VIS-107 Three-Dimensional Design Structural Drawing One-Point Perspective Recommended Reading Perspective Drawing and Applications Charles A.

A. OConnor ISBN: 0-13-660382-3

Exercise 1. Draw a 3 foot square using the scale of = 1 Establish the ground line along the bottom of the square Establish the eye level line 5 above the ground line Establish the central vanishing point o Find the center of your square o Draw a dot on the eye level line where this line intersects the eye level line Converge all four corners of your square to the central vanishing point Find the back of your cube o Converge the left corner of the square at a 45 angle o Where this line intersects the convergence of the right corner to the central vanishing point determines the depth of the cube Darken the lines for the front and top of your cube.

Homework 1 Create three 3 cubes in the same picture plane o All three should be of the same size o Place each cube 1 apart o Use = 1 scale

o One cube in the center of the cone of vision, one to the left and one to the right. Vocabulary Station Point o The station point is either the actual or imagined location of the observer while drawing in perspective. Once applied it cannot be changed. Normal Eye Level o Traditionally the height of the station point. Typically rounded to five feet as an average height. Picture Plane o An imaginary flat surface, infinite in size, onto which a drawing is made. The picture plane is located between the subject of your drawing and the viewer. Frame of Reference o The paper or canvas on which you create your drawing. This represents the picture plane. Cone of Vision o This is the normal area that can be seen clearly from one fixed position. Drawing items outside of the cone of vision will result in pronounced distortion. Central Ray of Vision o A perpendicular line extending from the center of the cone of vision to the subject from the station point Ground Line o The ground line represents the intersection of subject with the imaginary ground plane Scale o A representation of feet or inches used to fit large objects into a frame of reference. Using an architects scale makes scale quite simple. Foreshortening o The apparent diminishing of the length of some lines to create the illusion of depth. Lines or planes appear progressively shorter as their angle to the picture plane increases. Only lines that are parallel to the picture plane show their true length. Vanishing Point o The point where two or more parallel lines appear to converge onto the eye level line. Central Vanishing Point o Vanishing point for all lines perpendicular to the picture plane. Auxiliary Vanishing Point o Vanishing points for parallel lines on receding or diagonal or included planes. These points are never on the eye level line. Special Vanishing Point

o These are established to measure foreshortened lines. Vanishing Point Three o Used in three-point perspective for vertical lines.