Basic Perspective - Curves(Arches, Columns, Buildings)

Drawing curves in perspective is not as difficult as at first appears.
This video explains a simple and systematic way of understanding how perspective affects various round structures used in architecture.

[@eugenetswong]

That part at the end, where the ceiling circles and the arches have different effects as they go nearer or farther, was really helpful to me. Thank you.

[@stephentraversart]

Glad it was helpful Eugene. 😀

[@eugenetswong]

@@stephentraversart You're welcome. Thank you for your replies.

[@reisatsuki5891]

Oh wow this video is really insightful! Never noticed that a curve/circle would look more lines/elipses like when viewed from low angle vertical axis. Many thanks, sir!

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks Rei. I love to hear the content has been helpful for your drawing. All the best. :)

[@shadowgamer4983]

You are always right about perspectives with good references that showing me your experience

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks. Glad it’s been helpful 😀

[@rahulmandal8835]

Very helpful very much love from India

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks Rahul. I appreciate that. 😀

[@gregoriogavier5443]

Excellent! thanks a lot for sharing your experience amigo! cheers from argentina

[@stephentraversart]

Great to hear it was helpful Gregorio. I hope it benefits your drawing. :)

[@PiHomeServer]

Cool, usefull and well explained ! Thank you
For the perspective squares a tip to find the middle of edges is to use diagonals as they cross each other in the center of the square. I guess it’s to get accurate

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks. Yes, that's a very helpful tip. I use it for ceilings when I want to find a centre point for a vertical tip of a pyramid roof etc. I will include it in a future video Appreciate your input. :0

[@liamkimpe5821]

I love your stuf man!!

[@stephentraversart]

So cool to hear that Liam. All the best with your drawing. :)

[@melisaserran9268]

Thanks heaps Stephen! This is reeeeally helpful and insightful!

[@stephentraversart]

That's what I like to hear Melisa. Hope it helps your drawing. :)

[@nivethanatesh4197]

Thank you. Great fan of your works & teaching 🎉 Love from India 🤗

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks Nivetha. Really appreciate it. If you’re finding my videos helpful, please tell your friends about them. That would be a real help for me and my channel. All the best with your drawing. 😀

[@larryglatt2548]

Very very well done,thank you

[@stephentraversart]

Glad it made sense for you. 😀

[@susansumnerroberts9617]

That was really helpful, thank you

[@stephentraversart]

My pleasure to help Susan. 😀

[@Escaped_Caramel_Tea]

This is so helpful, thank you!!

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks Giedre. That's great to hear. :)

[@ysally1]

Thank you Stephen, very helpful!

[@stephentraversart]

Always great to hear. Thanks Linda.

[@nabeelafatima2576]

I am super excited for your channel to grow here as your account has grown on insta!! thanks for telling me to watch this one

[@stephentraversart]

My pleasure. Hope it's helpful. :)

[@monarabah8841]

Thank you 😍

[@stephentraversart]

My pleasure. 😀

[@alajnabiya]

Ok, I get how to draw the 2D arch in perspective. (Thank you) Now how do I make that a 3D arch? Is the other side of the wall that I see through the arch the exact same curve, just shifted over?

[@stephentraversart]

If you think of each side of the arch going back to the same vanishing point, you’ll understand therefore that the sides of the further end of the arch are slightly closer together than the sides at the closer end of the arch. This does make the two arches a tiny bit different. Because the further back arch is angled slightly more towards us than the front arch. But in practice you could almost always regard them as the same without any harm.

[@1351niks]

Awesome

[@stephentraversart]

Thank you. 😀

[@antoniomonteiro1203]

I think one important aspect not mentioned here is that the arches are tangent to the quadrilateral used to construct them.

[@stephentraversart]

Important point. Thanks for making it Antonio. 😀

[@mahmoudelhennawy5505]

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[@stephentraversart]

Thanks for this enthusiastic response!😊

[@mohammedramycherif3961]

Really helpful 👍👍😸😸

[@stephentraversart]

Glad you found it so, Ramy :)

[@AbiNomac]

Hi Stephen. Would it be too much to ask if you could do a video drawing these circles in perspective on the roof as shown in the photo? I’m hearing what you say and I can master the other lessons here but attempting the circles/ellipses isn’t working. I feel I need it shown to me. Thank you.

[@stephentraversart]

I’m not sure I can Abi, because I would draw them freehand, using my theoretical understanding to guide me in a general way. I would not plot them in detail. I’m a street sketcher at heart, not an architect. I would look for the patterns, such as the ellipses getting narrower as they move back, and at how what we see also changes as the relative position of the inset section changes in relation to the surface of the ceiling as they get farther away. But then I would draw it freehand. Sorry if that doesn’t help. And it is a complex structure to draw, that I didn’t expect to happen from the video. I thought it illustrated a few examples of how ellipses worked in perspective well. 😀

[@AbiNomac]

@@stephentraversart - I see. I’m sure I’ll master it in time. Thank you

[@GuestUser-jf8uj]

@@AbiNomac www.youtube.com/@trustyourperspective czcams.com/video/PqWEJ26vDvQ/video.html
here are two channels with playlists that cover ellipses in perspective. Another one is Drawsh Studio which has more condensed versions, which I also recommend.

[@travelingman3732]

Are you sure that a circle or an ellipse describing an arch in perspective isn't symmetrical along both the vertical and horizontal axes? Seems like it should be. The highest visible point of the circle or ellipse isn't the highest point of the arch above the ground of course. It is slightly closer to the viewer due to the viewer's upward vantage point, and equidistant from the two widest parts of the circle or ellipse. Or so it would seem.