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erspective Drawings
Perspective Drawings
Vanishing point
Horizon Line
Parallel LinesGuide Lines
Where the sky meets the ground
Where everything leads backto and vanishes / disappears
The front of the boxes (buildings) haveParallel lines…lines that do not ever cross
Help you draw the sides of the boxes / buildings back to the vanishing point. They slant back to the vanishing point and are NOT parallel…
1 point perspective has ONE vanishing point
2 Point Perspective has 2 vanishing points
Roads can bedrawn in perspective…They go back to the
vanishing point
You can draw telephone poles, fences, and sidewalks in perspective…everythinggoes back to the vanishing point!
Bridges, rivers, and railroad tracks can be drawn in perspective; they too go back to the vanishing point…
Even trees, people, and vehicles can be drawn in perspective.
