Graphic Design and Illustration: One-Point Perspective Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 1 Vase in perspective, pen on paper Paolo Uccello Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi, Gabinetto dei Disegni This image is part of the public domain: SOURCE:

Step 1: a) Start with a horizon line across the middle of your picture plane. Draw lightly so you can erase it. b) Place a vanishing point in the center of the line. Always keep your vanishing point a small as possible. c) Draw eight rectangles around the outer edge. Make sure the two boxes on either side of the vanishing point cross the horizon line. Use a ruler so that the lines are straight. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 2

Step 2: a) Now connect the corners to the vanishing point. b) Do not draw through the boxes. c) Do not cross over a line if you run into one. d) Only connect the corners to the vanishing point that are in a direct line to the vanishing point. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 3

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