Drawing Alcoves using One Point Perspective

Draw the VP: 2 inches down from the top of the paper- 6 inches in from the right side.

Draw LIGHT guidelines from each of the corners to the VP.

Measure 2 inches up from the VP on the 2 upper guidelines, and mark each spot with a dot.

Connect the two dots with a horizontal line. Draw a vertical line down from each dot, to the lower guidelines. Draw a horizontal line to connect the 2 lower guideleines.

Draw the back wall of the room

Erase everything inside of this box, except for the VP.

On the right wall, draw a long vertical line, close to the right side of the paper. Draw a guideline from the top of this line that lines up to the VP. Draw a vertical line for the back edge of the opening.

Draw a LARGE opening on the right wall

Draw a horizontal line going INTO the opening, from the lower left corner of the opening.

Erase the bottom of the opening.

Draw a LARGE opening on the left wall. The line that is the top of the opening lines up to the VP.

Draw TWO vertical lines in the middle of the opening (you will be making TWO doorways!)

Erase the part of the top line between the two doorways. Draw a horizontal line intro each of the openings, from the lower corner of each opening.

Erase the bottom lines of each opening.

DRAW A RUG ON THE FLOOR

Draw a long horizontal line near the bottom on the paper. Center it under the VP. Draw guidelines from each end of the line, towards the VP . Draw the back edge of the rug with a horizontal line. The back line must be below the back wall.

Draw a border INSIDE of the rug (follow the same directions for drawing the rug- just do it inside of the rug! Lightly shade in the border.

Draw floor boards

Along the bottom of the paper, mark off every half inch, with a dot.

From each dot, draw a diagonal line that lines up with the VP. Note that you do NOT draw the guidelines onto the back wall, only on the “floor” part of the drawing.

Draw floorboards in alcoves/openings/doorways

Measure up the left side of the paper, marking dots every half inch, for 3 inches. Do the same thing on the right side, for 5 inches. Draw diagonal lines from each of those dots to line up with the VP- but only draw the lines in the openings.

Pictures on the walls

Draw picture frames on the walls, as shown here. You will only use horizontal and vertical lines!

Draw front of table on rug.

Guidelines back to VP.

Draw the back edge of the table top.

Draw the “opening” for the front table legs.

Guidelines from inside of table legs to VP.

Finished room.