vanishing point

     

A vanishing point is a point in a perspective rawing to which parallel lines appear to converge. The number and placement of the vanishing points determines which perspective technique is being used.

Trivia about vanishing point

  • In the rules of perspective, this is the place at which parallel lines converge on the horizon
  • In a perspective drawing, it's the point on the horizon where parallel lines appear to converge
  • It's the "disappearing" 2-word term for the place in a painting where receding parallel lines seem to meet
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a landscape on the monitor.) To show distance, the artist creates a place on the horizon where two parallel lines seem to converge, referred to by this 2-word term