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ZERO POINT PERSPECTIVE

27 January, 2009
ZERO POINT PERSPECTIVE

Notice all the “length” sides are parallel, all width sides are parallel, and all height sides are parallel.The box in this form is said to be not realistic: it has no point perspectives.

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THREE POINT PERSPECTIVE

17 January, 2009
THREE POINT PERSPECTIVE

Three point perspective is probably the most challenging of all. In three-point perspective every line will eventually converge on one of three points. Three-point perspective is the most dramatic of all and can often be seen in comic books when the hero is flying over buildings or whooping butt in the alley below as the…

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TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE

17 January, 2009
TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE

TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE One-point perspective works fine if you happen to be looking directly at the front of something or standing in the middle of some railroad tracks, but what if the scene is viewed from the side? Then you shift into two-point perspective. Two-point perspective has two vanishing points on the horizon line. All…

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ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE

17 January, 2009
ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE

ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE One-point perspective is when all the major lines of an image converge on one point. You can see this effect best illustrated when looking down a set of straight railroad tracks or a long road. The lines of the road and track, although we know they are the same distance apart, seem…

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PERSPECTIVE

17 January, 2009
PERSPECTIVE

There are two simple rules about representing depth. Size decreases with distance, meaning objects that are further away from the viewer appear to be smaller. Objects also overlap when one is in front of the other, hiding part or all of the farther objects. These two observations are the basis for perspective. The easiest way…

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