Lesson: 2 Point Perspective

This week, I showed how depending on where you place the vanishing point and where you place your initial point, it changes which side of the object you will see.

The Horizon Line is where the sky meets the earth or your eye level.



Every vertical (straight up and down) line should connect to each vanishing point from at its top and bottom.

The Assignment:

Remembering to use our shift key, draw the horizon line. (Using the shift key enables us to draw perfectly straight lines.)



Draw a line from each vanishing point that meet somewhere below the horizon line.


Do the same for above the horizon line and then using our shift key, draw a vertical line from where each of these lines meet.


Make lines from the vanishing points to the top and bottom of these vertical lines.


Make more vertical lines using the shift key to build the sides of the shapes.


From the top and bottom of these lines, make a line that goes back to the opposite vanishing point.


Outline your shape with a thicker line and color it in.

I had students draw at least 2 boxes - one above the horizon line (HL) and one below. You can see the bottom of the object when it is drawn above the HL and you can see the top of the object when it is drawn below the HL.

When an object is drawn on the left side of the screen, you can see more of the right face and visa versa.

Depending on how the object is colored changes how it is perceived as well: