Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach Now

Use a ruler to connect the corners of that square to the dot.

Always start with a light touch. These construction lines (orthogonals) are usually erased once the final shape of the object is defined. Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach

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 Use a ruler to connect the corners of that square to the dot

This is the most important line in your drawing. It represents your eye level. You are looking down (like from a bird's eye view)

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.

Parallel lines (like railroad tracks) seem to touch as they hit the vanishing point.

Draw a smaller square "inside" those lines to cut off the back of the box.