Online. Vanishing points Page Published on Wednesday, May 14, 1997 by Gideon Ariel Vanishing points A vanishing point is a point in a perspective image where parallel lines seem to converge into. The number and placement of the vanishing points determines which perspective technique is being used. linear perspective is a drawing with 1 to 3 vanishing points. curvilinear perspective is a drawing with 5 vanishing points mapped into a circle with 4 VPs at the cardinal headings N,W,S,E and one at the circle origin. reverse perspective is drawing with vanishing points that are placed outside the painting with the illusion that they are "in front of" the painting. See also 2DTwo-dimensional coordinate system3DThree-dimensional coordinate systemAngleDefinition of an angleAxisDefinition of Cartesian axisCartesian geometryWhat is Cartesian geometry?Coordinate systemDefinition of coordinatesCurveDefinition of a curveDistanceDefinition of distanceEuclidean geometryWhat is Euclidean geometry?GeometryDefinition of geometryLengthDefinition of lengthLineDefinition of a lineOriginDefinition of origin in a Cartesian coordinate systemPerspective projectionDefinition of perspective projectionPlanar homographyDefinition of planar homographyPlaneDefinition of a planePointDefinition of a pointPoint (kinematics)Definition of a point (kinematics)Projective geometryWhat is projective geometry?Segment (kinematics)Definition of a segment (kinematics)Vanishing pointsDefinition of vanishing points and vanishing lines in perspective projectionVectorDefinition of a vector Reference: /wizard/manual/concepts/geometry.vanishingpoints.html
