Figure Drawing Foreshortening and Perspective 2

Question 1

What is the 'picture plane' in the context of figure drawing perspective?

Accepted Answer

The imaginary flat surface between the artist and the subject on which the scene is projected

Answer

The picture plane is the imaginary flat surface perpendicular to the artist's line of sight onto which the three-dimensional scene is projected.

Question 2

When drawing a figure from a worm's-eye view (looking up), how do the proportions change?

Accepted Answer

The legs appear elongated and the head appears smaller

Answer

From a worm's-eye view the legs are closest and appear elongated, while the head is farthest away and thus appears smaller.

Question 3

In figure drawing, what does 'eye level' or 'horizon line' affect?

Accepted Answer

Whether the figure is viewed from above, at the same level, or below

Answer

Eye level determines the viewer's vantage point relative to the figure, controlling whether we see the top of forms (above eye level) or the bottom (below eye level).

Question 4

When a cylinder (like an arm segment) is tilted toward the viewer, which cross-section shape becomes visible?

Accepted Answer

An ellipse

Answer

A cylinder viewed at an angle reveals elliptical cross-sections; the more it points toward the viewer, the wider the ellipse appears.

Question 5

What is the purpose of drawing cross-contour lines on a figure form?

Accepted Answer

To describe the three-dimensional surface direction and volume of a form

Answer

Cross-contour lines wrap around a form like latitude lines on a globe, describing the surface's three-dimensional curves and volume.

Figure Drawing Practice Test

Figure Drawing Practice Test

Figure Drawing Foreshortening and Perspective 2