So I'm drawing some shapes in perspective and lined up. How do I align them correctly so that the width between them is equal? Obviously I'm using imagination as source so I can't measure anything.
>>2730844
Use the X through the center trick to mirror a rectangle of the same size in perspective.
>>2730850
This?
>>2730857
Yes, though they are using it in this case to subdivide a box into smaller equal boxes. You can use it to extend equal boxes too by doing it in a different order.
Imagine you began with only a small box like the front little one in step 4. Do the green diagonals in step 3 to extend out and get the size of the next box.
>>2730864
ah that makes a lot of sense
>>2730850
>>2730857
>>2730862
>>2730864
This technique only works if they spaces between them are the same size as the shapes themselves. It won't work with smaller (or larger) gaps without some modification:
Step 1: Draw your square in perspective
Step 2: Define the gap between this square and the next.
Step 3: Draw an X through both the square and the edge of the next one. From the center of this X draw a line to the VP.
Step 4: Draw a line from the top corner through the center of this X down to the bottom edge. Draw a line up from that bottom intersection. What you now have is the square, the gap and then the square+gap.
Step 5: Draw a line corner to corner in your new square. Now, in the first square you made, draw a lines from where the larger X (square+gap) intersects the outside edge of the square itself. Where this line intersects the diagonal on your new square+gap is where the edge of the square is.
Step 6: You now have two squares the same size with your measured gap between them, and the next gap ready to go. You can continue down this guideline to make as many squares as you want.
>>2732740
nice
good shit