Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Based on plan and elevation views, draw a two-point perspective view of a cubic shape. The video is part 2 of a 2-part demo. But you should watch the first part first -- Two-Point Perspective Part 1 (AM) here: youtube.com/watch?v=AZPfR3zzfrs -- which describes the setting up of the "scene" and includes a physical, three-dimensional model -- a kind of miniature stage set. Read the description for that video for more details.
Download these files if you want to try the drawing yourself:
Layout specifications for this demo (9x12 sheet but millimeter specs):
res.trogu.com/drawing/pdf/2-point_perspective_option2_millimeters_9x12_layout.pdf
Layout specifications for larger 11x17 sheet (inch specs):
res.trogu.com/drawing/pdf/2-point_perspective_option_1_inches_11x17_layout.gif
Object specifications for larger layout (in inches):
res.trogu.com/drawing/pdf/2-point_perspective_option1_3-inch_object.pdf
This second part shows the steps to actually construct the drawing: first the general cubic shape, and then the step-up and horse-shoe-shape cutout parts. Frequent visual comparisons, between the lines drawn on the flat drawing and the lines drawn on the three-dimensional physical model, help in understanding the mechanics, and the exact step-by-step construction of a perspective drawing, which is a kind of "projective geometry" drawing. This second part of the demonstration is also an updated version of the video I uploaded on Nov. 15, 2012: Two-point perspective tutorial -- youtube.com/watch?v=bj9MBwo61nU. This new version is also in high definition and has better sound. Shortly I will also post the corresponding files and drawing handouts so that you could try doing it on your own. Many thanks to Kevin Husley for making the original tutorial, on which this demo is based, available on his website: khulsey.com/.
Note: at 15:08 the step is to draw the Horizon Line, 5 cm above the Ground Line (showing through the tracing paper), but the position of the Ground Line is not given. Later, at 18:09, the ground line is also drawn on the tracing paper, but its position is again not given: it is 6.5 cm down from the Picture Plane line. For complete specifications, download the handout with all the measurements:
res.trogu.com/drawing/pdf/2-point_perspective_option2_millimeters_9x12_layout.pdf
Based on plan and elevation views, draw a two-point perspective view of a cubic shape. The video is part 2 of a 2-part demo. But you should watch the first part first -- Two-Point Perspective Part 1 (AM) here: youtube.com/watch?v=AZPfR3zzfrs -- which describes the setting up of the "scene" and includes a physical, three-dimensional model -- a kind of miniature stage set. Read the description for that video for more details.
Download these files if you want to try the drawing yourself:
Layout specifications for this demo (9x12 sheet but millimeter specs):
res.trogu.com/drawing/pdf/2-point_perspective_option2_millimeters_9x12_layout.pdf
Layout specifications for larger 11x17 sheet (inch specs):
res.trogu.com/drawing/pdf/2-point_perspective_option_1_inches_11x17_layout.gif
Object specifications for larger layout (in inches):
res.trogu.com/drawing/pdf/2-point_perspective_option1_3-inch_object.pdf
This second part shows the steps to actually construct the drawing: first the general cubic shape, and then the step-up and horse-shoe-shape cutout parts. Frequent visual comparisons, between the lines drawn on the flat drawing and the lines drawn on the three-dimensional physical model, help in understanding the mechanics, and the exact step-by-step construction of a perspective drawing, which is a kind of "projective geometry" drawing. This second part of the demonstration is also an updated version of the video I uploaded on Nov. 15, 2012: Two-point perspective tutorial -- youtube.com/watch?v=bj9MBwo61nU. This new version is also in high definition and has better sound. Shortly I will also post the corresponding files and drawing handouts so that you could try doing it on your own. Many thanks to Kevin Husley for making the original tutorial, on which this demo is based, available on his website: khulsey.com/.
Note: at 15:08 the step is to draw the Horizon Line, 5 cm above the Ground Line (showing through the tracing paper), but the position of the Ground Line is not given. Later, at 18:09, the ground line is also drawn on the tracing paper, but its position is again not given: it is 6.5 cm down from the Picture Plane line. For complete specifications, download the handout with all the measurements:
res.trogu.com/drawing/pdf/2-point_perspective_option2_millimeters_9x12_layout.pdf
