References / Figures & crowds
Figure, door and crate
The three scale references most drawings need: a 1.75 m person, a 2.1 m door and a 1 m crate.
Open in the Perspective Box GeneratorDownload PNGLesson: How to Draw Figures in Perspective: Scale People Right
What to look at
Door top above the horizon, crate top below it, head on it: three heights read against one line.
The crate is the unit: everything else can be measured in crates.
The door is 1.2 heads tall; the crate is 0.57 heads. Ratios survive perspective, sizes do not.
The camera
| Lens | 35 mm on full frame |
| Camera height | 1.6 m above the floor (standing) |
| Rotation | 32° to the scene's axes |
| Tilt | level (verticals stay vertical) |
| Objects | figure 1.75 m · box 0.9 × 0.1 × 2.1 m · box 1 × 1 × 1 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.