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Thank you so much for explaining the difference between visible and true horizon lines and how to find true horizon when drawing outside! I think this is an important point about perspective that other CZcams videos don't cover.
I have been trying for months to truly understand perspective drawing and how to apply it to ether figure or city-scape. I watched the above tutorial on linear perspective and understood my problem. I cannot recall hearing or seeing the term Linear Perspective before. This has been a immense help. Thank you for sharing this video.
This is one of the most comprehensive yet concise explanations of perspective in art I have found. I can not expresses how valid your lesson pertaining to how a mind will try to overly justify as you have in a very remarkable way depicted the left side of out brains getting in the way of being in our "Right Mind" when making an accurate linear perspective. This Video is an entire class at universities, Thank you and your team for preparing and sharing this lesson. Very Remarkable Work!!!
You're a great instructor, thank you so much for keeping in simple and clear for understanding without rushing. I've been so frustrated and I believe this is going to help better than all the other videos I've seen. Gotta watch it again, 3 point foreshortening is a challenge for me. Ciao
Thank you so much, finally this is described in a way that I can understand! I've gone through at least ten videos before you've finally wrapped my head around it. :) Thank you.
I watch a lot of art tutorials. This was one of the best. Understandable, great graphics, simple to grasp, felt the same way about your tutorial on values. I'm hungry for knowledge and this was a true pleasure. Thank you so much!
I'm taking an art class just now and this one video has taught me more in 10 minutes than I've learnt in my class. Thank you so much for taking the time to post.
Michael - good clear explanation to get any beginning drawing student started…I will use this video in teaching…I will add in my explanation that as concerns drawing rectilinear objects/buildings, one-point perspective is used when the object or building is in a PARALLEL plane to the viewer (appearing as you say, as a rectangle or square), and 2-point perspective is used when the object or building is at an oblique angle or plane to the viewer…all in all, the additional information re landscapes/clouds etc is excellent! Thanks!
Linear perspective has always been very difficult for me to understand. Today, after watching your video lesson, I feel like I get it :) Yay! This is seriously a great video. You are a wonderful teacher and you explained this in a way I understand. This helps me take my drawings and paintings to the next level. Thank you.
‘Clunk’! That was the sound of the penny dropping. I’m very new to art and didn’t have much clue about ‘vanishing point’ or perspective. So thank you for this video. It’s helped immensely. 👍😃
After reading John Kaluta's excellent book, 'The Perfect Stage Crew,' I had trouble visualizing the chapters on perspective and the spiral staircase. As I watched your excellent video, which is faithful to how Mr. Kaluta described perspective, finally I could understand the 'vanishing point,' 'true horizon,' and etc. If you have a video that explains this as applies to painting flats for theatre, that would be fantastic.
I dont understand the horizon line part, if i were to look up at the sky but still see the ocean the horizon line would be really low in the image im seeing it wouldnt be directly where im looking at right...? same if i were to look down horizon line would be higher not on the water where im looking.
|I have just subscribed Michael and would like to ask a question. I understand the bit if I am standing on the ground and doing either one or two point perspecive, holding the brush to eye line etc. but if I am on that 3rd storey where do I draw the horizon line? Please explain as I always stuck on that bit. Phew! thanks
Michael, Thank you so much. I have been starting to work intensively in photoshop on composite images. I have watched video after video and still confused about vanishing points and horizon lines. Your video has cleared up much of that. Thank you so very much for this well explained video.
At 1st I thought oh no this video is about to be 9:58secs of boring, but it actually wasn't. I've already done a few perspective drawings of buildings, and they turned out great before watching this video. Therefore, I'm thinking about doing another perspective drawing in the future, so the reminder that the clouds do get smaller closer to the vanishing point was definitely appreciated. Lol
Here's a little mind food for everyone: What happens when the horizon line is not in view? If we're talking about the actual horizon line, as in the point on the ground, the physical ground. You should now understand that the horizon line only applies when you can see it, but at the same time, it's always in play. Perspective doesn't just disappear when you exit Earth and go into space with nothing in view but one object, for example. Undestand that the horizon line is essentially just a guideline and not a truth, because in space without any objects in sight and you're just floating there, you can look in every direction, but you will see different "horizon lines" and vanishing points. On Earth, it's a fairly concrete concept, because the earth is fairly round, not square, and the objects on Earth are placed on a round surface, not a square. But in space, you could have objects in line even beyond the distance that they would vanish on Earth. Of course, this is all theory and explanation, but do understand that the laws of perspective change based on the state of the viewer and the state of the observed. For example, if one was to theoretically go at or beyond the speed of light, their field of vision would eventually be 360 degrees, and light would start to turn blue and everything would start getting "sucked in" until it's one big view of everything. What kind of perspective rules would you apply for THAT?
sadly, this video did not load and would not play. we are directed to the commercial website, but that was not successful for me either. maybe I'll find another way. I'll look. sounds goods
i may be, but those vertical lines at 2:00 are not "perfectly vertical or plumb" they are clearly converging to a vanishing point just as the others do. just saying...
patrick look at 2:07 and 2:11. in 2:07 you can see that all verticals are covered with purple lines. at 2:11 you see the purple lines without the picture. if you look carefully at the lines moving from bottom to top you will see that on the left the lines are moving left to right, but on the right side they are moving from right to left. if you can't see it, screen shot it and take it in to photoshop and look at it compared to vertical guides. anyway, it is a typical transition converging on a vertical vanishing point. 3 pt. perspective. I'm sure the original poster understood this and was just keeping it simple for educational reasons. let me know if you don't understand
Very basic stuff. If u add four perspectives. Let's say airliner + fourth floor of a building + man + frogperspective. Then u get what photographers do. It's like a montage but still just one picture. Cannot find a tutorial on this technique.
Kill the damn MUSIC! Why do the makers of videos feel they need to add music? Once you become aware of the music, your concentration is broken. This is why they play that catchy little tune during Final Jeopardy!
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 Friends,concerning the laws of God,we all have broken it,meaning that sin will send us to hell,no one has not sinned and no one is righteous to inherit heaven.but God,having the best love,sent His Son Jesus Christ to live a perfect life for us,He knew no sin,and that He was crucified for our sins,bearing all to Himself.He died and on the third day He rose again.Through Jesus Christ we can be forgiven for our sins and have eternal life,His grace is sufficient for us.He offers us salvation FREELY! He can give us redemption and even a right to become a child of God.God does not will for anyone to perish,but repent . And by His Son Jesus is the only way good works will not save you That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe with your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,you will be saved. Romans 10:9 For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.For God sent not His Son to condemn the world,but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:16-17
Thank you so much for explaining the difference between visible and true horizon lines and how to find true horizon when drawing outside! I think this is an important point about perspective that other CZcams videos don't cover.
I hope you are an art teacher in real life because your videos are wonderful. You have a true gift for explaining complicated concepts simply.
I have been trying for months to truly understand perspective drawing and how to apply it to ether figure or city-scape. I watched the above tutorial on linear perspective and understood my problem. I cannot recall hearing or seeing the term Linear Perspective before. This has been a immense help. Thank you for sharing this video.
You've been told the earth is a ball. You know it's a ball. Believe what you see, not what you "know" to be true
@@navigatingel6104 We've do in fact see the earth to be a round shape.
Draw what you “see” not what you believe to be true. Genius. I’ve been struggling with perspective for a bit but this just gave me a eureka moment
This is one of the most comprehensive yet concise explanations of perspective in art I have found. I can not expresses how valid your lesson pertaining to how a mind will try to overly justify as you have in a very remarkable way depicted the left side of out brains getting in the way of being in our "Right Mind" when making an accurate linear perspective. This Video is an entire class at universities, Thank you and your team for preparing and sharing this lesson. Very Remarkable Work!!!
You're a great instructor, thank you so much for keeping in simple and clear for understanding without rushing. I've been so frustrated and I believe this is going to help better than all the other videos I've seen.
Gotta watch it again, 3 point foreshortening is a challenge for me.
Ciao
Thank you so much, finally this is described in a way that I can understand! I've gone through at least ten videos before you've finally wrapped my head around it. :) Thank you.
I watch a lot of art tutorials. This was one of the best. Understandable, great graphics, simple to grasp, felt the same way about your tutorial on values. I'm hungry for knowledge and this was a true pleasure. Thank you so much!
I'm taking an art class just now and this one video has taught me more in 10 minutes than I've learnt in my class. Thank you so much for taking the time to post.
This is the best video I ever have seen for an explanation of linear perspective. Thank you
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!! This helped me understand what Linear perspective is. I'm in an art class, and I was having trouble understanding it.
Thank you so much for posting this video! This really helped me understand perspective a lot more.
Michael - good clear explanation to get any beginning drawing student started…I will use this video in teaching…I will add in my explanation that as concerns drawing rectilinear objects/buildings, one-point perspective is used when the object or building is in a PARALLEL plane to the viewer (appearing as you say, as a rectangle or square), and 2-point perspective is used when the object or building is at an oblique angle or plane to the viewer…all in all, the additional information re landscapes/clouds etc is excellent! Thanks!
Excellent video, short and very focused on the subject. This video should be given its merits. Well done!
Thank you for this explanation. It's going to be hard to forget this.
Micheal Thanks so much,you're really a very good and generous teacher though I regret coming across you just today.
Best explanation I seen on perspective. Thank you.
Thanks for your help, I've learnt a lot from your video.
Linear perspective has always been very difficult for me to understand. Today, after watching your video lesson, I feel like I get it :) Yay! This is seriously a great video. You are a wonderful teacher and you explained this in a way I understand. This helps me take my drawings and paintings to the next level. Thank you.
‘Clunk’! That was the sound of the penny dropping. I’m very new to art and didn’t have much clue about ‘vanishing point’ or perspective. So thank you for this video. It’s helped immensely. 👍😃
This is amazing. Great mini lecture! Much appreciated.
Just discovering your channel, videos are so concise and informative. Thanks
You are a wonderful communicator/teacher for you unveil easily the obvious and make easy and simple to understand your knowledge.
thank you
Thank you for providing such a concise explanation of linear perspective.
Best video I've seen yet to instruct this often confusing subject! Thank you
Agree
Wow. It could hardly be made more interesting or easier to understand. Many thanks for sharing.
You explained so well so thank you. Better than most.
After reading John Kaluta's excellent book, 'The Perfect Stage Crew,' I had trouble visualizing the chapters on perspective and the spiral staircase. As I watched your excellent video, which is faithful to how Mr. Kaluta described perspective, finally I could understand the 'vanishing point,' 'true horizon,' and etc. If you have a video that explains this as applies to painting flats for theatre, that would be fantastic.
Thank you SO MUCH! I learned so much from this video.
Very good video! You break this down, and explain it very well. Definitely gonna subscribe!
Thank you. Very clear explanation.
Excellent video. Hit me right at the perfect time.
Thank you for posting this! It was very helpful!
Probably the best video on the topic. Thanks
Very enlightening!
Thanks for sharing!
Take care!
this video is amazing...cant believe this is from 9 years ago...watching from philippines
awesome sir.....i understood horizon quite well now
Interesting and concise with the video micheal thank you!
Very helpful explanation. Thank you
Excellent explanation simple line drawing while teaching was most helpful for me to understand this concept better
The music is so calming, what's the sound track?
great video too, thank you
Amazing video, thank you form your explanation
Thank you sm! Very simple and understandable explanation
"Paint what you see, not what you THINK you see. Your eyes can play tricks on you."
Don't paint what u see. Paint what there is.
Thank you this was one of the questions
Fantastic and revealing...
Very clear explanation
Thank you
Simply great...
nice video man, I learn a lot!
wow this is amazing, this is really helpfull for me, Because i really love painting landscape
Great explanation.
GOOD JOB.....I APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE .
this video is perfect 😭😭
why do the mountains in 1 point perspective appear to not be affected by the vanishing point?
Excellent!
4:47 ive been doing this for years
mindblown
i been lied to the whole time
love the music reminds me of final fantasy or most jrpg music
Thanks Nathaniel!
Superb!
this was great thanks
I dont understand the horizon line part, if i were to look up at the sky but still see the ocean the horizon line would be really low in the image im seeing it wouldnt be directly where im looking at right...? same if i were to look down horizon line would be higher not on the water where im looking.
Remember, you must look straight ahead and level with your eyes
ah so that's just a way of finding the horizon line if you were to be looking ahead parallel to the ground? alright got it.
Thanks for the nice compliment.
|I have just subscribed Michael and would like to ask a question. I understand the bit if I am standing on the ground and doing either one or two point perspecive, holding the brush to eye line etc. but if I am on that 3rd storey where do I draw the horizon line? Please explain as I always stuck on that bit. Phew! thanks
Hi Katie,
The horizon line is always level with your eye level.
Thank you! Wow!
Thorough, simple, and straightforward explanation. Thank you very much. What photo editing program did you use?
Sony Vegas
Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Great vid thank you
I can't believe that I'm the first one to click on the 'like' button. So, 66.275 people were already perfectly clear about two points perspective!
Thank you!
Michael, Thank you so much. I have been starting to work intensively in photoshop on composite images. I have watched video after video and still confused about vanishing points and horizon lines. Your video has cleared up much of that. Thank you so very much for this well explained video.
nice and interesting...:)
At 1st I thought oh no this video is about to be 9:58secs of boring, but it actually wasn't. I've already done a few perspective drawings of buildings, and they turned out great before watching this video. Therefore, I'm thinking about doing another perspective drawing in the future, so the reminder that the clouds do get smaller closer to the vanishing point was definitely appreciated. Lol
why some artists draw in one point perspective but uses two vanishing points?
great runescape music while explain
Can someone tell me when he said " you should paint what you _____, not _____"
Nice
I'll figure it out someday
Every flerf cultist should watch this video with understanding.
Here's a little mind food for everyone:
What happens when the horizon line is not in view?
If we're talking about the actual horizon line, as in the point on the ground, the physical ground.
You should now understand that the horizon line only applies when you can see it, but at the same time, it's always in play. Perspective doesn't just disappear when you exit Earth and go into space with nothing in view but one object, for example.
Undestand that the horizon line is essentially just a guideline and not a truth, because in space without any objects in sight and you're just floating there, you can look in every direction, but you will see different "horizon lines" and vanishing points. On Earth, it's a fairly concrete concept, because the earth is fairly round, not square, and the objects on Earth are placed on a round surface, not a square. But in space, you could have objects in line even beyond the distance that they would vanish on Earth.
Of course, this is all theory and explanation, but do understand that the laws of perspective change based on the state of the viewer and the state of the observed.
For example, if one was to theoretically go at or beyond the speed of light, their field of vision would eventually be 360 degrees, and light would start to turn blue and everything would start getting "sucked in" until it's one big view of everything. What kind of perspective rules would you apply for THAT?
Why do we have to know these concepts if we only need to rely on what we see?
Is this content creator still active?
sadly, this video did not load and would not play. we are directed to the commercial website, but that was not successful for me either. maybe I'll find another way. I'll look. sounds goods
Ocean is completly and totally LEVEL........Wheres the ball gone??
It is where it always used to be, under your feet. Sea level is measured relative to the centre of the Earth.
Excellent lesson however that music needs to. Changing
those verticals aren't plumb
What?! You are nuts.
i may be, but those vertical lines at 2:00 are not "perfectly vertical or plumb" they are clearly converging to a vanishing point just as the others do. just saying...
Oh I see.
That's because the tower is thicker at the bottom and thinner at the top. Don't know the exact words to describe it.
patrick look at 2:07 and 2:11. in 2:07 you can see that all verticals are covered with purple lines. at 2:11 you see the purple lines without the picture. if you look carefully at the lines moving from bottom to top you will see that on the left the lines are moving left to right, but on the right side they are moving from right to left. if you can't see it, screen shot it and take it in to photoshop and look at it compared to vertical guides. anyway, it is a typical transition converging on a vertical vanishing point. 3 pt. perspective. I'm sure the original poster understood this and was just keeping it simple for educational reasons. let me know if you don't understand
4:03 As you can sea here
:)
Very basic stuff. If u add four perspectives. Let's say airliner + fourth floor of a building + man + frogperspective. Then u get what photographers do. It's like a montage but still just one picture. Cannot find a tutorial on this technique.
Ok
This makes no sense to me why my school making me watch this 😂😭
You need some perspective
OH SNAP!!! FLAT EARTH ALERT!!! at 4:00 when you say the ocean is completely and totally level.....shhhh they might start trolling your channel !!!
He said..believe what you see not what you know...hahaha
The Ocean is "completely and totally level".....er.....Right......so no curvature then?.
Lol, don't you know what level is? It got nothing to do with curvature
Level measured relative to the centre of the Earth idiot
Kill the damn MUSIC!
Why do the makers of videos feel they need to add music?
Once you become aware of the music, your concentration is broken.
This is why they play that catchy little tune during Final Jeopardy!
stop being mean man
gave up watching. that music is so distracting... there is a reason they do not play music in school during classes :-)
i didn't notice the song until i saw your comment, guess i was to concentrated on the information
RobinSoup damn got em!
RobinSoup lol I didn't notice the music either. This video is great
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23
Friends,concerning the laws of God,we all have broken it,meaning that sin will send us to hell,no one has not sinned and no one is righteous to inherit heaven.but God,having the best love,sent His Son Jesus Christ to live a perfect life for us,He knew no sin,and that He was crucified for our sins,bearing all to Himself.He died and on the third day He rose again.Through Jesus Christ we can be forgiven for our sins and have eternal life,His grace is sufficient for us.He offers us salvation FREELY! He can give us redemption and even a right to become a child of God.God does not will for anyone to perish,but repent .
And by His Son Jesus is the only way good works will not save you
That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe with your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,you will be saved.
Romans 10:9
For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.For God sent not His Son to condemn the world,but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:16-17
damn that music is so cheep and cheesy ...