Subj: Re: perspective
Date: 12/3/2001 11:03:05 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: <A HREF="mailto:Artemis420">Artemis420</A>
To: <A HREF="mailto:artedia@rcn.com">artedia@rcn.com</A>
I would love that lesson, please forward to rsinger@dist34.lake.k12.il.us
>> Art lesson Plan.
Title: Perspective drawing.
Intermediate drawing
Multi grade basic drawing.
Following a lesson on basic shapes and lines
Visual perception and focus:
Pictures of perspective in art. Utrillo Street scenes, Van Gogh’s “Entrance
to the Park”and, etc.
Materials:
10x 12 construction or sulfite drawing paper. Pencils. Erasers. Rulers.
Objectives:
Students will understand that space in pictures is an illusion created by the
use of lines and overlapping shapes.
Students will learn that there are 3 straight lines, horizontal, vertical,
and diagonal.
Production:
Remind students about the three straight lines and their names. (Have them
labeled on the board)
Tell about horizon (furthest edge of flat land). Tell about vanishing point.
Show the
vanishing point on Utrillo pictures, (spot where the diagonal lines that mark
edge of
street meet on the horizon line). Note that as objects recede into the
distance they
appear to get smaller and that straight lines like railroads and roads appear
to get narrower. Artists know this and use it to create the illusion of
space on a flat surface.
Have students place their papers “the landscape way”( with long edges at top
and bottom)
Here you may have the students fold their paper in half across center and use
as
horizon, or use ruler to draw a horizon across center.
Mark a point in center of line and label it ‘VP’ Vanishing point.
From each corner draw a line, either freehand or with ruler to VP OR fold
paper diagonally from corner to corner. Unfold and smooth.
Between the diagonal lines only and halfway from the VP to the bottom of the
paper,
draw a horizontal line. Railroad cross tie.
Half way from the first cross tie to VP draw a second horizontal line, and
then halfway to VP again. Note that the lines are getting closer together.
Draw one line halfway between the first crosstie and bottom of paper.
Add a second line to each to add strength.
Draw an old fashioned train engine front view on the diagonal lines on the
tracks
just below the VP.
Draw a mountain range along the horizon line about halfway to the top of
paper.
Stress using a variety of heights and widths as in nature.
Along diagonal lines from VP to TOP corners, draw telephone poles diminishing
in size as they disappear in to the VP.
Add trees to land on either side of tracks using perspective rules; reminding
that those nearest bottom edge should appear larger and more detailed than
those near the horizon. No trees on mountains.
Color appropriately if wished. A lesson on Ariel perspective would fit here.
(Colors appear brighter in close objects and greed out in distant ones).
