Train your eye: Easy perspective practice while walking

[@lovelifedrawing]

I just want to make one addition about the vanishing points being so far away that the convergence is negligible (a point made around 1:53), which means you only have to worry about 1 or 2 vanishing points. This is a theoretical clarification which won't mean much for artwork and drawing, so please don't worry about it if it adds confusion: I said 'when the lines are so far away, the converging of the lines is barely visible'. There is a theoretical scenario where the converging wouldn't be visible at all. Parallel lines that are perpendicular to your line of sight will have vanishing points that are so far away they are actually at infinity! This effectively means that we can't see any convergence at all, they stay parallel. So if your line of sight is perfectly parallel to the ground and you're looking at something truly vertical, the verticals you see will be perpendicular to your line of sight, which means we can't see any convergence - they'll stay vertical. As soon as you look up or down, even slightly, your line of sight won't be perpendicular to those verticals, and they will have some convergence, though it still might be too tiny to notice. You'll only really have convergence of verticals that is noticeable enough for drawing when looking up or down at them from a pretty strong angle, e.g. looking up at a skyscraper from it's base. If that's clear as mud, don't worry about it too much!

[@jassykat]

Perspective is one of the most important things you need to know and understand in order to be a great artist.

[@pdreding]

Staying inside during a windstorm apparently isn't.

[@violinoscar]

True, but good observation reduces the need for perspective studies. If we had the perfect ability to draw what we see we would have no need for perspective at all.

[@jassykat]

@@violinoscar and what about drawing things using only your imagination?

[@jasonhanks8258]

Oh shit!..so fucking profound

[@thanhvinhnguyento7069]

@@violinoscar human can't do that without practice, or being born a genius artist

[@amandaharig1978]

The cereal boxes were bloody brilliant. I struggle with cityscapes and not once did it occur to me to have multiple vanishing points for multiple buildings. VERY informative and love the practical application from cities to life-studies. Thank you!

[@thegurch7313]

i agree i never thought they would have their own VP

[@dyetaa]

Found out this by myself.One day i was on a cliff and i was seeing all the houses and structures and i was confused..After concentrating i ve came up with the theory that horizon is nonsense.What does matter is the furthest paralel line from the plane an object is sitting on.Then there is where vanishing points appear thus creating even more individuality to objects in perspective than just different vanishing points

[@windywednesday4166]

@@dyetaa nice tip! Thank you for commenting.

[@dyetaa]

@@windywednesday4166 i was just giving my thoughts.I'm very glad that you found this helpful!

[@volatiledawn5888]

OH MY GOD!! I've been searching for SO LONG to find something that explains perspective well! That answers basic questions like "Don't all 3D objects have 3 points of perspective?". Simple and practical. I look forward to more of your videos!!! thank you. THANK YOU

[@lovelifedrawing]

Awesome, this comment made my day :)

[@ThePattiw]

This video explains perspective so much better than anything I have read, heard or looked at before. I especially appreciated the rectangle approach. Thank you, and Yes Please! To more videos.

[@Newtooils]

Good refresher to keep us observing and developing an artist’s eye. Thanks!

[@lovelifedrawing]

thank you!

[@CASH-TO-THE-MERE101]

👏👏👏👍

[@meghanworkman6449]

Thank you THANK YOU for your wonderful audio quality. When you were standing outside next to the bench on the very windy day, your voice was so clear and easy to hear, and the wind was barely noticeable. As someone who is easily distracted and has a lot of audio-related pet peeves, I really appreciate this.

[@avoilachan]

oh my god, this is what i've been looking for. a video about perspective drawing that doesnt leave me to draw a hallway without knowing how to apply it to other scenery. I have been stuggling a lot with perspective, and while i've tried to find ways to get better, this has been the first lesson that was truly eye-opening for me. i just looked outside my window and could already see exactly what you're talking about. thank you so much, this is so helpful and i'll definitely be using this!

[@harkhushsidhu8825]

I’ve actually learned many new things from this video compared to other videos

[@pjlewisful]

You speak so clearly and understandably about things in art that could be tricky. I'm an American artist who wishes I were a British artist. I love London so it's nice to pretend I'm there drawing with you so I subscribed today.

[@emmet_xrcmiy3]

Just learned some of this in DrawABox! Never before had anyone explained it correctly to me. Thank you for not following the norm.

[@heatherpartis6997]

You are a very good teacher.

[@victoriachanst]

Thank you for the video. Love this 'drawing without drawing' approach. I'm very inspired by a quote I once saw from a watercolour artist, Catherine O'Neill, who said, "When you don't have time to paint, indulge in daydreaming about it!"

[@lovelifedrawing]

that's an awesome quote Victoria, and also legit good advice i think. i think visualisation has been proven to improve athletic performance, and i think drawing is very similar to athletic endeavours

[@PieroStuff]

This is the best perspective lesson I've ever listened to. Keep it up!

[@Tatokala]

The hint with the hand is very nice.

[@igorka9354]

1:53 Thank you!!! I needed to hear that, I've recently thinking about that and it made me go crazy

[@nat4br]

Hi from Brazil here! Man, I loved this video! thanks so much, pls make more videos! It was really a great idea use your daylife items and your neighborhood as examples

[@Leotagorax]

3:05 and 4:02 - You are the fisrt person (that I know) that explain this... Thanks!

[@piggytsai2226]

You mentioned a very important point that is not mentioned in any other videos which is things can have different vanishing points in one image. I hope you can make more videos on perspective. Thank you for your video!

[@AymenSassy]

i just started drawing and this video helped me a lot to understand perspective......thank u

[@artofwoodsy]

Great perspective tutorial, and I love your calm, conversational style. Keep up the great work!

[@amritpalhh9836]

This is great I would love more perspective lessons as well :)

[@PrivateNaelyan]

Okay, i'm just starting with drawing and trying to learn the very basics to start practicing them and what you explain at 2:00 is very important. I always kept hearing about vanishing points as being a thing but i never could grasp the concept because something felt missing. What i was always missing is that you can "ignore" convergence if the vanishing point is so off screen that you can consider lines from a multidimensional object to be close to parallel. It's not a matter of sticking to a specific number of predetermined vanishing points but of using them if needed by the angle of an object in a scene.

[@i.c3490]

Just created a new channel & you guys were my first choice too add back on yt, keep up the great videos everyone is soo greatful for the hard work you do doing these tutorials. ABSOLUTE STARS thanks again Iain

[@justmedidi]

please do more of these videos! it’s such good information for me as i learn more of how to train my eye outside of drawing :)

[@lovelifedrawing]

thanks Didi - hope you've been able to keep the practice going post-figuary

[@hunskiestudios5917]

Great reminder to always be observing everything.

[@lovelifedrawing]

thanks man :)

[@kavitham6134]

this is so useful! I am learning to draw streets and this is the first video that explains the concept of perspective with real example...

[@perifericarage6831]

Love the calm way you speak and explain, love what you taught here, lots of love received from this video, thanks mate. Keep on

[@cutwir3317]

A true student *respect*✊

[@taty1410]

This is stunning, for me is difficult to understand how to represent the perspective even find it but is so simply with your method. Thank you and I'll practice. ✨

[@lovelifedrawing]

great good luck with it Sandra!

[@colleencooney391]

Thank you SO much for this video. I have been struggling with learning perspective drawing.. and NOW it makes more sense. Thank you. (So happy I found your channel :D )

[@xbravestarx]

one of the most enlightening videos I have ever seen !!!! thank you!

[@janecochrane3843]

Another excellent video Kenzo - thank you so much.

[@thoperSought]

definitely would like to see more videos like this. I think this is going to be super useful

[@mi89u79]

Wow!omg thank you so so so so much!this video really explained it so nice I was having so much trouble to to figure out how perspective works and now I understand even more now thank you so much!

[@denisecassel6852]

This is so helpful and easy to understand thank you so much

[@Mallowolf]

This explains all these concepts really well, in a simple memorable manner. Great video!

[@tomeetomee4913]

nice> the shadow video in the newsletter reminding us of technical skills but also to think like an artist. always looking forward to the next video. tom

[@lovelifedrawing]

thanks Tom :)

[@zeepersy]

Thank you! ive been watching ur videos and its been very helpful on my art journey

[@tirameyhey1845]

This is very helpful to understand how perspective works thanks a lot and keep going 🔥

[@chantelmcskimming6633]

Thank you for this video! This was definitely helpful! Make more like this 😊

[@AlfredReinoldBaudisch]

Loved the lesson, but I am actually intrigued about what you used to draw the lines in this video? You draw them trembled and they get instantly straightened/sharped. What software is that?

[@avoilachan]

i know that Procreate has that function at least

[@lovelifedrawing]

It's procreate on iPad- thanks for watching:)

[@kairos8452]

Procreate

[@aliago6945]

@Luka omg, thank you so much for sharing this thing - i was intrigued for so many years about how they do perspective drawing in photoshop with those straight lines, when i didn't ever see the normal way for it, except doing this in illustrator. thank you! ^_^

[@onlysybilvane]

Look for Lazy Nezumi

[@loneylowf8876]

Letting you know, i like the idea and i want more videos like this

[@ExploringEurope]

Lovely video, well explained. Like to see more of these😀 Thanks

[@squintygreeneyes]

*walks around seeing perspective.* “damn, my perspective is getting hairy”

[@carol9204]

so well shared thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a gift you give!!!!

[@sherrierichard2848]

Agree the cereal boxes, not lined up, fried my brain! Brilliant

[@drawgonanimation8778]

Yes I would love to see a lot more of these outings. This was a real eye opener. I have struggled with understanding perspective for years. Never really getting a good understanding of it. I have bought a few books on the subject but even then felt as though I have struggled. I will like the video and subscribe in the hopes that you will do a lot more of this. Thank you for this.

[@windywednesday4166]

You did a very good job explaining this, thank you.

[@MDK253]

This was really really helpful thank u for sharing this....!🤗

[@lovelifedrawing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cynthiarollins3949]

Love these videos …I’ve been in quite a struggle trying to learn the rules of perspective 😬

[@veggiechip]

GOD THIS IS SO HELPFUL, THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG

[@cferracini]

Best explanation I have ever seem

[@cleof1503]

Thank you for this reminder. I used to do this all the time and some how got out of the habit. Great video.

[@lovelifedrawing]

thanks Cleo - it's easy to forget in busy daily life

[@10418]

Best tutorial ever

[@kangaroo9816]

Thank you for providing such brilliant examples from real life, they make everything so much more understandable! I watched some other videos on perspective but they were all only working with cube drawings and I had no idea what was going on or how to apply the stuff to everyday life (my abstract thinking isn't all that good). So yeah, thank you, it's very helpful and much appreciated. :)

[@kobrakaigaming]

Thank you so much for your valuable time to share this Information with Us! Edit: Thank you so much for A 💓 Heart!

[@dellatew4577]

Hi Kenzo this is great, lovely little bytes of info just enough to settle in as a reminder or to promote a trend of observation. Yes please more if you can!!

[@lovelifedrawing]

thanks Della - hope you're enjoying the programme too :)

[@charlesz8531]

Excellent explanation. Thanks!

[@blu3_enjoy]

Really excellent. i find it useful to think in "planes", as if everything was made up of super thin/2d slats/rectangles and what they would look like when placed correctly... it helps take out a lot of the extra complications that might be there - can always take an additive approach and build up the details later.

[@FreezerSpaces]

Thanks for this - I've tried to do something similar but find it hard figuring out where vanishing points and things might be. The bit about the cereal boxes is particularly good - I always think objects set out randomly have to conform to some magical perspective line - I forget that isn't how it really works!

[@lovelifedrawing]

yeah I think it can all get super confusing, especially categories like single point and 2-point perspective etc. the horizon line (or eye level) is something that always plays a role, but we will cover that in the future.

[@windywednesday4166]

@@lovelifedrawing great! Looking forward to seeing it.

[@ARALICE08]

Hello! I am following your tutorials since 1 years, more or less. All of them really fab and super useful! (I've been a bit addicted to them, really). And now I discover we are neighbours ;-) Maybe this is way I feel at home...

[@lovelifedrawing]

hey thanks Ilaria :)

[@nathanensoll2796]

Fantastic ! Yes more videos like this 👍🏻

[@nouhotdagnogo3582]

Really Nice tips, i will try to use it during my footing. Thanks

[@lovelifedrawing]

awesome - hope it helps Nouhot :)

[@Harpoonland]

Amazing video, thanks 🙏

[@elsagrace3893]

I carry my sketchbook with me every walk I take, everywhere I go. I don’t always stop to sketch but carrying it reminds me to look. My guess is that observation is more than 50% of the drawing process. While walking I can observe composition, shapes, lighting, values, perspective, form and that’s an exercise in itself. If I’m inspired and ‘have time I will stop and draw.

[@nicorobin3691]

I did this when younger... i need to buy another "outside" sketchbook!! My personal favorite is bikes, cars and scooters!

[@ChrisD-83]

I just found your channel!!! more more more videos like this please!!

[@lovelifedrawing]

You got it!

[@nicorobin3691]

Great refresher, good sir!!!

[@fernwood]

Such a cool video. Describing the street around 4:30... I wonder if the perspective midpoint still being in the center point of the picture helps make the photograph look good.

[@MonkeFlip596]

Johnny! Use the golden rectangle!

[@mchlhrwd50]

Loved it, liked it, subscribed, Thanks!

[@panchoverde5078]

Thank you. Good video

[@keeblergraham211]

This is very helpful. Thanks for posting.

[@Sentient.Sentinel]

This was great, does there happen to be another one but for proportions?

[@michas4740]

Thank you for educational video

[@hoanganh3426]

Could you explicate more the cereals perpective please

[@chrisc3804]

Good pointers ! Never thought about it! Keep your videos coming! They're extremely helpful

[@lovelifedrawing]

thanks Chris!

[@kitholmesmith6449]

Thank you friend. I especially appreciate the cereal boxes with different vanishing points. This has always confused me. Question: even though the boxes have different vanishing points, they are still on the same horizon line, right? Is there ever a time in a picture when there is more than one horizon line? Maybe you could give a talk about horizon lines. I REALLY love the clarity and simplicity with which you explain these concepts. Thank you!

[@lovelifedrawing]

Hi thanks Kit - did you see our latest video? It's all about horizon lines!

[@richardbaeyens1313]

Big thanks for this great sharing.👍👋🍺

[@bysamreen]

thanks for reminding me that i need to go back to doing more perspective studies.

[@lovelifedrawing]

glad it was useful Samreen :)

[@lindasartcorner]

Yes please, more videos like this

[@lovelifedrawing]

cool thanks Linda :)

[@WisperMetal]

I started studying perspective a few weeks ago and its awesome how your way of looking at everything around you changes completly. You have so many more tools to describe and observe reality properly

[@I_heart_U]

Great advice at the end! Very nice video, thank you. I feel like there are vanishing points in music too :D

[@debbiesunlight7047]

This is fantastic. Thankyou. Subbed.

[@bsplashing]

This is amazing👏👏

[@uber1015]

Great vid mate. Nothing new really especially after dealing with Scott Robertson's book on the same topic. However, watching you apply the basic principles to real life is super helpful and will def help me remember those principles much more easily. Keep making these!

[@addereal]

love it. u do a great job explaining

[@AsifRasheedArt]

I’ve made few videos about perspectives as we. It’s very satisfying to draw.

[@augustetardif4340]

very helpful, please do more :)

[@marjoriemenmuir6842]

Thank you, yes I'd love to learn more on perspective I want to learn how to open my artist eye and get better at my work.

[@seppohovinseurassa]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[@litosoltesjr.1771]

What do you call the perspective of viewing a buildig upfront?? Is there any? Viewing a building from its front??

[@arshadaziz304]

Very helpful thank you

[@dmitrixallo7072]

This is great, thank you :)

[@moncef0147]

Can someone please tell me if theres a way i could get straight lines like that in photoshop ? apart from the line tool, and the shift click thing.

[@alec1020]

1:44 wouldn't the vanishing point for those lines be really far underground, just tryna understand.

[@InklanUtterfield]

Tip to help you understand perspective: Always imagine extreme lengths. Example: imagine that the building shown wasn't just 3 storeys high, imagine it was a massive skyscraper. As you can see, the picture is slightly tilted up, i.e. you're looking up at the building from the ground. Now, if it were a skyscraper and you were looking up at it, the very top would be like a speck in the distance, so the lines would appear to be converging at the top of the skyscraper. Conversely, if you were already on top of another skyscraper looking down at another, the lines would appear to converge at the ground (because the ground is further from you than the top of the building, so it appears smaller) so the perspective lines would meet at a point below the building. The final scenario (4-point perspective) is when you're in the middle of a skyscraper looking at another one. In this case, the top of the skyscraper and the bottom would both be far away from you, so both would appear to decrease in size. In this case, the perspective lines would NOT be straight. They would meet at a point above the skyscraper, and then curve out and become vertical at a point parallel to where you're viewing the building from (i.e. when you're looking straight at the building, not up or down), and then curve down to a point below the skyscraper as well. Hope this helps. Google images is also very helpful for understanding different point perspectives, btw.

[@alec1020]

@@InklanUtterfield thanks that helped!

[@lovelifedrawing]

@@InklanUtterfield Awesome response thanks :)

[@rootytuners]

@Inklan Utterfield - The only thing that would cause curved lines is lens distortion (deliberate or not). In perspective and perceptively, the lines are not curved at any time. Unintuitive I know, but true. One way for your mind to comprehend this fact is the notion of Great Circles (as in longitude on a globe). They are only curved when projected onto a curved surface and observed from anywhere EXCEPT for the center the globe, i.e., the center of the longitude projection. If the globe were glass and you viewed (monocular viewing for precision) from the center point (or origin) of the sphere and projection, you would not perceive any curvature, yet they would converge at each pole. This in itself is unbelievable unless - or until - you try it. Look at a skyscraper, upwards, downwards, directly perpendicular - it is NOT curved. Your mind will conclude that it must be, but it isn’t. However, use a wide angle lens and it will be. The lens is distorting the ‘flat’ or undistorted projection into a gradually more circular representation - like a map that distorts by chosen projection. It’s the most unintuitive thing, but the deeper mysteries of perspective will be answered when you grasp this concept. The footnote is that when the camera image plane (image sensor) is perpendicular to the horizontal, the verticals are completely straight and vertical. Tilt the camera up or down by any amount and the verticals projected on the camera’s image plane will converge - and if the lens is not introducing distortion, they will be straight. While the flawed explanation of gently curved verticals (uncomfortably) satisfied me for years (which is why it’ll be thumbed up many times no doubt), it took me decades before I understood this subject fully. The reality is unintuitive, but clear when using the correct visualization tools. I contribute as a fellow artist attempting to share knowledge, not as a smug contrarian (as I hope this doesn’t appear).

[@lovelifedrawing]

@@rootytunersYes I see what you mean - if the line of sight is horizontal, the verticals will not converge above or below, they will remain parallel, because they are perpendicular to line of sight. tilt your eyes and they won't be parallel any more so you will see them converging. I will study it further and either add a clarification in the description or another video

[@dreamlord8863]

Its very sir thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@obscurus1344]

man... feels amazing when you like the vid and then its 1k

[@rey1242]

That was a very good tutorial Thanks for the knowledge

[@mightyhammerhead]

Great video 👍🕺