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How to Draw Perspective for Beginners
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(270 ratings)
1,386 students

How to Draw Perspective for Beginners

Sketching & illustrating 3D objects & environments with these simple step-by-step art lessons!
Created byEthan Nguyen
Last updated 6/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • How to use simple tricks like “overlap”, “object placement”, and “size variation” to create an illusion of depth in your drawings
  • All the different elements of a perspective drawing finally explained (vanishing points, horizon line, picture plane, etc)
  • How to use off frame vanishing points to make your drawings look better
  • Step-by-step instructions on how to draw scenes in 1-point, 2-point, and 3-point perspective
  • The right way to draw crowds of people (or any group of objects) in perspective
  • A simple way to measure distance and divide space in perspective
  • And a whole lot more…

Course content

1 section • 16 lectures • 2h 43m total length

  • Introduction3:15

    Learn the fundamentals of perspective to render three-dimensional scenes on a two-dimensional page. Follow a series of mini lessons with practical exercises and progress to a complete perspective drawing.

  • Methods of Achieving Depth10:43

    Explore depth-building methods in perspective drawing, including overlapping, placement of objects, size variation, and aerial or atmospheric perspective. Apply linear perspective with vanishing points to create convincing three-dimensional scenes.

  • Elements of Perspective8:12
  • One-Point Perspective6:29

    Explore one point perspective by showing how green depth lines converge to a vanishing point on the horizon, while red height and blue width stay parallel.

  • One-Point Drawing Exercise17:27

    Master one-point perspective by constructing horizon and vanishing points, then draw and shade cubes to understand depth. Practice placing front, back, and converging lines while maintaining horizontal ruler alignment.

  • Two-Point Perspective7:16

    Demonstrate two-point perspective by rotating boxes away from the picture plane, producing two vanishing points on the horizon line and illustrating how eye level and line convergence shape the form.

  • Off-Frame Vanishing Points8:08
  • Two-Point Drawing Exercise15:20

    Learn two-point perspective by drawing three houses at different elevations with six vanishing points, using a string method and tape to secure the page, and shading by a light source.

  • Three-Point Perspective4:34
  • Three-Point Drawing Exercise8:47

    Explore three-point perspective by drawing two building views from high and low eye levels, establishing horizon line, vanishing points, and shading to add depth while avoiding distortion.

  • Finding the Perspective Center4:45

    Find the absolute center of objects in perspective by drawing diagonals corner to corner. This diagonal method works in one point and two point perspective, guiding placement of features.

  • Cityscape Drawing Exercise46:11

    Master three-point perspective to construct a cityscape from a horizon line and three vanishing points, drawing layered buildings, windows, rails, and a sidewalk with construction lines.

  • Dividing Space in One-Point Perspective8:42
  • Dividing Space in Two-Point Perspective5:03
  • Placing Objects in Space7:39

    Establish the horizon line at the observer's eye level and use a vanishing point with guiding lines and ruler-based scaling to place figures in space with correct perspective.

  • Closing Thoughts0:40

    Conclude your beginner-friendly journey in perspective drawing by exploring related topics like drawing portraits, facial features, and animal drawing, and engage with the course by leaving a rating.

Requirements

  • No prerequisites needed!

Description

In this course on how to draw perspective for beginners, you're going to learn all the fundamentals things you'll need to know in order to get started with perspective drawing.

We'll begin by covering all the basic concepts. You'll learn about the horizon line, vanishing points, the picture plane, and various methods of achieving depths in a drawing.

Then we'll go though each of the three most common perspective schemes include one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective.

You'll not only learn how to draw each of the perspective types through easy to follow, step-by-step exercise… but we'll so go though diagrams that will explain exactly how these rules of perspective works.

All the concepts are explained in a straight forward and thorough manner that will allow you to gain a deep understanding of this subject.

Then we'll go through a detailed exercise where you'll learn how to draw a cityscape scene in three point perspective.

And finally, you'll learn a simple method for dividing space in both one and two point perspective. This will allow you to drawing all kinds of cool objects like environments and buildings.

This course was designed for the complete beginners who wants a pain free way to start started with perspective. By the end of this course, you'll learn things like:

  • How to use simple tricks like “overlap”, “object placement”, and “size variation” to create an illusion of depth in your drawings

  • What makes 1, 2, and 3 point perspective look different from each others

  • How to use off frame vanishing points to make your drawings look better

  • Step-by-step instructions on how to draw scenes in 1-point, 2-point, and 3-point perspective

  • And a whole lot more…

And as always, this course comes with a 100% money back guarantee so if you are not in love with it for any reason, you can get every penny of your money back.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to learn the basics of perspective drawing.

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