When drawing a cityscape using one-point perspective, the vertical lines of buildings should:

Be parallel to the edges of the paper

What is the purpose of atmospheric perspective in a landscape painting?

To make distant objects appear lighter and less detailed

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1
When drawing a cityscape using one-point perspective, the vertical lines of buildings should:
All point to the vanishing point
Curve to follow the natural shape of the earth
Be drawn randomly for an abstract effect
Be parallel to the edges of the paper
2
Which term describes a view where the observer looks down upon the scene, creating a high perspective?
Fish eye view
Bird’s-eye view
Horizon view
Worm’s-eye view
3
This image represents one point perspective.
False
True
4
A cube drawn in one-point perspective that is below the horizon line will show:
Only the top face
The bottom and side faces
Only the side face
No perspective lines
5
In a landscape painting, objects that are closest to the viewer are typically:
Floating above the horizon line
The same size as distant objects
Larger and more detailed
Smaller and blurry
6
In one-point perspective, all parallel lines converge at which point?
The middle of the page
The horizon line
The foreground
The vanishing point
7
What is the purpose of atmospheric perspective in a landscape painting?
To make distant objects appear lighter and less detailed
To remove perspective from the artwork
To make distant objects appear larger
To create a sense of motion
8
In one-point perspective, the vanishing point is always located on the:
Background
Foreground
Middle ground
Horizon line
9
The horizon line in one-point perspective represents eye level?
True
False
10
Which of the following techniques is NOT commonly used to create the illusion of depth in a drawing?
Placement
Flat colors with no shading
Overlapping
Value

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