2 Point Perspective How To: Learn The Basics of Two Point Perspective With These Boxes

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2 Point Perspective How To

Learn the basics of two point


perspective with these boxes.
Why draw in perspective?
• Perspective drawing can make your drawing
change from flat to looking very three-
dimensional!
• Perspective drawing can add realism to your
drawings in an easy way.
• Learning perspective will help you understand
how artists have used the technique for
hundreds of years!

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Materials You Will Need

• Drawing and
shading Pencils
• Eraser
• Ruler
• Paper
Rules of Two Point Perspective

• Two point perspective drawing can be easy… if


you follow these three simple rules!

1. Bigger objects look closer. Smaller


objects will appear farther away.
2. All diagonal lines must line up with one of
the two vanishing points.
3. Besides diagonal lines, the only other type of line
allowed are vertical lines.
Ready, get set, go!
First, add your vanishing points to the paper. The vanishing
points are where your lines will vanish at. Try to make them
even.
Draw a horizon line between the two vanishing points. The
horizon line is where your eye level is. You will look up at
anything above your line and look down at anything below it.
Next we will start drawing the boxes. They start by drawing a
vertical line on your paper. We will try three boxes. One above
the horizon line, one at the horizon line, and one below it.
Next, attach the top of your vertical line to each vanishing point
using your ruler. They will look like long arrows.
The completed lines look like this. It’s okay if the lines touch.
Some parts of the lines will be erased later.
Next, connect the bottom of each vertical line to each vanishing
point. This step is just like the previous one. If the lines start to
overlap like shown by the red arrow, stop drawing the line at its
overlapping point.

It’s looking
good! Keep
going, we’re
almost done!
Draw vertical lines to connect the two diagonal lines. This will
form the sides of the boxes.
Erase all extra diagonal lines so you are left with your three
boxes. Your middle box is complete! You can erase the horizon
line that is inside the middle box.
Get ready to finish the last two boxes!
Connect the top or bottom of the sides of each box to the
opposite vanishing point. The two lines will cross over each
other, forming the top or bottom of the box. You do not have to
draw your lines the whole way if they hit another box.
Erase any extra lines and your boxes are complete!
To add to the three-dimensional look, shade your boxes and add
value.
WHAT CAN YOU
MAKE WITH
BOXES IN TWO
POINT
PERSPECTIVE?
Make a stack of boxes!
Turn your stack of boxes into
something unusual!
Make one large box and turn it into a
three-dimensional looking game board!

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