Exercise 7.1 One Point Perspective Drawing
For this exercise, you will work off of the image below to create a line drawing.
Materials needed:
- Pencils – 4H, HB, and 4B
- Erasers – white and gray
Time to complete: 30 minutes
Instructions:
In one of the four sections of a page in your large drawing pad, draw the one point perspective drawing below.
When starting your one point perspective drawing, make sure the back wall or opening is the correct size within the drawing area. Remember, if this area is too big, then the walls, ceiling, and floor will be too small. If the back area is too small, then you may run out of things to put in the room or the drawing will be too small for the drawing area.
Once the back wall is the correct size and shape, then add the vanishing point and horizon line. Mark these on your drawing with the acronyms V.P and H.L.. You can mark these last, but don’t forget.
Slowly start with the main features, like the left and right walls, floor, and ceiling. Remember the majority of the lines in this image will either be vertical, horizontal, or go to the vanishing point.
One of the window shutters does not use the same vanishing point as other aspects of the room. The shutter will use two points to create its shape. For this object, you need to use your angle finding techniques to find the proper angles. Draw the shutters first as if they are rectangles, then add the top curvature. Note that the bottoms of both shutters are fairly flat and nearly line up with each other. This is due to their proximity to the horizon line.
Once all main objects are in and a line drawing is fully developed, then you can go in and darken the lines, if needed.
