Activity 2.2 Perspective Sketching
Introduction
If you can stand on a straight road and look down the road, it appears as if the sides of the road eventually narrow to one point. The center of the road vanishes when the road meets the horizon. If the road is straight enough and long enough, the sides of the road not only look like they are converging to a single point, but the road seems to appear to vanish as it meets the horizon. A similar effect occurs if you stare upward from the base of a tall building. The vertical edges of the building will appear to angle in toward each other. This effect is called perspective.
The human eye sees the world in perspective. Objects that are further away from the eye appear smaller, and edges appear to recede into the distance. Perspective sketches depict objects in much the same way that the human eye sees the world.
There are three different types of perspective drawings: one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective. The different types of sketches are frequently used by architects, industrial designers, and illustrators when representing large-scale objects or environments in which the effect of distance must be taken into consideration.
In this activity, you will practice your sketching skills by generating perspective views based on provided isometric views of objects. You will also apply your skills by creating one-point and two-point perspective sketches of other imagined or real objects that you choose.
If you can stand on a straight road and look down the road, it appears as if the sides of the road eventually narrow to one point. The center of the road vanishes when the road meets the horizon. If the road is straight enough and long enough, the sides of the road not only look like they are converging to a single point, but the road seems to appear to vanish as it meets the horizon. A similar effect occurs if you stare upward from the base of a tall building. The vertical edges of the building will appear to angle in toward each other. This effect is called perspective.
The human eye sees the world in perspective. Objects that are further away from the eye appear smaller, and edges appear to recede into the distance. Perspective sketches depict objects in much the same way that the human eye sees the world.
There are three different types of perspective drawings: one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective. The different types of sketches are frequently used by architects, industrial designers, and illustrators when representing large-scale objects or environments in which the effect of distance must be taken into consideration.
In this activity, you will practice your sketching skills by generating perspective views based on provided isometric views of objects. You will also apply your skills by creating one-point and two-point perspective sketches of other imagined or real objects that you choose.
Conclusion
1. What is a vanishing point? A vanishing point in sketching is a point where lines will be drawn to in perspective drawing from intersecting points on the sketch's face. It creates depth in perspective drawing and will make the object seem smaller the farther the line has to extend to hit the vanishing point.
2. Aside from the number of vanishing points, what is the difference between a one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective sketch? 1-point perspective sketching always starts with a face while 2-point starts with an edge. The only thing we know about 3-point as of now is it's the most realistic "point-view" of the 3.
3. How does a perspective drawing differ from an isometric drawing of the same object? When would you use a perspective view in lieu of an isometric drawing? Perspective drawing doesn't use isometric graph paper while isometric drawing does, and isometric drawing (From what I've noticed) is the more viable sketching technique when drawing more than 3 sides. Perspective drawing definitely seems to work better with multiple sides.
1. What is a vanishing point? A vanishing point in sketching is a point where lines will be drawn to in perspective drawing from intersecting points on the sketch's face. It creates depth in perspective drawing and will make the object seem smaller the farther the line has to extend to hit the vanishing point.
2. Aside from the number of vanishing points, what is the difference between a one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective sketch? 1-point perspective sketching always starts with a face while 2-point starts with an edge. The only thing we know about 3-point as of now is it's the most realistic "point-view" of the 3.
3. How does a perspective drawing differ from an isometric drawing of the same object? When would you use a perspective view in lieu of an isometric drawing? Perspective drawing doesn't use isometric graph paper while isometric drawing does, and isometric drawing (From what I've noticed) is the more viable sketching technique when drawing more than 3 sides. Perspective drawing definitely seems to work better with multiple sides.