Basic | Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach

Objects of the same size must be drawn smaller as they move closer to the vanishing point to maintain the illusion of distance. Quick Exercise: The Floating Box Draw a horizontal line across your page (Horizon). Put a dot in the middle (Vanishing Point). Draw a simple square anywhere above or below that line.

Draw a smaller square "inside" those lines to cut off the back of the box. Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach

Always start with a light touch. These construction lines (orthogonals) are usually erased once the final shape of the object is defined. Objects of the same size must be drawn

You are looking down (like from a bird's eye view). Low Horizon: You are looking up (like from the ground). Middle Horizon: You are looking straight ahead. 2. The Vanishing Point Draw a simple square anywhere above or below that line

In , all lines that go "back" into space lead to a single point.