Week 3: One and Two Point Perspective

This week we were required to create two still lifes in one point and two-point perspective. I have studied perspective before, and I have been using it in my drawings for some time now, so I did not struggle while working on these. The only thing I had to be very careful with was determinating the Vanishing Points and the Horizon line since if I get these wrong, my entire project is ruined. I have used the method shown in the video, and it was extremely helpful. 

The one point-perspective was a lot easier than the two-point one, obviously, but I still enjoyed working on it. I was careful not to repeat my mistakes, and I added more contrast and weight to the objects closer to the viewer, in order to simulate depth.

Initial sketch

Finished piece

I have used an F pencil, an HB, a B and a 2B one.

For the two-point perspective drawing things have become more complicated. Since the angles of the objects were different, not like in the first one, I had to work with more than two vanishing points. Some of them were even outside the paper, so I had to extend the horizon line on another one, a bigger one, that I put under the drawing. I paid attention at which object was closer to my eyes, in order to vary the contrast and line weight on this one as well.

For this one, besides the pencils used in the first one, I used a 4B, a 6B and an 8B as well.