Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach [SIMPLE]

This is the most important line in your drawing. It represents your eye level.

Draw a smaller square "inside" those lines to cut off the back of the box. Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach

These are the diagonal lines you draw from the corners of your objects back to the vanishing point. They create the illusion of depth. If you’re drawing a cube, these lines form the "sides" that make it look solid rather than flat. 4. Convergence and Scaling This is the most important line in your drawing

In , lines lead to two separate points on the far left and right. 3. Orthogonal Lines (The "Receding" Lines) These are the diagonal lines you draw from

In , all lines that go "back" into space lead to a single point.

Use a ruler to connect the corners of that square to the dot.

You are looking down (like from a bird's eye view). Low Horizon: You are looking up (like from the ground). Middle Horizon: You are looking straight ahead. 2. The Vanishing Point