So what does the subject look like when you’re going to do a two-point drawing? In this type of perspective, you are viewing the object or scene so that you are looking at one corner, with two sets of parallel lines moving away from you. Remember that every set of parallel lines has its own vanishing point. To keep it simple, two-point, as the name implies, uses two points. Each pair of horizontals (the top and bottom edge of a building, box, or wall) diminish toward the left or right vanishing point, while the remaining set of parallel lines (the verticals) are still straight up and down. It sounds a bit confusing, but you don’t need to be able to explain it. Know how it should look, and by following the steps, you’ll find it surprisingly easy to draw. Keep in mind that the verticals stay straight up and down, while the left and right sides get smaller toward a vanishing point. Note the extra space added around the image to fit the vanishing points on the page. When you draw two-point perspective, close vanishing points make your image look compressed, as though through a wide-angle lens. For best results, use an extra-long ruler and use wide paper from a roll or tape extra sheets to each side. Make sure you don’t try to make any lines meet, don’t draw lines to any other corners, and don’t worry about any of the other lines they might pass through. Just draw straight from the end of each back line to its opposing vanishing point, as in the example.
