Perspective

This post is a continuation from the Art lesson about perspective and its fundamentals.

There are three main types of perspective, 1-point perspective, 2-point perspective and 3-point perspective, these are the most common and most used perspectives in art. I have completed one of each type of perspective down below, I hand drew these images using pencil and paper.

One point perspective:

This is a drawing of some cubes which are positioned to give a 1-point perspective. Making the cubes all link to the horizon line gives the square a more 3D look and help create the perspective.

Two point perspective:

This drawing is similar to the first but with a 2-point perspective instead of a 1-point perspective. The drawing is still of a cube but instead of only seeing it from the front we can see it from a perspective that shows left and right. This is because the focus is on that middle edge of the cube which create the 2-point perspective.

Three point perspective:

This final drawing is of the 3-point perspective which is probably the hardest in my opinion. To give the drawing the 3-point perspective the bottom of the subject (the cuboid) must sit on the horizon line. Once the subject is on the horizon line you can start to see where the perspective points are. The first point is on the left, the second on the right and the third and final point is at the top in the middle. With my drawing the outside edges of the cuboid slightly tilt towards the left and right points of perspective to give the image the illusion of looking tall. The final point of perspective is at the top to line up with the middle edge and once completed we get a 3-point perspective drawing.