Two Point Linear Perspective uses vanishing points along what?

• A. The page edge
• B. A horizon line
• C. The vertical axis
• D. Centerline

Answer: (D)

In two-point linear perspective, the vanishing points are placed where lines receding in two directions converge on the picture plane, and they sit on the horizon line. The horizon line represents the viewer’s eye level, so putting the vanishing points on it ensures that depth and scale shift realistically as objects move away from the observer. This is different from the page edge, which is just a boundary of the drawing area, and from any vertical axis or a centerline, which aren’t where vanishing points are defined in this system. So the vanishing points lie along the horizon line.