1. Creating realistic drawings
Marsha Devine
© 2007

2. What is 2 Point Perspective?
 Two Point Perspective is a much more useful
drawing system than the simple One Point
Perspective. Objects drawn in two point
perspective have a more natural look.

3. Sides vanish toward the horizon
 In two point perspective the sides of the
object vanish to one of two vanishing
points on the horizon. Vertical lines in
the object have no perspective applied
to them.

4. Why use 2 Point perspective?
All lines parallel to the left side go to the
All lines parallel to the right side go to the
Right vanishing point (RP)
Left vanishing point (LP)
LP RP Horizon Line
(eye level)
Drawings in 2 point perspective have more depth .
Objects appear more natural and dimensional.

5. Draw a Box in 2 Pt perspective
1. Put two vanishing points at opposite
ends of the horizontal line.
2. Draw in the front vertical of the box.
Drawing the line below the horizontal
will create a view which we are
looking down on. To look at the
object from below, draw the front
vertical above the horizontal.
3. Draw lines from the top of the
vertical which disappear back to both
of the vanishing points. Repeat the
process for the bottom of the line.
4. To complete both of the sides by
drawing in the back verticals.
5. To draw the top of the box, draw
lines from the back verticals to the
opposite vanishing points

6. By altering the proximity of the vanishing points to the
object, you can make the object look big or small.
Position of the Vanishing Points
changes the sizes of your object
Vanishing Points close to the subject Vanishing Points farther away from the subject

7. Sometimes the VP is off of the
drawing surface
Living Room in 2 Point perspective
Horizon Line
Vanishing Points
The couch & chair grouping are set at
an angle – so require their own
Vanishing Points (not shown here).

8. Locating the VPs

9. Step By Step Boxes in 2 pt

10. Examples of 2 Pt perspective

11. References
 http://www.ider.herts.ac.uk/school/courseware/graphics/two_
point_perspective.html
 http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Arts/drawings/Perspecti
veDrawing/TwoPointPersp/TwoPointPersp.htm
 http://studiochalkboard.evansville.edu/lp-ex2.html
Marsha Devine
© 2007