T h e A r t o f Perspective Drawing

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T h e A r t o fPerspective Drawing
Perspective drawing is most commonly illustrated
in two ways Objects get smaller as they get
further away Linear objects will meet at a point
on the horizon (the viewers eye level) You can
have anywhere from one to FIVE-point perspective,
depending on your angle.
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T h e D a y s B e f o r ePerspective Drawing
Painters started to catch on to the idea of depth
and form to objects back in the 1300s, but there
was no SCIENCE to it They used what we now call
Intuitive Perspective That means they just
GUESSED at the angles of the objects!
Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Allegory of Good Government.
Detail. 1337-40.Fresco. Siena, Italy.
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Jan Van EyckGiovanni Arnolfini His Bride 1434.
Very detailed and beautiful piece, but none of
the lines match up!
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Many artists also used an unnatural technique
that we call Steep Perspective which is
slightly higher-than-usual point of view (with
the tables turned up just a little) so the viewer
can clearly see what was going on.
Robert Campin, Merode Altarpiece(open),1425
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The Early Italian Renaissance Painters were the
first to create a mathematical basis for creating
the illusion of perspective. In this case, the
persepctive lines meet at the base of Christs
cross.
Masaccio,Holy Trinity, 1427.EARLY ITALIAN
RENAISSANCE
When looking at the wall, the vanishing point is
right about at the average eye level, which gives
a nice illusion!
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Masaccio,Holy Trinity, 1427.EARLY ITALIAN
RENAISSANCE
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The HORIZON LINEThe Horizon Line is where the
sky and ground meet. It also shows where the eye
level of the viewer is located. The higher the
horizon line, the higher the viewer!
WORMS EYE VIEW
BIRDS EYE VIEW
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Vanishing Points dont have to be dead center
Check out this one!
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In a ONE-point perspective drawing, ONE side of
an object will face you, but other sides will go
to the vanishing point
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In a TWO-point perspective drawing, the CORNER of
an object will face you, and both sides will go
to the vanishing points
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