- Begin by creating
a square in perspective. Look carefully to make sure that the form
that you are creating in perspective is a square and not an elongated
rectangle. Both right and left edges should recede back to the
vanishing point on the horizon line.
- Subdivide the square by drawing a line fron corner to corner, then
repeat this process with the opposite two corners. The point where the
diagonal lines intersect will be the center of the square in
perspective. The center should appear to be closer to the back edge
than the front because size diminishes as things get further away from
the viewer.
- Draw a line from the vanishing point through the center point until
it reaches the back of the square. This will subdivide the square into
halves.
- Draw a horizontal line through the center point which intersects the
sides of the square. This subdivides the square further.
- Using the points where the subdivision lines meet the edges of the
square, draw an oval whose furthest extensions are at the center of
each flat side of the square. This oval will be somewhat smaller at
the back of the square. Allow your drawing lines to create a flow, as
if the line does not stop at each point, but continues unimpeded.
For best results, combine this process with observation of a circle in
perspective.
A good example of circles in perspective occurs in the work of Giorgio
di Chirico's Uncertainty of the Poet from 1913. The tops of the
doorways on the right are lined up along a convergence line. The doorways
are good examples of semi-circles drawn in perspective.
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