References / Figures & crowds
Figures from above
Three figures and a crate from 3.2 m up, tilted 30° down: the balcony or staircase view.
Open in the 3-Point Perspective GridDownload PNGLesson: How to Draw Figures in Perspective: Scale People Right
What to look at
Heads are well below the horizon; you see the tops of shoulders and the crate's lid.
Verticals converge downward, narrowing toward the feet.
Foreshortening shortens every figure: the near one most of all.
The camera
| Lens | 35 mm on full frame |
| Camera height | 3.2 m above the floor (elevated) |
| Rotation | 20° to the scene's axes |
| Tilt | 30° down (three vanishing points) |
| Objects | figure 1.75 m · figure 1.75 m · figure 1.75 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.