If you want to take your drawings to the next level, give them realistic depth. Drawing in perspective will make your subject appear to have space within the page. You do this by first identifying the vanishing points on the horizon of your drawing.
There are a couple different vanishing points that you can choose to use, each of which will provide different perspectives. These approaches include:
- One-Point Perspective
- Two-Point Perspective
- Three-Point Perspective
The best way to picture a single-point perspective is to imagine that you’re looking at set of railroad tracks. All of the elements in the composition, particularly the tracks themselves, will converge at a single point on the horizon. The vanishing point can be at any spot along the horizon; the only stipulation is that all lines lead to that solitary point.
Two-point perspective uses two points placed on the horizon line. Typically, these two points are at the opposite sides of the composition, such as one on the far left and another on the far right. Two-point perspective drawings are often used in architectural drawings and interior designs to show buildings from angles other than straight on.
Three-point perspective, also commonly known as a multi-point, is a type of perspective that has more than two vanishing points. And is common especially as the complexity of the subject matter grows. A standard multi-point has two vanishing points on the far left and far right of the composition and then the third point above or below them.
By making the horizontal lines of your subject lead to the two vanishing points on the horizon, and the vertical lines of the subject lead to the third vanishing point, a sense of scale is added to the composition. A three-point perspective can make it look like you are looking up at a tall building from the street, or looking down upon it from a birds-eye view.
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