Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Perspective Drawing

This is one of my favorite forms of art. In perspective drawing people use vanishing points to make objects appear far away. There are a lot of different forms of this but the easiest are one point and two point perspective.

In one-point perspective you only have one fixed vanishing point. Two-point perspective uses two vanishing points. I really enjoy two-point perspective because I find it a lot easier and more interesting to look at. You can draw cities and a room using two-point perspective, and the final project looks more 3-D than one point. In one-point you only have one view, so it’s better for drawing roads or a single city street.

It is really easy to learn how to draw with perspective. There are videos and instructions online that you can look up. The key to a good perspective drawing is being accurate and making sure all your lines are straight. A ruler is a very important tool to have, and I also recommend a mechanical pencil because the lead is thinner which gives you sharper lines.
 

5 comments:

  1. This is very true, I agree that vanishing points make your art way more interesting and better to look at. :)

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  2. I love artwork with vanishing points. Its really interestering that a flat paper can look three-dementional with a few points. I have to agree that two point perspective is the coolest.

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  3. I remember drawing the city street with one point perspective in middle school.

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  4. oh yeah i remember drawing the city to!! i love drawing and how you go into detail with it..

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  5. Can you recommend any of the online tutorials and put up a link?

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