Vanishing point

This drawing has one vanishing point.

In art, a vanishing point is the point in a perspective drawing where lines that either parallel to each other or are not parallel to the main subject of the painting come together. At this point the two parallel lines seem to converge. It can be experienced in real life while seeing a parallel set of rails or the two parallel lines of a road .

Vanishing Point Media

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  A photo demonstrating a vanishing point at the end of the railroad.

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  A 2D construction of perspective viewing, showing the formation of a vanishing point

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  Pietro Perugino's use of perspective in the Delivery of the Keys fresco at the Sistine Chapel (1481–82) helped bring the Renaissance to Rome.

Other websites

• Design Notes: Perspective from Jim Saw at Palomar College Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine