Perspective
Introduction
An imaginary set of rules used to simulate natural line of sight, spatial depth and distance in illustrations and paintings. Perspective is commonly used to ensure that proportions are correct.
Basic vocabulary for perspective:
Horizon line (HL): This basically represents the height of your camera (the viewers point of view). If you put this higher in the picture then it will probably be used to represent someone looking down on the scene. And if the HL is put lower then it will have the effect of looking at something while being near the ground. The placement of the HL can for example be used to amplify the size of something. Use a low HL for a big monster to show that it’s towering over the the rest of the character in the scene. Or use a very high HL to hint at the size of a skyscraper that the view is standing on. The horizon line is sometimes called the Eye level (of the viewer).
Vanishing point (VP): You can find these on the horizon line and are needed for the perspective to work correctly. A vanishing point is sometimes called a reference point.
Sketches and examples will be shown in the corresponding section below.
One point perspective
Two point perspective
Three point perspective
Four point perspective
Five point perspective
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