Visualizing 3-Dimensional Images with One-Point Perspective

  

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You probably have noticed that when you look at an illustration of a cube, the parallel lines are on an angle. This is called perspective.

There are multiple types of perspective: zero-point all the way through four-point perspective. The most popular one is one point perspective. This is where all parallel lines converge on one central point.

One point perspective drawings are a fun way to create simple three-dimensional drawings and show how parallel lines are used in everyday life. Here you can watch a video that explains the key concepts of one-point perspective drawing:

To help students draw 3-D pictures themselves, here are several worksheets dealing with one-point perspective.