Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
To use the Lock Station Point, first attach your artwork to the grid as usual. Next,
when you want to change the perspective—for instance, moving the grid so more of
the right-hand side of the grid is revealed, and less of the left—choose View>
Perspective Grid> Lock Station Point. Next, to change the perspective and move the
attached artwork at the same time, use the Perspective Grid tool and drag the right
vanishing point further to the right to see more of the right side. Your attached
artwork will conform to the new vanishing point automatically. Dragging on the left
vanishing point swings the perspective to reveal more of the left side of the grid; on a
Three Point Perspective grid, you can also swing the vanishing point located at the
bottom of the grid, which tends to skew the perspective considerably.
With Lock Station Point enabled, you can adjust both the vanishing
point and the perspective grid, and attached
artwork will adjust automatically to match
the grid (for an example of this in detail, see
Aaron McGarry's lesson and gallery in the
CC
section at the end of this chapter)
While the new Lock Station Point feature lets you keep artwork both attached and
appropriately transformed as you alter your vanishing point in a Two or Three Point
Perspective grid, that doesn't mean you can freely switch between different types of
grids and have the artwork flawlessly follow along. To avoid erratic results, choose
whether you want to draw in two-or-three-point perspective before you attach any
artwork to it.
