Perspective Drawing - 04: Three Point Perspective

In the second video of the series, I go over the basics and typical usage of Three-Point Perspective.
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Created originally for SkillShare, if you have a subscription with them, you can check out this class there! On skillshare, you can check out and participate in the class assignments / work, including many of my own critiques of student work that provides further insight into planning and drawing illustrations with perspective.

[@MobiusOT256]

This is a video that gave me that "OH THAT'S HOW IT WORKS" moment, after the class I'm taking basically muddled through it. Thank you!

[@ami.luvsor]

also your voice kinda reminds me of the math guy on khan academy .. which subconsciously makes me pay more attention to what you’re saying lol

[@zfon1dei]

Woa! What a coincidence. Thought it was just me🥲

[@careywanabe]

Ah, finally.... I have watched so many videos on 3 point perspective and couldn't find anyone that actually explained it. This was very helpful 💞

[@tendurrr]

This entire series is so underrated. Good job man, I find this series very helpful 👍

[@mmofps5353]

Finally someone who addressed the FOV in perspective calculations. I did some calculations today, my curiosity was the distortion degree of a 90 degree object in perspective respective of its vertical off setting from a horizon line. According to my observation the 90 degree expansion depends and is related to vertical degree of the object from a horizon. So for example a cube's top 90 deg surface angle will appear as 180-15=165 degree angle if cube is placed 15 degrees lower than a horizon line.

[@endergamer.mp4]

I knew about 3 point perspective but I thought that the 3rd point was on the horizon line. So I struggled when I was doing it, so I decided to look up videos and found this one. Thank you for clearing that misconception for me.

[@marenbix9737]

Finally a good video explaining when to use which perspective

[@shivaghule8910]

hey man, great video! I was hoping to find a video exactly like this, the movement of the 3rd vanishing point, towards the left or right. great explanation. thank you :)))) !

[@SpaceMonkiiBob]

Super insightful! Thank you!

[@madhousenetwork]

after many videos I finally understood the 3 point perspective. Though a simple concept it's really confusing when drawing

[@foxorian]

Today, I wouldn't describe shifting the center of your composition as something you should do -- technically what's happening here at 2:34 is that the perspective is CROPPED. If you can imagine the canvas of this drawing extending further to the right, the perspective would look normal in the new detail drawn in those areas, and the ORIGINAL CROP of the drawing would be far off to the left side. You CAN do this, but again, it's important to understand that what you're really doing is cropping your perspective if the vertical isn't centered with your canvas.

[@martinromero1258]

Hey man thanks for the Spanish subtitles we appreciate, there's a lot of people that don't speak English and love to draw

[@Buutaro]

Does that mean a third VP is always situated in the center between the two horizon line VP's, because you say it's cropped, they would move along with it right? So no distortion should happen? When is it appropriate for distortion and why? It's the placement of the third vp horizontally that's confusing me, when and why people have it off center
Also is there a method to determine the POV degree of tilt to determine the distance of the third vp from the horizon line? sorry I know this is an old video but I'm stumped on those

[@Archangelneos]

Hello I would like to ask about drawing curves in perspective such as curved roads or curved walls. How would you go about them?

[@Aidan-ku6tz]

Probably four point perspective or use google, idk sorry

[@amplexian8376]

Check modern day James

[@Archangelneos]

@@amplexian8376 ill try that thanks

[@Archangelneos]

@@Aidan-ku6tz its fine

[@armorrazuken]

great video man!

[@Curlyxtail]

Thank you so much for putting the tips at the bottom of each slide

[@InkRebellion]

PERFECT video thanks

[@qwerty-ytrewq997]

What a good explanation, I finally understand this.

[@Kakirachan]

Amazing. Thank you

[@dendiwahyu3455]

great explanation, thanks man

[@choilive]

This was really really helpful thanks!

[@gamersensei003]

Excellent sir

[@spacex6997]

Thanks!

[@roey218]

Thanks

[@deephealing1948]

Thank you

[@zion6688]

Hey! Question
Is it possible to have over 2 vanishing points on 1 horizon line?
Also, is it possible to have over 1 horizon line in a drawing?

[@KonarkMarwaha]

This video is amazing, why did he stop posting? Miss you man!❤

[@sigvardbjorkman]

Best explanation ever! However I need help to understand that compass analogy because I didn't really get it.

[@AhmedAli-qw5vn]

Hey @Matt Lawkowski, I have a question, for drawing a box on one of the side planes of a already drawn box three point perspective does have go back to third vanishing or just the 2 vanishing points on the horizon line ? This is some I have difficulty with

[@munadiahmed7092]

sir how do we know where to plot the points

[@datguy6745]

Would a 4 (or even more) point perspective be possible?
And if not, why? Somehow my brain cant process this question..

[@atefkarim3867]

I have a question at 2:35 : is it that there are only 2 vanishing Points or are there 3 vanishing Points with 1 Just not being used. I am a little confused at a few Things about drawing in perspective

[@N0TE587]

Any tips for 5 point perspective?

[@foxorian]

5-point is spherical perspective which is more complicated than I can get into in a youtube comment. But know that basically 5-point covers a 180-degree spherical panorama while 6-point covers a 360-degree spherical panorama.

[@N0TE587]

@@foxorian i see, thanks for the quick reply!

[@00jero00]

subbed

[@maxrockatansky3896]

For those that want some insane examples check out Kim Jung Gi.

[@yabuki2502]

can you explain more deeply about the curve

[@thomasbarager912]

This didn't help much, too much oversimplication. A common mistake most teachers make

[@foxorian]

Everyone learns differently and different explanations work better for some people, (as evidenced by these ideas helping many, not all, but many budding artists out there.) This is why it’s good to have different people explaining things in their own words, in case a like-minded individual learns best from them. While there is some oversimplification here, I think for some people it can start the journey of a base understanding of thinking about and practicing perspective drawing, rather than being a full college course on how to master it as a craft. YMMV.

[@thomasbarager912]

@@foxorian That's why I watched a different video, thank you for introducing me into Three Point perspective though, I'll take it from here and use what I know to learn myself. If I ever need a reference on what things should look like, I'll definitely come back either here or there to the other video. Thanks for trying! :D