4.1 Animation Illustration of Pyramids from One-point Perspective
Everything in nature adheres to the cone, the cylinder, and the cube.
—Paul Cezanne (1839–1906)

        Drag the red point to see the three pyramids form different one-point perspectives or click on the Animate Ideal Point button to animate the pyramids. In one-point perspective, all observation lines intersect at an ideal point along a horizon line. Note the horizon line and the ideal point in the illustration.To reset to the original settings, type the letter "R" on the keyboard.

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