Wyllie, W. L. (William Lionel), 1851-1931 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 69
foreshortened sides of the buildings appear tovanish there. The plane of my picture is there- fore parallel to the edge of the quay, and also tothe ends of the buildings in shadow. This beingso, I have only to rule all their edges square acrossthe picture ; and any equal spaces, such as linesof… … In the next drawing I have supposed the artistto turn a little to the right, slewing the plane othis picture round with him. The centre must ofcourse move too. I will now suppose it to lie onthe nearest pillar of the house in the middle. Thevanishing-point under the flagstaff must now becalled VP…
Drawing · Perspective
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