Perspective 2.0
“It’s all about looking deeply…”
Recap…
In Drawing, perspective is the view that you have based on the position of your body in space. Your perspective changes as you move or the space/objects moves. For example, when you look at your feet, you are also looking at the floor of a room and if you look up, you will be looking at the ceiling. It is the same room but seen in different angles.
In the case of a stair, it will look more three dimensional when we approach it, as oppose to when we walk on it. This is why most drawings of stairs are done by looking at them from afar.
Some angles of a room or an object are more interesting and artistic than others. This is why photographers and artist experiment many angles before choosing one that pleases them.
For this reason, it is important that as Artists, Designers and Architects, we understand perspective and how it can help us make an scene more appealing.
Point-Projection
A point projection in perspective drawing is where the space and/or objects seem to scape to.
In this drawing, we only have one point projection. This makes our work more simple, but it is not always the case.
Taking Perspective to the Next Level
T he study of perspective begins with some relatively simple processes, like learning to draw a cube and construct ellipses, which help to introduce concepts that are essential to understanding both freehand and technical perspective. For 3 some students and some courses, this will be enough. For others, there may be an interest in learning more about perspective and how it can be applied to both observational drawing and drawing purely from imagination (Figure 3-1). Some of the perspective processes covered in this chapter are more technically based, while others allow you to explore and discover all the different ways perspective can be utilized to create
In this second drawing we have two point projections. In this case, the object seems to scape towards two different angles.
This happens thanks to our ability to see life with the dept and our two eyes provide. This ability is called Dept Perserption.
Depth perception is the ability to see things in three dimensions (including length, width and depth), and to judge how far away an object is. For accurate depth perception, you generally need to have binocular (two-eyed) vision.
Remember, Drawing is all about looking deeply. You can practice your drawing skills not only when you sit and draw but also when you walk down the street, look how every turn creates a new form of dept. When you talk to another person, look at their faces and study their anatomy. When you watch your pet run, look at their muscles and the movement that happens there. Drawing is very similar to science, it requires a lot of observation.
