Perspective Drawing Intro How to Draw Basic Linear

Perspective Drawing Intro How to Draw - Basic Linear Perspective

Perspective Ø During the Renaissance artists became interested in making two-dimensional artwork look three-dimensional. Ø Renaissance- (1450 -1600): The Renaissance began in Italy and spread through Northern Europe. Art, Science, and Literature grew during this time.

Perspective Ø Many of the earlier works artists created showed little depth. ØDoes this picture reflect depth? Why or why not? ØHow could this picture be changed to increase its’ depth? Kaufmann Haggadah. Spain, late 14 th C.

Perspective Artists used mathematics and close observation to invent linear perspective. Linear perspective allows artists to trick the eye into seeing depth on a flat surface.

Perspective Ø Many artists have used a variety of different techniques to show depth. However it was not until the Renaissance that artists developed a system to show depth logically and consistently.

This Renaissance drawing by Jan Vredeman de Vries shows the use of 1 point perspective drawing techniques.

Perspective Ø Linear Perspective Rules: ØBased on the way the human eye sees the world. ØObjects that are closer appear larger, more distant objects appear smaller. ØTo create the illusion of space the artists creates a vanishing point on the horizon line. ØObjects are drawn using orthogonal lines, which lead to or converge with the vanishing points.

Perspective Ø Vanishing Point ØThe single point on the horizon where all the lines on the ground level seem to come together Ø Horizon Line ØThe place where the land the sky meet. Ø Orthogonal Line ØLines that connect to the vanishing point

So lets practice. If you were to stand on a plane and look out into the distance, the imaginary line that demarcates between the Earth and the sky is considered the horizon. For argument's sake, the horizon is a straight line (even though in actual space it is slightly curved). Now, if you were to stare straight ahead at the horizon, the point on the horizon directly in front of you would be considered the vanishing point. It's called the vanishing point since all objects seem to vanish towards it as they go back into the distance.

A single point. A single perspective. One-point perspective is marked by the fact that all objects seem to converge towards one solitary point on the horizon. In order for all objects to converge at a single point, their closest face has to appear to be parallel to horizon. In other words, if there was a cube between you and the horizon, the face of the cube closest to you would have two horizontal lines parallel to the horizon. In fact, everything viewed in this perspective must have horizontal lines parallel to the horizon.