Taj Mahal Perspective

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Perspective DrawingUsing Adobe Illustrator CS5

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Copyright 2010 by ANIL AHUJA or Adobe Systems Inc.

All reerence photographs are by the author



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CoNteNts

Foreword ....................................................................................................................Page-4

Section-1: Perspective Drawing Basics

Perspective: An Artists System of Representing Space ........................ .............. ......Page-6

Section-2: Tools in Illustrator CS5

The Cool New Tools for Drawing in Perspective ......................................................Page-7

Section-3: Perspective Drawing Technique

Creating Perspective Rendition of Worlds Most Beautiful Building ............. ...........Page-9

Section-4: Drawing the Taj

Creation of the Base Plinth ......................................................................................Page-11

Creating the Basic Main Structure ...........................................................................Page-12

Erecting the Onion Double Dome............................................................................ Page-13

Raising the Octagonal Chhatris (Dome Shaped Pavilions) .....................................Page-14

Raising the Minarets ................................................................................................Page-15

Creating the Floor Pattern ........................................................................................Page-16

Embellishments ........................................................................................................Page-17

Finer Touches and Finishes ......................................................................................Page-18


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seCtIoN-1: Foreword

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Drawing created using new

Perspective Drawing eature set inIllustrator CS5


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seCtIoN-1: PersPeCtIve drAwINg BAsICs

Perspective: An Artists System of Representing Space


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seCtIoN-2: tooLs IN ILLUstrAtor Cs5

Te Cool New ools for Drawing in Perspective

Perspective Grid Tool and

Perspective Selection Tool asavailable in Tools Panel and (below)

the Plane Switching Widget


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1. Let Vanishing Point (LVP) is the vanishing point on the

let o the grid. A vanishing point is the point where allparallel lines in the respective plane converge.

2. Right Vanishing Point (RVP): The vanishing point onthe right o the grid.

3. Horizon Height: line denoting the viewing horizon

4. Ground level: the line denoting the level in spacewhere the grid rests

5. True Height Line: is the imaginary line on which the X

dimension o an object will correspond exactly on the

perspective.6. Right Grid Plane Control: is used to select/move the

right grid plane using PS/PG tool.7. Horizontal Grid plane Control: is used to select/move

the horizontal grid plane using PS/PG tool.

8. Let Grid plane control: is used to select/move the letgrid plane using PS/PG tool.

9. Origin: is the original point o calculation or the grid

10. Rulers: are used to measure relative distances in

perspective11. Grid Size: this widget can be used to increase/decrease

grid cell sizes12. Grid Extent widget: is used to determine the extent

to which the user wishes to see the grid ormed on

respective planes. Closer than 1 pixel grid lines willautomatically turn o in lower zoom conditions and

will become visible as zoom level increases.

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Perspective Grid Nomenclature


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seCtIoN-3: PersPeCtIve drAwINg teCHNIqUe

Creating a Perspective Rendition of Worlds Most Beautiful Building


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Getting good reerences or thevarious details is important to

achieve accuracy in your fnal

composition. Also important isto enable base reerences to be

accurate so that they become thereerence point or the overall

structure and any errors can becorrected using these reerences.

In this drawing, the top o the baseplatorm was my base reerence.


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Creation of the Base Plinth

The base plinth creation required the creation o aacade and the plan o the Taj and then setting the

grid and its scale in relative manner. The base plinthwas created as a square on ground plane and then the

sides were created using automatic plane positioning

(pressing Shit while hovering over an anchor pointwhile grid is in view) and drawing on respective

plane. To create the series o rectangles on the plinth,one rectangle was created precisely using automatic

plane positioning and then the next was duplicatedusing Alt/opt+drag with PS tool. Subsequently

Transorm Again command (Cmd/Ctrl + D) was usedto quickly draw all the rectangles.



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Creating the Basic Main Structure

Transorm panel is o immense use while creating

objects accurately on the perspective grid. Make surethat the grid is visible and that PS tool is active on

the object selection while inputting the dimensions.

Minor rounding o measurement errors will maniestbut they are harmless and happen due to extreme

calculations Ai needs to make.

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Erecting the Onion Double Dome

Seeking the dome contours was accomplished using

perpendicular movement accomplished through

plane movement dialog (right)


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Raising the Octagonal Chhatris (Dome Shaped Pavilions)

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Raising the Minarets

(Let and right) the technique o raising the minaretsusing perpendicular movement and (top) the new

Shape Builder tool available in the tools panel in

AiCS5 as part o the Live Paint group o tools.

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Creating the Floor Pattern

Repeating patterns are very easy to make inperspective using simply the PS tool and Alt/Opt

+ dragging an object to repeat them. Subsequentrepetitions can be carried out by Transorm Again

command (or Ctrl/Cmd + D)

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Embellishments

Repeating patterns are very easy to make inperspective using simply the PS tool and Alt/Opt

+ dragging an object to repeat them. Subsequent

repetitions can be carried out by Transorm Againcommand (or Ctrl/Cmd + D)

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Finer ouches and Finishes

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