Assignment - What is Zero Point Perspective?!

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Assignment - What is Zero Point Perspective?!

Lesson by

Marshall Vandruff

in The Perspective Course

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Assignments 42Lesson NotesDownloads 5

Drawing Exercise: Creating Orthographic Views

Project: Using the object you chose for your form study (Assignment - The Secret of Simple Forms), create an ortho for it.

Draw it from the top, side, and front views, proportioned as accurately as you can.
Keep the object at a distance to better judge proportions.
Plan your layout: Ensure the views line up correctly on your paper.
Use instruments or draw freehand:
- Instruments provide precision.
- Freehand drawing enhances spatial reasoning.

This exercise develops your ability to think in three dimensions and prepares you for drawing in one, two, or three-point perspective.

Dário L.

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50m

May the Art be with you!

Kathrin

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@saschu

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I found it really difficult to see the shapes correctly from the front, because the blade is so tin.

Shayan Shahbazi

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Very cool

Anke Mols

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what a great exercise, I like it a lot. And my new dream for 2025 is drawing my kitchen machine ;-). I have two questions for Marshall/ the experts: Do you recommend using the parallel lines on your triangle for constructing? I wouldn't know how to deal without them, but I feel that they are a bit of a source for imprecision, right? When doing the 3/4 view I simply use the given measurements, one by one, starting by drawing a box with the x/y/z axis, is that a correct way of doing it?

Smithies

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12h

I thought I'd warm up with something nice and easy... Like a couple of simple pieces of Duplo... This assignment is mostly just blowing my mind with how much I take these tiny simple objects for granted. Started with the front back and side planes pencilling then fine lining those. Then I did the bottom plane thinking I'd get that over with - should have properly planned and pencilled in those circles before inking! Top plane was better planned and placed but I'm sure the proportions are probably off. Good fun

Melanie Scearce

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Great work!

Smithies

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And a cafetiere

Darin

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23h

I did this one twice. First freehand then using a 30-60-90 triangle to measure and get more accurate lines. I wasn’t sure how to draw curved shapes like the handle when seen as the cross section, so I just did the largest outer shape.

Melanie Scearce

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This is a tough one. The curve is hard to justify but at least we know that it will be on the same line as the side view. We can also rotate the top view to justify the width. You're so close with this one -- drawing those lines through your orthographic views and using the side and top views to justify the other views will help you get as accurate as possible.

Smithies

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22h

Well done! It's amazing how complex a pan can be

Lucie VERGNON

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And a last study 🤗 It is an old piggy bank that my mother have absolutely love it since I am a child 👋🏻

Smithies

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22h

Such a cute piggy, these are great drawings. I think in the side view you wouldn't be able to see the back legs as they are lined up with the front (side) ones.

Daniela

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The chainsaw was a bit more than I could chew. Just these two for now but hopefully I will have time for a couple more throughout the week

Melanie Scearce

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These look amazing! Great job. The chainsaw looks super difficult but you handled it well. The back view of the shoe looks a bit like it's in perspective. The front section of the shoe is lifted above the heel which makes it look like it's moving back in space. In ortho views, they should be on the same line. If you drew lines behind each ortho view, all of the landmarks should match up. When it put them together, you have a turnaround!

Ayesha Mahgul

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Smithies

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22h

Hi Ayesha, these look good! In the one with the folding table I'm pretty sure your front view is in perspective though. Because you can see where the back table legs attach to the floor whereas they should be in line (behind) the one at the front I think! That was the only thing I noticed that looked off, well done :)

Lucie VERGNON

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Submitting my second orthos study of a vintage dual-blade French herb chopper. This one tested my ability to balance symmetry (those mirrored blades!) and organic curves (the swooping arch between handles). Will certainly do more because I love the process of making these studies 👍🏻

Maria Bygrove

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10h

Oh wow, such a cool tool and nicely drawn!

Lucie VERGNON

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Hi Marshall, I’m excited to share my orthos study assignment for the perspective course! I chose an old coffee pot as my subject to practice breaking down complex curves, ellipses, and proportions into simplified orthographic views. This exercise really pushed me to analyze spatial relationships and alignment, especially with the pot’s angled spout and handle. I will do more studies like this one 👍🏻✨ Bye

Rachel Dawn Owens

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I love your lines

Smithies

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Very beautiful orthos!

Michael Giff

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First of hopefully many. My goal is to post one of these per day until the next lesson drops. Kind of got messed up with the side profile and found it tricky to find a spot where my eye level was truly "side" still kind of ended up with kind of a 3/4s view.

Charlie Nicholson

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Props for choosing Strong Mad! That top view haha

Donna Milligan

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@ashfin613

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I did my assignment using this carving of a hippo that I got while visiting South Africa. It was more difficult than I thought it would be. Any critique would be welcomed. Trying to keep every drawing the same size was a challenge.

Maria Bygrove

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10h

I think you did a great job with the top and side views. For the front side, I think both legs should be on the same level, otherwise it looks like one is receding (see Melanie's demo of the shoe a couple of comments up). Also, if you try to photograph your drawings without the shadow falling on the page, they will present better and be easier to 'read'. I'm saying it cause I know myself that it can be a struggle to get the light and phone positioned well ;)

Dave Sakamoto

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This wooden block car reminds me of an AMC Pacer. Which makes perfect sense, because what child wouldn't want a toy AMC Pacer? None.

Glenn Hughes

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I chose a stapler for this exercise. The back and front were more complex than i'd anticipated.

Maria Bygrove

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10h

I know what you mean. I chose an eraser cause I thought it was going to be simple, only to discover it had more complexity than I thought. You did a great job on the stapler, super clean lines.

Daniela

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I can't put my finger on why but it looks so charming, it has a good silly vibe to it

Maria Bygrove

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Ortho study of a pencil sharpener

Smithies

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21h

Drawings like these make me realise how complicated such a tiny little object I wouldn't look twice at is... Newfound appreciation for sharpeners...

Rachel Dawn Owens

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Super sharp

Spyridon Panagiotopoulos

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Choosing a sofa for the previous assignment feels like cheating to be honest. But it's what it is. I tried also to practice with a curved object, but it drove me crazy, and I had to scrap the attempt. Even "straightening" the curve did little to help me understand how I could translate it to pure x, y , z. Hopefully it will be tackled in this course, this is still (along with gesture) the only subjects that I have made 0 progress in the past year.