Acrylic Painting Step by Step

Applying Linear Perspective

Employing linear perspective is a method of creating the illusion of three dimensions using receding lines. Because all the parallel lines of every object in a scene converge to one point in the distance (see page 42 for more on one-point perspective), the viewer’s eye is drawn in from the edges of the painting toward the center of interest. In the following scene, I use the converging lines of the side of a building and walkway to lead the eye toward the warm, interior, sunlit courtyard.

Color Palette

bright orange, brilliant blue, burnt sienna, cadmium red light, cadmium yellow light, dioxazine purple, light blue-violet, Payne’s gray, raw sienna, sap green, titanium white, yellow ochre, and yellow oxide

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