References / Figures & crowds
Crowd, standing camera
Ten figures of 1.6–1.85 m scattered from 4 to 36 m, camera at 1.6 m.
Open in the Perspective Box GeneratorDownload PNGLesson: How to Draw Figures in Perspective: Scale People Right
What to look at
Heads cluster on the horizon; only the taller and shorter people rise above or dip below it.
The floor squares place each figure at a definite distance, which is what keeps a crowd from floating.
Overlap does more for depth here than convergence; let near figures cover far ones.
The camera
| Lens | 35 mm on full frame |
| Camera height | 1.6 m above the floor (standing) |
| Rotation | 20° to the scene's axes |
| Tilt | level (verticals stay vertical) |
| Objects | figure 1.75 m · figure 1.6 m · figure 1.75 m · figure 1.85 m · figure 1.7 m · figure 1.75 m · figure 1.6 m · figure 1.75 m · figure 1.75 m · figure 1.75 m |
| Floor | 1 m squares |
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