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Lecture Perspective

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LINEAR

PERSPECTIVE

MOST OF THE IMAGES AND TEXT IN THIS LECTURE ARE TAKEN FROM ‘DESIGN DRAWING’ BY FRANCIS D.K. CHING
PERSPECTIVE
a way to simulate or construct the appearance of three
dimensional space on a two dimensional surface
Perspective approximates human vision.

It depicts how objects and space might appear to the eye of a


spectator looking in a specific direction from a particular vantage
point
(Francis D. K. Ching)
A photograph is pretty much a perspective
In Perspective Parallel lines appear to converge to a single point
This point is called Vanishing Point
The Vanishing Point lies on a horizontal called Horizon Line
that corresponds to the height of the viewer (Camera)
Perspective drawings were first developed and used by 15th
century Florentine artists
Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Alberti
Masaccio - Holy Trinity
Santa Maria Novella church in Florence
Masaccio - Holy Trinity
Santa Maria Novella church in Florence
Initially perspective drawings were developed using
perspective machine to aid in the geometric constructions
ELEMENTS OF
A PERSPECTIVE
DRAWING
SPATIAL
CONDITIONS
SPATIAL CONDITIONS OF LINES IN RESPECT TO THE PICTURE PLANE

A set of parallel lines perpendicular to the picture plane will appear to converge on the horizon
line at the vanishing point
A set of parallel lines also parallel to the picture planes will retain their orientation and not
converge to a vanishing point
A set of parallel lines oblique to the picture plane will converge toward a common vanishing
point NOT in the horizon line
PERSPECTIVE
EFFECTS
DIMINUTION
OF SIZE
Objects appear smaller as their distance from the observer increases
Once we establish an initial depth judgement based on direct observation and experience
we can make succeeding depth judgement in proportion to the first.
every time we halve the distance from the ground plane to the horizon line we double the
perspective depth
FORESHORTENING
Apparent change in form of an object as it rotates away from the picture plane
PERSPECTIVE
VARIABLES
HEIGHT OF
STATION POINT
Apparent change in form of an object as it rotates away from the picture plane
DISTANCE OF
STATION
POINT FROM OBJECT
Apparent change in form of an object as it rotates away from the picture plane
ANGLE OF VIEW
Apparent change in form of an object as it rotates away from the picture plane
LOCATION OF
PICTURE PLANE
Apparent change in form of an object as it rotates away from the picture plane
TYPES OF
LINEAR
PERSPECTIVE
ONE POINT
PERSPECTIVE
Drawing by Livia Di Mario

In One-point perspectives the main planes of the scene are either parallel or perpendicular to
the picture plane. Perpendicular lines converge to a single vanishing point
STANLEY
KUBRICK
https://vimeo.com/48425421
TWO POINT
PERSPECTIVE
Drawing by Shu Zao

In two-point perspectives horizontal planes are perpendicular to the picture plane, while vertical
ones are rotated on the vertical axis converging in two different vanishing points.
QUICK
TUTORIALS
HOW TO DRAW
A REAL LIFE
TWO-POINT
PERSPECTIVE
Bauhaus in Dessau by Walter Gropius. Photo by Carlos Castro
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rucativaca/6137762859/
Frame your scene with your hands to correspond with your drawing edges
*Your drawing should be smaller than the piece of paper to leave space for the vanishing points
Draw the main vertical line closer to you and draw a grid to define the main proportions
Draw the main converging lines and find the vanishing points and the horizon line
Draw in depth keeping in mind that objects will shrink proportionally when far apart from your
point of view
HOW TO CONSTRUCT
A ONE POINT
PERSPECTIVE
METHOD 1

POSITIONING PICTURE PLANE AND STATION POINT IN PLAN AND SECTION


FINDING A POINT IN DEPTH
FINDING MORE POINTS IN DEPTH (A DOOR)
FINDING THE HEIGHT IN DEPTH
METHOD 2 - MEASURING POINT

POSITIONG THE GROUND LINE, HORIZON LINE (HEIGHT OF THE VIEWER) AND
VANISHING POINT IN THE SECTION (ARBITRARY)
POSITIONG THE MEASURING POINTS IN THE HORIZON LINE. RULE OF THUMB: THE
DISTANCE VP-MP SHOULD BE AT LEAST AS GREAT AS THE WIDTH OR HEIGHT OF THE
BUILDING SECTION, WHICHEVER IS LARGER
MEASURING DISTANCES IN DEPTH USING THE MEASURING POINTS

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