Week 2- Perspective

Week 2 - Perspective

Interiors

The image below illustrates interior landscape, of a hallway. Single point perspective is illustrated in this image with a single vanishing point at the top of the image. The angles of the orthogonal lines are clearly visible by the way the corridor is drawn, following towards the vanishing point. The horizon line is placed, matching the line of the furthest central door at the bottom, at the back of the corridor. Foreshortening is also visible in this image where the door and other objects such as the door Matt on the floor at the front and the angle of the table at the back, follows the angle/direction of the orthogonal lines. The front vertical line of the door on the left is longer than the second vertical line of the same door that's further. Foreshortening in this drawing was a success, the objects look smaller as you view down the corridor and up the page; we see the objects and the corridor become smaller and more compact. But there are errors in this image, some of the angled markings such as the floor of the corridor on the right, is not following the direction of the orthogonal line correctly.

Exteriors

These drawings are exteriors of a landscape drawing, the image on left, is drawn with a single vanishing point with walls and cars (orthogonal lines) directing towards the point. This image again shows foreshortening, as both objects (cars) and the wall become smaller and compact, towards the centre, where vanishing point is located.

 The image below however is drawn in 2 point perspective, again all the elements of perspective are applied: foreshortening, horizon line, vanishing points and orthogonal lines. Viewing from below, looking at the upper part of the building. Here we see the orthogonal lines directing in two directions. This is due to the fact that there are 2 vanishing points located on each side one on the left and  one on the right. This brings the whole image a more interesting scene.

Small study sketches on single, two, and 3 point perspective. 

As the number of vanishing points increased, drawing simple shapes have become much more complicated and challenging. However, these studies have shown the way for me to develop, to draw objects in different perspectives.