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Perspective Crash Course

Perspective expert Gary Meyer teaches you the basics of one and two point perspective with this beginner-friendly short course. Learn how to plot perspective diagrams and use your knowledge to draw environments or any objects correctly in linear perspective.

2 Lessons 7h 10m 51s of videos

Level 1

In this series, acclaimed artist and instructor Gary Meyer will impart on you his knowledge of multi-point perspective, light and shadow, and reflections. He will start by teaching you the basics of drawing in 1-Point Perspective. In this first lesson, his rules-of-thumb regarding vanishing points, picture planes, and measuring points will give you a foundation […]

Level 2

In this series, acclaimed artist and instructor Gary Meyer will impart on you his knowledge of multi-point perspective, light and shadow, and reflections. Gary continues his series with this lesson on drawing in Two-Point Perspective. He elaborates on different techniques for dividing lines, repeating rectangles, and checking for distortion in your perspective drawings. Materials 18″ […]

Common Questions

Can I do this course digitally (Procreate, Photoshop, etc)?

Yes! You can choose to work with physical rulers and triangles as Gary does in the course or you can use whatever digital equivalents your software allows.

Are these perspective lessons also in another course?

Yes, these lessons are also included in the more comprehensive course: Classic Illustration Crash Course.