Friday Night Lines: Two Point Perspective for Beginners

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Upcoming Live Class

Friday, June 19th, 2026 at 6:30 PM

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Class Description:

In this 30-minute class, you'll explore two-point perspective and discover a clever, practical trick for creating accurate grids. We'll start by explaining two-point perspective, exploring where and why it's used, then dive into a creative string-and-paperclip technique that makes drawing two-point perspective grids easier and more accurate. By the end of class, you'll have a fun, unconventional tool in your perspective-drawing toolkit.

What You Will Learn:

The fundamentals of two-point perspective
Where and why two-point perspective is used in art
How to identify vanishing points and perspective lines
The string-and-paperclip trick for creating accurate perspective grids
How to draw forms within a two-point perspective grid

Supplies You'll Need:

Drawing paper
Pencil
Eraser
12 inches of string
Paperclip
Tape

About Instructor

Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

Shelby is the co-founder of Foxsy and the creator at Little Coffee Fox. She is a professional watercolorist, letterer, and artist with a passion for teaching others to reintroduce creativity back into their lives. Shelby lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Jon and her pets Summer, Basil, and Korra.

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