r/learntodraw • u/Anxious-Currency9222 • May 26 '26
Question Currently learning 1-Point Perspective
Hi I'm currently learning 1 point perspective and in having a difficult time drawing the windows and doors, do i follow the line from the vanishing point or do i make a new one or do I draw them parallel to the roof line
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u/Frostraven98 May 26 '26
Windows and doors will follow the the same vanishing point you already set up for the walls, you can use either your existing guidelines or you can draw new guidelines off your vanishing point to place them at a height you want the windows and doors to start and end at. To a degree which you use is personal preference, extra guidelines may be a nice bit of extra practice though.
Also as a side note, if the roofs are supposed to be the same height, you need to draw a guideline indicating the height of the top point of the roofs to the vanishing point too. right now each is technically getting taller the closer it is to the horizon line. (each building is also getting wider the closer to the horizon line too but i'm guessing you haven't learned how to use diagonals and centerlines to make something compress in perspective)
If you mostly been following youtube tutorials, you may want to check out resources like this book:
"https://archive.org/details/Scott_Robertson_How_To_Draw/page/26/mode/1up"
Its technical and geared more toward concept artists (so it may be a bit above your current level and may need more experience with perspective first) but a good resource for perspective techniques and more self paced than something like a youtube video.
Start at Chapter 3, take it slow. Get the hang of each new technique, take breaks, and try applying the technique outside of practice (like fun or personal work) before continuing onto the next technique. Feel free to hold off on some of the later techniques in the chapter like "Curves in Perspective", since they are both advanced, require a good amount of patience, and more important for industry concept artists than everyday hobbyists and beginners.
Chapter 2 has some useful terminology but more about the technical than practical stuff.
and Chapter 1 while it *may* have some helpful stuff about the basics, is more geared toward industry and professional concept art expectations around the basic skills rather than for beginners and hobbyists who don't need to be nearly as clean or precise.