The Impossible Box Perspective

Some common perspective mistakes are easy to fix! Let's talk about cylinders and cubes.

[prah_da_g]

This was so helpful. Perspective gives me so much trouble

[Archael]

the engineer in me is screaming at the 2nd half😂

[martinmnagell]

As an engineering student, I see the box one as an absolute loss.

[annien_]

this is really helpful, ty! perspective is so frustrating sometimes

[bettyowo]

The different perspectives he describes in this video are:
- Oblique, aka the "parallel lines" one. Projected lines are at 45° from vertical and horizontal lines.
- Three point perspective, aka where the lines turn towards each other to convey depth better. Here, vertical lines are projected from a single point below (or above, depending on the angle you view the object at) the horizon. Horizontal lines are projected towards the respective 2 points that lie on opposite sides of the horizon.

[ChaosPolzun_Archive]

As an engineer I'm disappointed and my day is ruined.

You've made an unparalleled cube

[nuyabuisness]

I'm an engineering student and very much not artistic. Learning how to do basic 2 point perspective drawing is a lifesaver.

[Detective_Lynne]

The "wrong" cube was actually drawn correctly, just it was drawn in isometric projection

[SayAhh]

My brain: "that's a crooked box!"

[matthewghardy]

Mark Kistler taught me this 40 years ago and I will always be grateful.

[pnutdraws]

well the parallel lines thing depends on the type of mood/lens that would affect the object, if you lose a wider lens the more it will converge but if you use a telephoto lens or look at things in a orthographic view, there will be very less foreshortening, very parallel lines

[SplitxHeart]

Curves and circles are my favourite "self-assults" because I will draw them over and over and over and over...
Boxes? Ah yes... the thing that nearly killed me in school, because I had to work against my artistic brain to draw "correct" geometric figures in math and for GOOOOD I was about to eat my fcking papers.

[gifzilla]

I LOVE STAN PROKOPOPO!! His videos literally unlocked something in my brain and taught me how to THINK! Made me feel like i had wasted so much time practicing without purpose.. altho if i hadnt spun my wheels for so long theres a good chance id have missed out on the insight this channel provides. Thank you!!

[IR-O-IN-I-IN]

When it comes to drawing cubes - there's a special name for a perspective where all the lines are parallel - it's axonometry which is basically a perspective with no depth. Also - to draw a cube in a human eye perspective you have to draw a horizon on the paper so you know how steep the angles between the ledges of the cube are (I know what I'm talking about, I've been an artist for about 8 years now)

[upgradedeggaroll]

that box trick hit just right to unlock something for me. thanks!

[FindingYaya]

As an engineer and an artist, I’m chillin. I learned something, thank you!

[neonshiji]

You’ve taught me everything in this short with the same information my college art class taught me in a month, that’s depressing.

[deathawakener]

The box portion would depend on where youre looking at the box

[vexphoebe]

Thankyou!! You explained it in a way I can understand clearly. My drawing teacher should watch this lol.

[RiccardoBernardi-hv]

The reason we draw the cube's lines parallel is because that is called a cavalier projection
Where the X and Y axes are perpendicular and the Z axis is 45° from the Y axis