Vanishing point

This drawing has one vanishing point.

In art, a vanishing point is the point in a perspective drawing where parallel lines meet (come together). 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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  Single point perspective projection.

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  Single point perspective in photography.

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  Double point perspective projection.

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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