References / Heads, boxes & cylinders

Head box from below

A 16 × 20 × 24 cm head box on a body block at 2.5 m, camera 1.3 m tilted 8° up: the low three-quarter view.

85 mm · camera 1.3 m · turned 30° · tilted up 8°
Head box from below: A 16 × 20 × 24 cm head box on a body block at 2.5 m, camera 1.3 m tilted 8° up: the low three-quarter view.
Open in the 3-Point Perspective GridDownload PNGLesson: How to Draw the Head in Perspective (Tilt, Turn & Angles)

What to look at

The underside of the box is visible: jaw, nostrils and brow ridge in a real head.

Verticals converge upward; the far side of the box is narrower.

Turn the camera to change the three-quarter angle; the box stays the head's proportions.

The camera

Lens85 mm on full frame
Camera height1.3 m above the floor (seated)
Rotation30° to the scene's axes
Tilt8° up (three vanishing points)
Objectsbox 0.42 × 0.24 × 1.48 m · box 0.16 × 0.2 × 0.24 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.