Practice Two-Point Perspective.
Tape a 16" x 20" sheet of tracing paper over the photos on this page and
trace each configuration of cubes. Remove the tracing paper from the
photo and place it on a table or flat surface. With a ruler or straight-edge,
construct a perspective diagram for each of the photos, similar to the one
on the previous page.
As shown in the two-point perspective demonstration on pages 104–113,
an artist has constructed a similar diagram to precisely draw a barn in
perspective.
The diagrams that you are creating in this exercise are similar to the dia-
grams that the masters of the Renaissance used to construct their draw-
ings and paintings.
As your eye becomes more trained and your drawing skills more precise,
you will be able to combine the methods discussed here with direct
observation to accurately draw objects in perspective.
This exercise will help you to gain a more complete understanding of two-
point perspective. You will study three photos with different eye levels,
where the cubes are placed at different angles to each other. After you
complete this exercise, you will be on your way to drawing any object in
front of you in accurate, two-point perspective.