3d perspective drawing

3D art, some more complex than others. You could try-out the simpler ones and work your way up. Have you heard of the saying: "You have to see it to believe it." We rely on our sensory organs to make sense of the world. People like Hungarian Artist Sándor Vámos prove to us, that they are not as reliable as we might first think. In all of these drawings, our mind is telling us that there is a third dimension, that does not actually exist. Take for example, the incline illustration and the…

Hold a box in your hand in such a position that you only see the front and top of it. Observe that as we view the top, its outer edges appear to converge. This condition is caused by an optical illusion. As the top turns away from us, the relationship between the length and width changes or diminishes. This phenomenon is known as foreshortening. Observe also that as we look at the face of the box, it is seen in its true form. The reason for this is that it is perpendicular to our line of…

ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE This post will cover the basics of one point perspective… What is perspective, actually? ”the theory or art of suggesting three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface, in order to recreate the appearance and spatial relationships that objects or a scene in recession present to the eye or the appearance of objects, buildings, etc., relative to each other, as determined by their distance from the viewer, or the effects of this distance on their appearance” One point…