Post on 27-Feb-2021
Perspective Drawing (101)
Like an axonometric drawing, the perspective is a single – view drawing. However, it eliminates the optical distortion of parallel lines to represent three dimensional space as we naturally perceive it.
Axonometric = object understanding
Perspective = human understanding
Three types:
- one point
- two point
- three point
All three of these possess 4 major characteristics.
• Overlapping Forms
• Reduction or decrease in size
• Convergence of parallel lines
• Foreshortening
Components of Perspectives
Overlapping of forms:
Reduction or decrease in size:
Convergence of Parallel lines:
Foreshortening
One Point One Point perspective has two major sets of parallel lines that are
parallel to the picture plane and another set that are perpendicular to the picture plane, which converge to one vanishing point.
Useful in portraying interior spaces, certain street scenes, and axial arrangements.
Two Point A two point perspective retains the verticality of vertical lines, but
both major sets of horizontal lines are oblique to the picture plane, and both sets have their own vanishing points.
More commonly used of the three perspective types. A two point tends to be neither symmetrical nor static and portrays a more natural view for the observer.
Three Point Three point perspective has all
three major sets of lines oblique to the picture plane and therefore has three major vanishing points