References / Streets & buildings
Avenue, one-point
Buildings both sides of a wide avenue seen down the middle at 35 mm, with figures at 7, 14 and 26 m.
Open in the 1-Point Perspective GridDownload PNGLesson: How to Draw Perspective: Basics in One Lesson (Live Grids)
What to look at
Everything converges to one point on the horizon at the end of the street.
Facades parallel to the picture plane keep their true shape and only shrink.
The three figures shrink in exact proportion to distance: 14 m is half the size of 7 m.
The camera
| Lens | 35 mm on full frame |
| Camera height | 1.6 m above the floor (standing) |
| Rotation | square to the scene (one-point) |
| Tilt | level (verticals stay vertical) |
| Objects | box 6 × 16 × 10 m · box 6 × 20 × 14 m · box 6 × 14 × 12 m · box 6 × 18 × 9 m · figure 1.75 m · figure 1.75 m · figure 1.75 m |
| Floor | 1 m squares |
Open the reference in the tool to move the camera, change the lens, or add your own objects at real sizes; the share link keeps your version. Draw over the PNG at 30–50% opacity in any app with layers.