Perspective

=Two-Point Perspective:=

Step one: Draw yourself a box and put a horizon line where you want it. I put the horizon line near the top, my own preference here. And add two points on the horizon line. Usually, they will extend past the frame of your picture.



Step Two: I added a front line of my rectangular square, and from the top and bottom of the line, I connected it to both of the points. This will give the subject a more three dimensional look. It won't just be a box on a piece of paper, but a box that exists on the paper.



Step three: I added the top corners, again going to the points I have on my horizon line. Since my box is below the horizon line, you can se the top. If it was above the horizon line, you'd see the bottom of the box instead.



Step four: I added the sides of the box. The lines will just go up and down in a straight line. And now we have a box that looks 3-d. That is what two point perspective is great, it makes the objects look three dimensional and really adds to the affect of a drawing and can really draw an onlooker into the picture. Test it out, put the horizon line someplace else, and put the two points someplace as well.

=Atmospheric Perspective:=



Atmospheric perspective is different from two-point perspect. The main point about atmospheric is that the closer something is to the horizon line, the smaller it will become. In the picture above, you can see the circles getting smaller as they reach the horizon line. This also adds a three dimensional look as well. While two-point gives dimension to an item, the atmospheric will give the item a space to exist in.