1. 1 pt Perspective
Practice Boxes

2. Draw a Horizon/Eye Line. For the Practice Boxes put it in the center
Draw a Horizon/Eye Line. For the Practice Boxes put it in the center. For your PROJECT its better higher up. Anything above the Horizon is sky.
Horizon/Eye Line

3. Draw 1 vanishing point. There is 1 vp in 1 pt perspective
Draw 1 vanishing point. There is 1 vp in 1 pt perspective. It is located on the horizon line. For the practice boxes it should be in the middle. For your PROJECT it is better to the right or left.
Vanishing Point
Horizon/Eye Line

4. Draw a square or rectangle around your vanishing point
Draw a square or rectangle around your vanishing point. This represents a box that in directly in front of your eyes so you can only see the 1 side.
All FORMS in 1 pt perspective start with drawing a square or rectangle. This represents the side of the object that is parallel to your body plane.
Horizon/Eye Line

5. Draw a square/rectangle to the right or left of your vanishing point
Draw a square/rectangle to the right or left of your vanishing point. It should overlap your horizon line. This represents the side of a form that is parallel to your body plane, at eye level and is either to the left or right of you.
Horizon/Eye Line

6. Here is the start of a box to the right of you.
Horizon/Eye Line

7. Now connect the 2 closest corners (to your vp) of this square/rectangle back to your vanishing point.
Horizon/Eye Line

8. This is what it looks like if it is on your left side.
Horizon/Eye Line

9. Now you need to complete the back end of the form
Now you need to complete the back end of the form. In the previous images the box/form went on forever and ever but that’s not how we usually see forms. We usually see the end. To complete it, draw a VERTICAL line somewhere between the last 2 diagonal lines you drew to your vanishing point.
Horizon/Eye Line

10. Now you can erase the diagonal line parts that are past the end of your form because they are no longer needed. For your practice boxes it doesn’t matter as much but for your PROJECT It is very important. The shading indicates 1 side of the your box that is parallel to your body plane. The empty side is the only other side of a box/form you would see from your right or left on your eyeline.
Horizon/Eye Line

11. Draw a box/rectangle either above or below your Horizon line AND Vanishing Point. This represents a box that is in line with your body, parallel to your body plane but above or below your eye line. (Doesn’t have to be centered with your VP but must still fall below or above.)
Horizon/Eye Line

12. Here’s the box/rectangle above your eye line.
Horizon/Eye Line

13. Now connect the 2 closest corners (to your vp) of this square/rectangle back to your vanishing point.
Horizon/Eye Line

14. Horizon/Eye Line
Now you need to complete the bottom/top end of the form. In the previous images the box/form went on forever and ever but that’s not how we usually see forms. We usually see the end. To complete it, draw a HORIZONTAL line somewhere between the last 2 diagonal lines you drew to your vanishing point.

15. Horizon/Eye Line
Now you can erase the diagonal line parts that are past the end of your form because they are no longer needed. For your practice boxes it doesn’t matter as much but for your PROJECT It is very important. The shading indicates 1 side of the your box that is parallel to your body plane. The empty side is the top or bottom of your form. Generally in a real landscape you wouldn’t often see the bottom of a form.

16. Pick a corner and draw a square/rectangle
Pick a corner and draw a square/rectangle. The square/rectangle must not be on the horizon line or too close to your vanishing point.
This will represent a form that is above or below your eyeline AND is to the right or left of your vanishing point.
Horizon/Eye Line

17. Connect the 3 closest corners of that square/rectangle back to the vanishing point. There is only 1 corner in these forms that is NOT connected.
Horizon/Eye Line

18. Horizon/Eye Line
Now you need to complete the side of the form. In the previous images the box/form went on forever and ever but that’s not how we usually see forms. We usually see the end. To complete it, draw a VERTICAL line somewhere between the 2 diagonal lines that lead from a vertical side of your square/rectangle to your vanishing point. You need to double check that it is truly vertical, it should be parallel to all other vertical lines in your picture and to the vertical edges of your paper.

19. Horizon/Eye Line
There is still one more side to complete. From that vertical line you drew last you now have an intersection illustrated by the red dot. This intersection needs to connect to the 3rd and final diagonal line.

20. Horizon/Eye Line
You need to draw a HORIZONTAL line from that intersection to the 3rd diagonal line. You MUST check that it is indeed HORIZONTAL and is parallel to your horizon line. If you put your ruler along that new line and it looks like the ruler would eventually run into your horizon line then it is not HORIZONTAL.

21. Horizon/Eye Line
Now you can erase the diagonal line parts that are past the end of your form because they are no longer needed. For your practice boxes it doesn’t matter as much but for your PROJECT It is very important.

22. Horizon/Eye Line
Now pick one of the other 3 corners of your paper. It can be any of them. We are going to do the exact same steps that we did for the last box. This is more practice since these are the most difficult forms.

23. Horizon/Eye Line
Connect the 3 closest corners of that square/rectangle back to the vanishing point. There is only 1 corner in these forms that is NOT connected.

24. Horizon/Eye Line
Now you need to complete the side of the form. In the previous images the box/form went on forever and ever but that’s not how we usually see forms. We usually see the end. To complete it, draw a VERTICAL line somewhere between the 2 diagonal lines that lead from a vertical side of your square/rectangle to your vanishing point. You need to double check that it is truly vertical, it should be parallel to all other vertical lines in your picture and to the vertical edges of your paper.

25. Horizon/Eye Line
You need to draw a HORIZONTAL line from that intersection to the 3rd diagonal line. You MUST check that it is indeed HORIZONTAL and is parallel to your horizon line. If you put your ruler along that new line and it looks like the ruler would eventually run into your horizon line then it is not HORIZONTAL.

26. When you have 5 complete boxes you are DONE with your practice boxes
When you have 5 complete boxes you are DONE with your practice boxes. 1 box blocking your vp, 1 box above or below your vp, 1 box to the left or right of your vp and 2 boxes below/above AND left/right of vp
Horizon/Eye Line
Now you can erase the diagonal line parts that are past the end of your form because they are no longer needed. For your practice boxes it doesn’t matter as much but for your PROJECT It is very important.