Which statement about Three Point Perspective is true?

• A. It uses three vanishing points on a horizon line
• B. It uses two vanishing points
• C. It uses a single vanishing point
• D. It uses no horizon line

Answer: (D)

Three-point perspective uses three vanishing points. Two of these vanish points lie along the horizon line, representing directions parallel to the ground plane to the left and right. The third vanishing point sits on a vertical axis above or below (depending on whether you’re looking up or down), causing vertical lines to converge there. Because of this setup, there is a horizon line, and the third vanishing point is not on that line. So the true idea is three vanishing points in total, with two on the horizon and one vertical, rather than three on the horizon or one or two vanishing points. This is why the statement about three points on the horizon is not accurate, and why three-point perspective is distinct from the one- or two-point cases.