(1) Superman Smashes The Klan- by Gene Luen Yang Diminution 3/5 - The 3 characters in the background are all of different sizes to show where they are adjacent to each other and Superman is larger as he is coming foreword. Convergents 4/5—One-point perspective is used on the street and surrounding buildings. It is used to establish the ground plan and surrounding environment. It also shows that Superman is flying as he is not on the ground plane. Foreshortening 5/5 - Superman, himself is divorced from the rest of the scene as he is flying. To make up for this the artist uses a lot of foreshortening on him to give him great depth and to help sell the strength and movement of the classic flying superhero pose. Overlap and atmospheric perspective 4/5 - these two are there, overlap with the characters and buildings, and atmospheric perspective in the buildings in the back. They are used well in this image, playing a sourting role adding a lot with a little. (2) By @SateIIitedragon Diminution 2/5 - There is a bit of confusion on the character. Is she supposed to be behind or in front of the bird? I think this is a problem of diminution, the character either needs to be bigger to put her in front of the bird or smaller to be behind the bird. Convergent X/5 - I do not know if the artist is not using convergents or if the organic forms just make it hard to see. Foreshortening 3/5 - It is used a little bit on the bird and the limbs of the character but is not prominent. Overlap 2/5 - there is some confusion about where the character stands. as the tree limb she stands on overlaps the one the bird is on. which would place her closer to us than the bird. Yet the size of the character places her further away. I thought this piece was an excellent use of perspective but on a closer look, it was weaker than I thought. (3) by Julia Lepetit Diminution 3/5 - The man is tiny in this piece dwarfed even by the potted plant. A bit too small maybe as he feels less like he is far away and more like he is just small. Convergence 5/5 The artist uses one-point perspective here. The adjacent room at first looked like it had a second Vanishing point but the artist is careful to avoid those lines from converging. Foreshortening and overlap 3/5 - There is a little of both where it's needed but they are not the focus. Atmospheric perspective X/5- There is none that I can see. (4) Hollow Fields by Madeleine Rosca Diminution X/5 - I don't know how to judge this as the artist subverts normal diminution rules. The character who is closer is smaller than the building which is further away. This is used to show us the scale of the building. Convergents X/5 - I don't know if there are no convergents or if I simply can't see it. Foreshortening 4/5 - It is used to give the bridge connecting the build depth. Atmospheric perspective 4/5 It's used on the bottom of the building to imply depth to it, to make it look like we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg. I like this piece but I am struggling to put that into words. (5) By @SateIIitedragon diminution 4/5 - The flocks of birds flying away, the distant trees, and the branches of the main tree all get smaller as they recede. The character remains bigger than the birds closer to us. However, she is placed higher up in the frame. This preserves the scale of both while still placing her further away. Convergents X/5 - Again I can't tell if there are no convergents or if I can see it due to the organic forms of the piece. Atmospheric perspective 3/5 - it's used to give depth to the trees in the background. Foreshortening 5/5 - Used on the main branch and trunk of the tree. It simultaneously adds depth while maintaining the organic twisted forms of the tree. Also, look at the character's wings one stretches away from us getting longer while the other comes at us and gets shorter. This is an excellent use of foreshoring. This Artist has a good understanding of the forms of a bird's wings. Overlap 5/5 - This is used excellently to reinforce the foreshortening on the branches of the tree and the wings. they overlap on themselves to add the effect of the receding branches. It's also used to give the roosting birds a strong feeling of presence, they are clearly sitting on the tree. With parts of the birds overlapping the branch but then the branch overlaps parts of the birds. Same with the character her arm and tail overlap the branch but then the branch overlaps her legs.

I want to learn perspective so I can build large scenes where the characters fit into their environment. Depicting not only the characters but how they influence and are influenced by the world they live in.