Color and Perspective Study Guide/Practice

Where is the vanishing point located in a one point perspective drawing? 

• above the horizon
• below the horizon
• on the horizon
• never on the horizon

The level of your eyes is called the

• horizon line
• viewpoint line
• horizontal line
• viewing line

Trees and buildings should appear _________ as they go away from us.

• larger
• smaller
• the same height

If a building rises above the horizon line, can you see the top of it?

• Yes
• No

What parts of a can (or cylinder) would you see if it were placed below the horizon line?

• side only
• bottom and side
• top and side
• top, bottom and side

The diagonal guide lines you draw to the vanishing point are called ________ lines.

• Ornithological
• Invisible
• Orthogonal
• Unnecessary

What is wrong with this picture?

• vanishing point is not on horizon line

• nothing is wrong with picture

• trees are not vertical

Lines that lead to and from the vanishing point

• intersection

• parallel

• orthogonal line

• overlapping

How many vanishing points are used in two point perspective?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

What is the purpose of the horizon line in two point perspective?

• To divide the sky from the ground

• To represent the viewer's line of sight

• To create the illusion of space

• All answers are correct