References / Vehicles

Bus and car

A 12 m bus box behind a car box and a figure, from the pavement at 35 mm.

Bus and car: A 12 m bus box behind a car box and a figure, from the pavement at 35 mm.
Open in the Perspective Box GeneratorDownload PNGLesson: How to Draw a Car in Perspective: Box, Wheels, Lens

What to look at

The bus top (3.2 m) is well above the horizon; the car top just under it. Three different heights, one horizon.

The bus's long side converges strongly because it runs 12 m away from you.

Use the figure to check: the bus is nearly two people tall.

The camera

Lens35 mm on full frame
Camera height1.6 m above the floor (standing)
Rotation28° to the scene's axes
Tiltlevel (verticals stay vertical)
Objectsbox 2.5 × 12 × 3.2 m · box 1.8 × 4.5 × 1.5 m · figure 1.75 m
Floor1 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.