References / Curvilinear
Room in six-point, 360°
The fisheye room continued round to 360°: a table and a figure behind the camera appear near the rim.
Open in the Curvilinear 5 & 6-Point GridDownload PNGLesson: Curvilinear Perspective Explained: 4, 5 & 6-Point Drawing
What to look at
Inside the dashed 90° ring is the fisheye view; outside it is what is behind you, reversed.
The rim is the single point directly behind the camera.
Objects behind you are small and bent; they make the picture read as a whole sphere.
The camera
| Lens | 360° angle of view (curvilinear) |
| Camera height | 1.5 m above the floor (standing) |
| Rotation | square to the scene (one-point) |
| Tilt | level (verticals stay vertical) |
| Objects | box 2 × 0.9 × 0.8 m · box 1.2 × 0.6 × 0.45 m · box 0.9 × 0.1 × 2.1 m · figure 1.75 m · box 1.6 × 0.8 × 0.75 m · figure 1.75 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.