Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Finding the vanishing points and horizon line

Here we are working in reverse from theoretical perspective drawings such as drawing boxes. Here we start with a given scene in perspective (photo) and find the horizon line and vanishing points. This is a scene with the lines of diminution (yellow & blue) drawn along the sides of objects (which are all arranged in on 90 degree grid). These lines will focus on two points (these clusters indicate the placement of vanishing points). Connect the two vanishing points and you have a horizon line. When you draw scenes or objects from real life you often need to be able to locate the VP's and the horizon by mentally projecting lines of diminution in a similar way.

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