Perspective Drawing Lessons to Learn From!

Looking for extensive perspective drawing lessons? Then you have come to the right place! These tutorials will help you position your objects correctly in its environment and make your art come alive!


What's great about learning how to draw perspective on the computer is that you can draw all the perspective points you need on a separate layer and then expand or contract it to cover the canvas!

Obviously, if you are focused on being a digital scenery painter,drawing perspective is that much more important to know.

If you haven't guessed it yet, perspective is how our eyes see objects in relativity to other objects. We deal with horizon lines and vanishing points to help us out with this.

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Most of us know what perspective is already and have tried drawing perspective at one point in time. Some of us will remember how frustrating that can be!

That's why these perspective drawing lessons are for! The tutorials here will help you understand the fundamental principles of drawing perspective and how it works.

Here are the articles that will cater to your needs as a growing artist. Learn it. Apply it. Practice it!

Current perspective drawing lessons

How to Draw Perspective
This article will be a quick introduction to how to draw perspective on this site. Give it a quick read so you understand the concepts I will be talking about.

Square Shapes
Square shapes are the basic building blocks for perspective. You will be using it a lot as a means of building proportions and correct perspectives on objects you want to paint.

Perspective Drawings
Ever wondered how to construct perspective drawings? You can easily do so from the perspective cube. Use its internal grid as a form of measurement to mold your object.

Basic Geometric Shapes
As a budding artist, circles, triangles, and squares are basic geometric shapes that will help you construct form in your subject. Learn it well!

One Point Perspective
Here is where you learn one point perspective to start your understanding of how objects behave in space. Plus, learn how to add a little bit of proportions to your perspective.

Two Point Perspective
A little bit more complicated, two point perspective deals with two vanishing points on both sides of the digital canvas. Be weary of perspective illusions, though.

Three Point Perspective
Three point perspective is quite useful for adding that extra flair to your digital painting. Building on a right angled triangle, it isn't too difficult once you know the concepts behind it.

Multiple Point Perspective
Extend your knowledge of perspective even farther by studying some multiple point perspective concepts like the four point, the five point, and even the six point perspective rules.

How to Draw a House
This lesson on how to draw a house will take an object with zero perspective and use perspective points to easily make it come to life.

Perspective Diagrams
Having issues making your own perspective guides? Here are some perspective diagrams you can download and import to your digital art program to aid you in your learning of perspective.

Linear Perspective
Linear perspective scaling is the art of having the correct proportions of an object, in relation to the objects around it, no matter where is it on the picture plane. Learn it well!

Perspective in Art
Consider the composition's eye level. How does the viewer's vantage point affect perspective in art? This will have a dramatic effect on the types of perspectives you are trying to achieve.

Horizon Lines
What if the ground is not flat? Any type of uneven ground will hide the proper horizon lines. In fact, it will create its own horizons. Try not to be caught in a false perspective horizon!

Perspective Grid
An extension of perspective scaling, use this opportunity make a perfect perspective grid. That way, the entire picture plane is in proportion rather than just the object.

Atmospheric Perspective
In this lesson, combine what you know about digital painting techniques and perspective as are going to use it to create an atmospheric perspective.

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