLY add a radial from the top of this vertical to VP2

VP2VP1

Put in a vertical to show the depth of the front block.

VP2VP1

LIGHTLY put a radial from VP1 and through the bottom of the last line.

VP2VP1

Now put a radial through the top of the same line.

VP2VP1

Add a vertical to show the end of this block.

VP2VP1

Now put in a radial back to VP2

VP2VP1

Show the height of this wall by LIGHTLY drawing a radial back to VP2

VP2VP1

Use your judgement to put in a vertical to show the end of this part of the building.

VP2VP1

From the top of this new vertical make a LIGHT radial line to VP1 to show the top of the back wall.

VP2VP1

Now LIGHTLY put in this radial to VP2 to show the tops of all the walls

VP2VP1

Next we are going to make an even pitched roof Starting with this wall

To find the centre of this wall LIGHTLY cross the diagonals


From where they cross LIGHTLYproject a vertical line upwards

From where this vertical bisects the top line of the wall put a LIGHT radial line to VP2. Make sure it meets the top of the back wall.

Use your judgement to set the pitch of the roof by drawing from the

walls top corners to this centre line.


From the top of the roof LIGHTLYdraw a radial back to VP2

VP2VP1

Your drawing should look like this by now. Lets put the other end of this pitched roof on.

I’ve zoomed in so you can see.LIGHTLY put this radial in from the top centre of the wall to VP2.


Where this new radial meets the top of the back wall LIGHTLY draw a vertical

Where this vertical meets the top radial of the roof line we can now draw in a diagonal to show the slope of the roof

Joins at this crossing


VP2VP1

I’ve taken out a few construction line so you can see clearly what you’ve got. Lets put a

pitch on the extension roof.

Extension

I’ve zoomed in again. Like last time LIGHTLY put diagonals across the

wall and add a vertical.


This bit is a bit unscientific, but I’m going to leave it to you to judge where the top of the roof is and draw in the diagonals to the top

of this wall

From the top of this new roof draw a radial towards VP1 until it meets

the top of the other roof here

From this crossing point draw a line to the top corner of the walls here.

VP2VP1

You should be able to see something like this now. I’m going to strengthen a couple of lines and fade out some construction.

VP2VP1

Believe it or not this is the basis from which you could produce

something this this

Master copy

VP2VP1

By using the VP’s I could start to put in a porch and step.

VP2VP1

Close up construction on next slide

Here’s the construction for the porch. Can you see how I did it?


I can put in the barge boards and gutters to the roof

VP2VP1

Close up on next page

Here’s a close up of that


Here’s the construction for the chimney

VP2VP1

Close up on next slide

See how it came together using the two VP’s?


How about those windows?

VP2VP1

Close up on next page

Here’s the construction close up


I’ve now made some of the lines solid…..

VP2VP1

Lets remind ourselves of the master copy

VP2VP1

It’s a simple matter to add the paths etc or to make up your own

VP2VP1

Here’s one I’ve made up….

VP2VP1

And here’s the start of my ‘scene’..

VP2VP1

The End…for now


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