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Intermediate · 3 min

Parallel edges and a vanishing point

Linear perspective is one way to suggest depth on a flat surface. In one-point perspective, a set of parallel edges receding directly away from the viewer is represented by lines meeting at a vanishing point on the horizon. Not every line meets there. The example shows a corridor whose receding edges converge while the front frame stays rectangular.

A corridor in one-point perspective

The four receding corridor edges meet at the marked vanishing point on the horizon. Front-facing horizontal and vertical edges remain parallel.
The four receding corridor edges meet at the marked vanishing point on the horizon. Front-facing horizontal and vertical edges remain parallel.

Practice

Which lines converge in this one-point corridor?