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Free online coursePerspective Drawing Fundamentals: One, Two and Three-Point Perspective

Duration of the online course: 2 hours and 57 minutes

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Free course on perspective drawing: master horizon lines, vanishing points, 1-2-3 point perspective, grids, ellipses, scaling, rotation, and shadows.

In this free course, learn about

  • Core Perspective Concepts
  • One, Two, and Three-Point Perspective
  • Measurement, Scaling, and Grids
  • Transformations: Rotation and Mirroring
  • Advanced Construction Techniques
  • Ellipses and Circular Forms in Perspective
  • Building Complex Forms from Simple Solids
  • Organic Forms, Contours, and Lighting

Course Description

Learn how to draw believable space with the free online course Perspective Drawing Fundamentals: One, Two and Three-Point Perspective, created for anyone who wants stronger construction skills in drawing and painting. Built within Design and Creative Arts, this training helps you turn flat sketches into solid forms that sit confidently in an environment.

You will build a clear understanding of the horizon line and vanishing points, then apply them to one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective. Along the way, you will practice practical methods for dividing space, scaling objects accurately, and rotating or mirroring forms without guesswork. You will also learn how to construct perspective grids, handle vanishing points that fall off the page, and create inclined planes for more dynamic scenes.

The course goes further into essential drawing challenges, including drawing ellipses and dividing them in perspective, constructing complex forms step by step, and refining edges with filleting. You will train to draw within boxes to keep proportions under control, then expand into organic forms using contour lines to describe volume. Finally, you will explore how shadows behave on objects, helping your drawings read as three-dimensional and grounded in space.

Whether you are sketching interiors, city streets, product designs, or imaginative worlds, these fundamentals will improve accuracy, depth, and confidence. Expect a hands-on, methodical approach that supports both beginners and artists looking to strengthen their technical foundation.

Course content

  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 1 - Introduction 02m
  • Exercise: What is perspective in the graphic arts primarily used to achieve?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 2 - What is the Horizon Line? 02m
  • Exercise: In perspective drawing, what does the horizon line represent?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 3 - What are Vanishing Points? 05m
  • Exercise: What best describes a vanishing point in perspective drawing?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 4 - One Point Perspective 05m
  • Exercise: In one-point perspective, what should converge toward the vanishing point?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 5 - Two Points Perspective 06m
  • Exercise: In two-point perspective, what happens to the main facades (sides) of a box or building?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 6 - Three Points Perspective 06m
  • Exercise: What is the key difference in three-point perspective compared with one- and two-point perspective?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 7 - Division 06m
  • Exercise: How can you duplicate a rectangle’s depth in perspective to create a second rectangle next to it?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 8 - How to Scale Objects in Perspective 06m
  • Exercise: What is the key technique used to correctly scale an object's height as it moves farther into the distance in perspective?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 11 - How To Construct Grids In Perspective 12m
  • Exercise: In the demonstrated method for building a one-point perspective grid, what step is used to determine the depth of the remaining grid units after choosing an initial depth?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 9 - Rotating Objects in Perspective (Part 1) 10m
  • Exercise: When an object rotates horizontally in perspective, what happens to its vanishing points?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 10 - How to Mirror Objects in Perspective 08m
  • Exercise: When mirroring a box in perspective, what technique is relied on most to transfer the front plane and any offset distance across the mirror plane?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 12 - When Vanishing Points Are Off The Page (Brewer Method) 06m
  • Exercise: What is the main purpose of using the Brewer method when vanishing points are off the page?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 13 - How To Construct Inclined Planes In Perspective 11m
  • Exercise: When drawing an inclined plane in two-point perspective, where does the vanishing point for the inclined parallel edges typically move?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 14 - Drawing Ellipses 08m
  • Exercise: When drawing an ellipse inside a foreshortened square, what is the most useful property of the ellipse’s minor axis?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 15 - Dividing Ellipses in Perspective 12m
  • Exercise: When dividing a circle into 6 equal sections using a compass, what distance should the compass be set to?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 16 - How To Rotate Objects In Perspective (Part 2) 09m
  • Exercise: When using an ellipse to help rotate planes/boxes in perspective, what does the ellipse’s minor axis indicate?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 17 - Constructing Complex Forms in Perspective (Part 1) 11m
  • Exercise: What is the most common starting structure used to construct complex forms in perspective?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 18 - Constructing Complex Forms (Part 2) 13m
  • Exercise: In the method for constructing complex forms, what is done first before adding volume in perspective?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 19 - Filleting 08m
  • Exercise: When cutting a circular hole through a box that also intersects an inclined plane, what is the most reliable first step?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 20 - Drawing Within Boxes 08m
  • Exercise: Why is practicing drawing boxes so important for learning perspective?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 21 - Organic Forms and Contour Lines 06m
  • Exercise: In perspective drawing, what does the minor axis of an ellipse help you determine?
  • Video class: Perspective Drawing 22 - Drawing Shadows on Objects 08m
  • Exercise: When constructing a shadow in perspective, what is the first step used to determine the shadow’s direction?

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