Hey - I'm an art student who is supposed to give a presentation of one, two, and three point perspective. Would it be possible to use Poser to model the different perspectives? If so, how? Thanks -Marla

These might help: Display menu --> Guides --> Horizon Line Display menu --> Guides --> Vanishing Lines Make certain your background colour is light, because the guide lines are dark and won't show up well against a dark background.

Technically, ScottA, your example of three point perspective could fall into the two point category. Its kinda hard to tell when there is only one object there, though. Viewing the top of the object simply indicates that the object is below eye level, not necessarily that a third vanishing point was used. (sorry, had to be a smartass ;p) MarlaLP-What exactly were you thinking in terms of a demonstration? Like an animated lecture? Or more along the lines of what ScottA had in mind? Evo

Now that I think about it ScottA, your one point is fine, as long as it is directly centered over your point, same goes with your two and three points, as long as the object is centered between your points. However, your two point could also be a four point if this were the case. (more smartass, I know, sorry ;p) Evo

HeHE. Actually. I don't have a clue the difference between a one point or a hundred point view. My last art class was way back when I was in 6th grade. That was so long ago. Everyone only had one point of view. ;-) ScottA

Maybe it's "pointless".... sorry, couldn't resist... =8^)

ScottA's on the mark but I'm not sure about his 1-point perspective. None of the lines of that box of his 1-point example will meet at a vanishing point so I don't think it qualifies as 1-point perspective.

Nukem

Nukem did a great job of illustrating this assignment. He should get an A+... Using Poser people in a similar scenario may make the illustration more interesting to some observers of your presentation - including the guide lines showing the horizon and convergence points would help explain the issue, perhaps.

Hi, Nate. I generated those images soley for MariaLP's benefit and I didn't think to make the images more comprehensive for everyone, so here they are again--- hopefully they'll be a little more helpful. :-)

1. Open up Poser and go to the menu Display -> Guides and turn on Vanishing Lines and the Horizon Line.
2. In whatever camera you are using (most likely the Main camera), use a short Focal Length value. Look at the camera Rotation Trackball. See the two dots to the left of it? You can adjust the current camera's focal length using the left bottom dot. You can also adjust all camera controls via the camaera dials--- which is a better option for more accurate camera movement. You may have to exaggerate the perspective using the focal length in order to provide a clear examples.
3. Populate your scene with a couple of box props and a figure. For every box prop, go to the menu bar and select Display -> Element Style -> Flat Shaded Line. What this does is show what the "mesh" of the box looks like and provides extra lines to further enhance the effects of the different perspectives. If you find it too busy, you can use the Cartoon w/Lines mode instead of Flat Shaded Line.
4. You'll have to play with the camera positioning controls until you get kind of example you wish to show. You can get better control over the camera by using the camera dials and not the iconic controls.

1-point perspective

2-point perspective

3-point perspective

NOTES: You must have a figure loaded in the scene, otherwise the horizon and vanishing lines won't appear! Nuke

Wow...you guys are great! I wasn't sure if Poser would work for this but your examples are exactly what I need for the presentation (which will be done orally and visually - on posterboard. LOL). I will try this myself following your instructions.

Glad we could help. :-) If you need further help, feel free to message me. Nuke