PERSPECTIVE DRAWING: A Study of Lines & Planes in Space

PERSPECTIVE DRAWING UNIT

Warm up: CUBES AND RECTANGULAR BLOCKS

• Use appropriate line weights (light lines for construction lines; dark lines for outlines)

• Position a vanishing point and horizon line correctly

• Understand that:

• Objects above the horizon line are drawn as if you are looking up at them (you see the bottom of the object)

• Objects below the horizon line are drawn as if you are looking down at them (you see the top of the object)

• Objects that are neither above nor below the horizon line are drawn as if you are looking directly at them (you see neither the top or the bottom of the object)

Lesson 1: One point Interiors

The most common perspective drawing lesson is a one point perspective room. Interiors combine a multitude of skills and can be made as challenging or involved as required. Perspective flooring allows you to practise dividing surfaces into equal spaces, while the questions of how to draw a window in perspective; furniture / desks / beds; or adjoining corridors etc provide a challenge regardless of your ability level.

Drawing a room in one point perspective can be great practise for those who wish to later pursue interior design, architecture

Lesson 2: Two-point Imagined Cityscapes

The two-point perspective drawing is a challenging project! Students learn to use vanishing points, a horizon line, and perspective lines to accurately draw objects in a three-dimensional space from a particular point of view.