THE FIRST THING YOU NEED IS A HORISON LINE . JUST LIKE WHEN YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND YOU LOOK OFF IN THE DISTANCE IT APPEARS THAT THE EARTH STOPS AND THE SKY BEGINS AT THE HORISON. ACTUALLY THAT IS AS FAR AWAY AS YOUR EYES CAN SEE . IT IS JUST A STRAIGHT LINE .IN DRAWING THE HORISON ALSO SERVES AS YOUR VIEWPIONT OR EYE LEVEL AS IT PERTAINS TO OBJECTS IN THE PICTURE . LINE THE EDGE OF YOUR RULER UP WITH THE EDGE OF YOUR PAPER PERFECTLY AND THE LINE WILL BE PERFECTLY PARALELL- THIS WILL MAKE THE PROCESS EASIER . LATER I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO TILT YOUR HORISON BUT LIKE I SAID LETS START OFF EASY
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NOW YOU NEED A VANISHING POINT. THINK OF IT AS THE PLACE ON THE HORISON THAT YOUR OBJECTS ARE POINTING TO . IN DRAWING THIS ESTABLISHES WEATHER OBJECTS ARE ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE LEFT SIDE OR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF YOU .YOU CAN PUT THE VANISHING POINT ANYWHERE ON THE HORISON LINE YOU WANT BUT IT HAS TO BE ON THE HORISON LINE . IT IS PRECISELY WHERE THE TWO LINES CROSS .MAKE SURE TO DRAW ALL LINES GOING TO THE HORISON DIRECTLY THROUGH THE VANISING POINT!
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FOR THIS EXERCISE WE WILL DRAW TWO RECTANGULAR BOXES , ONE BELOW US AND ONE ABOVE US BOTH TO OUR LEFT HAND SIDE . THE LINES WITCH ARE INKED ARE THE LINES THAT WOULD REMAIN IN A FINISHED DRAWING THE PENCILLED LINES ARE LINES THAT WOULD BE ERASED IN THE FINISHING STEPS, ARTISTS CALL THESE CONSTRUCTION LINES ( IT WORKS BEST IF YOU DRAW YOUR LINES LIGHTLY SO THEY ERASE CLEAN). MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HORIZONTAL LINES ARE PERFECTLY PARALELL TO YOUR HORISON LINE THATS WHY THEY ARE CALLED HORIZONTAL AFTER ALL. ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR VERTICAL LINES ARE ALL PARALELL TO EACH OTHER . IN THIS EXAMPLE I MADE THEM PERPENDICULAR OR STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN AGAIN BY LINING UP THE EDGE OF THE END OF MY RULER WITH THE EDGE OF THE PAPER PERFECTLY .
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NOW DECIDE HOW LONG YOU WANT YOUR BOXES TO BE AND DRAW A VERTICAL LINE THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BOX OR BOXES MAKING SURE IT IS PARALELL WITH ALL YOUR OTHER VERTICAL LINES . AT THE EXACT POINT WHERE THE VERTICAL LINE CROSSES YOUR CORNER LINE DRAW A HORIZONTAL LINE TO ESTABLISH THE END OF YOUR BOX'S TOP OR BOTTOM . NOW YOU SHOULD HAVE A PERFECT BOX IN PERSPECTIVE , SEE THAT WASN'T SO HARD ! WHEN YOU ARE DONE ERASE THE CONSTRUCTION LINES .
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