Add More Dimension to Your World: Two-Point Perspective chapter 7
Now that you are familiar with the principles of one-point perspective, understanding those of two-point perspective
shouldn’t prove too difficult for you. As you can see in the diagram below, all of the familiar terms are being used: vantage
point, eye level, horizon line, and vanishing point.
As shown in the diagram of the barn, the vanishing points often fall well outside the field of vision of the viewer or the cam-
era lens.
When trying to determine where the vanishing points are, it is helpful to tack pieces of paper on either side of your drawing
paper, or to place your drawing paper on a large board when constructing objects in perspective. You can use this technique
in the drawing demonstration on the following pages.
Eye LevelTwo-Point PerspectiveVantage
PointVanishing
Point 2Horizon
LineHorizon
LineVanishing
Point 1