Problems in the Perception of Linear Perspective
Problems in the Perception of Linear Perspective

Summary/Abstract: It is well know that the shape and size of objects visually change if the object’s distance from the viewer and the position of the object change, but it needs specific theoretical training in the construction of perspective. For these reasons drawing three-dimensional objects on the picture plane demands not only knowledge of their external peculiarities, but also skills in matching the shape of objects to the peculiarities of visual per-ception which allow us represent objects “truthfully”. However, this is one of the hardest tasks in drawing. It needs specific theoretical training in the construction of perspective. A review of textbooks and resource bo-oks on drawing published in different countries during the last 30 years reveals that a body of rules for linear perspective which is stable and interpreted similarly has evolved. However, explanations of the practical im-plementation of one-point perspective are not quite logical.

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