How to Draw PERSPECTIVE from a Plan in 4 Minutes

This is a video feedback to one of my student's question in the Sketch Like an Architect course: sketchlikeanarchitect.com/course
Note that this is a sketched out principle on how to draw perspective from a (floor) plan, not a precise drafted drawing to scale ;)
Hope you find it useful! If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments, cheers ;)
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0:00 The Question I'm Answering
0:17 Starting with the Plan View
1:30 Locating the Vanishing Points
2:15 The Perspective View
4:08 Questions + Invitation
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[@breadisarting4044]

I am thanking you while on my knees. Extremely useful!

[@DavidDrazil]

Happy you've found it useful!

[@SevvalVural_]

This video is really great! I learned more from this video than I ever learned about perspective in all my art lessons in school. They only taught simple rules, not details or tips. This is very useful, thanks a lot :D

[@DavidDrazil]

So glad to hear this, Sevval - appreciate your feedback!

[@tonyb83]

Nice to see an intuative explanation which eplains it far better than other videos. Thanks

[@DavidDrazil]

Thanks a lot, Tony!

[@malakmuhamed3465]

Really thanks for simplifying the information ❤️

[@DavidDrazil]

Glad it was helpful!

[@micdad]

I love how you hold your pencil. Can you make a video demonstrating how to hold and draw in the manner in which you do?

[@DavidDrazil]

Thanks! I've never thought about that, nor was I taught it in any specific way. Just curious, why do you find it important?

[@micdad]

@@DavidDrazil Because for about 5 minutes I tried holding the pen your way and my lines were pretty much straight. I could never draw lines straight with the way I am used to holding my pencil/pen. One of my professors this semester, holds his pen in a similar way to you and his hand lettering is amazing.

[@eladyihie2502]

Amazing thank you 🙏

[@DavidDrazil]

You're most welcome! Let me know if you have any perspective drawing questions ;)

[@Raghad11_]

Can you give us more examples! Because this is easy

[@tonysopranosduck416]

This is how I learned how to do perspective rendering (I’m a dinosaur). It’s incredibly laborious and was so excited to be able to do a perspective drawing more easily in Morpholio, but I have yet to find any information how to go from a plan and elevation to perspective so that the size and scale is factual and relevant. My gosh, even Morpholio doesn’t have this information…am I missing something?!

[@mousumidasrakshit6681]

Its very helpful thank you

[@DavidDrazil]

Happy to help 🙏 🙌

[@user-pz9uc8ik5e]

Thanks

[@michelfrance75]

Thank you for these clear explanations. Is the method the same if the observation point is not located on a perpendicular which passes through the frontal vertical edge of the cube ?

[@DavidDrazil]

Yes, the process would be the same ;)

[@michelfrance75]

Thank you@@DavidDrazil

[@drawingarchitecture]

Good explanation, however Top and Elevation of the box should have been same scale or proportion.

[@DavidDrazil]

Great point, you're absolutely right!

[@louisefernandosandaga6452]

can you identify where is the ground plane?

[@DavidDrazil]

Thanks for your question! The Viewing Height determines the distance between the Horizon Line and the Ground Line in a perspective view. In this case the Viewing Height is the eye-level of a standing person (cca 1.65m). Hope this helps!

[@Matamjid68]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@DavidDrazil]

Cheers, Mohamad! Does it mean everything in the video is clear? ;)

[@Matamjid68]

​@@DavidDrazil yes. This video reminds me one of my architecture classes in university