Lesson 2 Perspective Simplified For Fiber Artists

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Lesson 2 Perspective Simplified For Fiber Artists

Lesson 2 Perspective simplified

Lets draw a book in perspective.

1. Check your eye level and determine where your eye level
and vanishing points are.

VP 1--------------------------eye level--------------------------VP

2. Determine the height of the book, this is your perpendicular that is the closest to you. (When drawing houses, barns etc. keep this perpendicular straight. )

Draw lines from the base of the perpendicular to the left vanishing point and to the right vanishing point. Now you can see the V form.

3. Now from the top of your perpendicular draw line to left vanishing point and then to the right vanishing point.

Now determine the actual size of the book in length and width, insert the perpendiculars. Draw a line from the top of the left perpendicular towards the right vanishing point and draw the line from the top of the right perpendicular towards the left vanishing point. You have your book in perspective. It's that simple.

The same principals applies to creating a box.

1. Determine your eye level and vanishing points.

2. Determine the height of the box. To do this, you use the
perpendicular that is the closest to you.

3. Draw from the base of the perpendicular towards the left
vanishing point and repeat for the right side.

4. Draw from the top of the perpendicular towards the left
vanishing point and repeat for the right side.

5. Insert the left and right perpendiculars, keeping them
straight between the lines.

6. To create the top of the box, draw the line from the top of
the left perpendicular towards the right vanishing point and draw the line from the top of the right perpendicular towards the left vanishing point.

You have created a box in perspective which will assist you
to create believable forms in your fiber art.

Note: You cannot always see the vanishing points. If your drawing appears to be stunted or you feel something is wrong, try extending your vanishing points to a greater distance. The general direction is what's important to create the form.

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