Introduction to One Point Perspective

This lesson introduces and explains the concept of one-point perspective and provides several examples and tips for successfully reproducing the technique of one-point perspective.

Perspective in art is a technique used to represent 3 dimensional objects on a 2 dimensional surface. There are different types of perspective and different techniques artists can use to create perspective.

LINEAR perspective is one TYPE of perspective that makes use of converging lines and vanishing points. It’s all based on the simple fact: Objects appear smaller as they move further away from the viewer.

Eventually, the objects can get so small and so far away, that they seem to disappear into an little point. This is called the vanishing point.

To draw with linear perspective, you simply START with a vanishing point and work backwards.

In linear perspective, you can work with one point, two point, three points, four points, and even 5 points.

In this lesson, we’ll only be talking about one point perspective.

[leepicestepic]

when your teacher forces you to watch a video about 1 point perspective XD

[Sam-ytfp]

Perfect video to share with my middle school students!

[darklux]

Important points so you don’t have to watch:
Perspective represents 3D objects on 2d surface
Above apple “this is not an apple”
Linear perspective converts line and vanishing points
Start with vanishing point and work backwards
Vanishing point must be on horizon
All edges must go to vanashing point
All shapes must face you (1point)
DONT make dark construction lines

Hope this helped (tell me if I missed something)

[madelineboyd]

Great intro video before doing a 1-point perspective project in the classroom. Thanks!

[coffeeisthepathtovictory]

I wish I knew these concepts before developing my two dimensional game. This is gold. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.

[BR-fjos]

When your teacher makes you watch this during class

[jamesmoore]

Good video bro but your vocal audio is only coming through one channel (left ear) and not both in stereo

[janenix]

If you had to watch some of the horrible perspective videos out there, you'd be saying thank you for THIS one. It's good. Very good.

[marshastoll]

This is a great compilation of how-to with video! I introduced perspective with my 6th graders via powerpoint, but I'm adding this in as well. Thanks!!!!

[marybaldridge]

Love this! Thank you so much better then the power point I was preparing to teach third grader about one point perspective

[keonalbers]

the fact the sound is coming out of one ear is tripping me out.

[coltennial]

Yeah I dont know what I'm supposed to be looking at, but all I see are a bunch of pixels moving around on my screen.

[alihafez]

When ur teacher lets u watch this during the class 😏😏

[HarrisonLuiEKYiss]

I don’t like the fact that the speaker is on the left hand side of our headphones :(

[emilyshepardson]

How come the audio doesn't work on this video anymore?

[beansoup]

When your art teacher makes you watch this. XD

[Goofed.]

The only people here are students from art classes

[amandayoungblood]

Why is there only music? The commentary wont play on this video frustrating

[alfonsosalazar]

well at least our teacher making us watch videos for class

[dreamland]

Ok the video is good for someone who cares and wasn’t forced to watch this