ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE

PERSPECTIVE TERMS AND PRINCIPLES

Perspective is a method used to depict three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface in a realistic way.
Objects closer to the viewer are depicted larger than objects further away in space.
Orthogonal lines always converge on the vanishing point located on the horizon line.
Orthogonal lines are geometric lines used to organize objects and are usually erased by the final drawing.

Horizon Line - the line where the land and sky meet

Vanishing Point - the point on the horizon line where all diagonal lines meet

Orthogonal Lines - diagonal lines which converge on the vanishing point

DIRECTIONS:

PART 1 - HAND DRAWN VERSION

1. Grab a piece of blank copy paper, a pencil, an eraser, and a ruler.

2. Follow the steps in the video to recreate the depicted room. Don't hesitate to re-watch the video occasionally for reminders.

3. Remember that ALL DIAGONAL LINES converge on the vanishing point. Use light pressure when drawing orthogonal lines and then retrace diagonal lines found in the drawing itself to make them bolder.

PART 2 - PHOTOSHOP VERSION

1. FILE > NEW > PRESETS, U.S. PAPER, change Resolution to 72

2. IMAGE > IMAGE ROTATION, 90 CW

3. You will now recreate your hand drawn version in Photoshop using the Brush tool only. DO NOT use the Line tool!

4. Remember that you can create straight lines with the Brush tool one of two ways:

Horizontal/Vertical - Hold down Shift, click and hold down while moving your mouse either vertically or horizontally
Diagonal - Click once where you want your line to start, hold down Shift, click once where you want your line to end

5. Save your work to the FINISHED WORK folder under ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE as "LastName_FirstName_OnePoint.psd"