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PERSPECTIVE

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How can you create a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional plane?
Why is perspective important?


EXAMPLES:
ONE POINT (LINEAR) PERSPECTIVE
​2D LEVEL 1
EXAMPLES:
TWO-POINT PERSPECTIVE
2D LEVEL 2+

MOVIE SCENES USING ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE

LINEAR PERSPECTIVE TIMELINE: EARLY MIDDLE AGES TO HIGH RENAISSANCE (1300s - 1550s)
Before the invention of the rules of linear perspective by Filippo Brunelleschi in the early 1400s in Italy, artists did the best they could. They knew things appeared smaller as they receded into the distance, but they had no way to accurate depict this phenomenon on a two-dimensional plane until Brunelleschi came around. By looking through the below pictures you can see artists beginning to get the hang on accurate perspective, finishing with perfect perspective in the High Renaissance (1550s).  

HELPFUL DIAGRAMS
ONE-POINT PERSPECTIVE 
TWO-POINT PERSPECTIVE

VOCABULARY
  1. One Point Perspective: One point perspective is a drawing method that shows how things appear to get smaller as they get farther away, converging towards a single "vanishing point" on the horizon line. It is a way of drawing objects upon a flat piece of paper so that they look three-dimensional and realistic. 
  2. Vanishing Point: the point at which receding parallel lines viewed in perspective appear to converge.
  3. Horizon Line: Where sky separates from land/water. 
  4. Parallel Lines: Two lines that are always the same distance apart and never touch. 
  5. Orthogonal Lines: It refers to perspective lines, drawn diagonally along parallel lines that meet at a so-called "vanishing point."

PRACTICE EXERCISES
Before you start your project, complete the following packet (teacher can pick and choose which pages). This packet has both 1 and 2-point perspective in it. 
one-point-and-two-point-perspective-worksheet-packet.pdf
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PROJECT CHOICES
Using one-point perspective (level 1) and two-point perspective (level 2+), draw a scene from your:
  1. Favorite movie (Harry Potter's Diagon Alley or Great Hall)
  2. Favorite book (make sure you can find visual resources to help you with this one)
  3. Favorite historical time period (Medieval castle entry way with drawbridge, a castle's great hall, Renaissance style room, a room from the future)
  4. A place you want to visit (Venice, Disney, Paris, Rome, LA)
  5. A dream or nightmare you had (make sure you can find visual resources to help you)
  6. A scene from a story of your own
  7. A reference photo.

REQUIREMENTS:
  1. Rules: You must adhere to the rules of one-point perspective. 
  2. Resources: You must find and use visual resources for everything you draw. 
  3. References: You must include at least 5 obvious references in your drawing that make it clear what place/time/book/movie you're representing.
  4. Craftsmanship: You must employ careful craftsmanship. 
  5. Creativity: You must be creative and original.

Extra points:
  1. 5 extra points for any tiled area.
  2. (Only if doing choice #6): 10 extra points if you write a detailed story to accompany your drawing. 
ADVICE FROM STUDENTS
  1. "I like that this project gave me a lot of creative freedom."
  2. "Make sure you do a lot of critiques because this project requires a lot of measuring and you may not notice that some of your spacing is off without a critique."
  3. "I really liked this project even though I made a lot of mistakes. It taught me you have to be okay with making mistakes."
  4. "It helped to create a story about the hallways that had some meaning to me."
  5. "Check every line. If you don't your drawing might look weird."
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  • 2D ART
    • Project 1 >
      • Drawing Upside Down
      • Value Project
    • PERSPECTIVE
    • WATERCOLOR
    • Printmaking
    • Gridding Technique
    • Extra Credit
  • SCULPTURE
    • Cardboard Helmets
    • Paper Mache Animal Bust
  • POTTERY
    • Ceramic Vases and Lanterns
    • Ceramic Cube
  • 8th Grade Art
    • Ceramic Castles and Houses
    • Book Cover Re-Design
    • Choice
    • Symbolic Tattoo Design
  • 7th Grade Art
    • Graffiti Art
    • Ancient Maps
    • Ceramic Food
    • Coat of Arms
    • Choice
  • 6th Grade Art
    • Kandinsky Landscapes
    • Printmaking
  • Art History
  • ILLUSTRATION
    • CHARACTER CREATION
    • PORTRAIT ILLUSTRATION
    • INSPIRATION ILLUSTRATION
    • MEMORY ILLUSTRATION
    • LEVEL 2: POSTER
    • LEVEL 2: COVER REDESIGN
    • LEVEL 2: THREE ILLUSTRATIONS
  • Art Show