Introduction to basic one point

perspective techniquesLevel: 5th to 9th grade Math: Measuring and AnglesLesson Plan by Noreen Strehlow

Equipment needed: White drawing paper #2 pencils Hand pencil sharpeners 12” rulers Colored pencils Overhead projectorOptional electric pencil sharpener Optional Computer with TV or projector output

On graph paper draw at least four rectangles,

one near each corner. The gray boxes show you

where they should be placed.

Place your tiny vanishing point in the center of the paper.

Then use a ruler to draw a line from the 3

inside & bottom corners of the box to the vanishing point.

Here are some color designs

Created by just making boxes in

One-Point Perspective

Use simple block letters now instead of just rectangles.

Rounded letters are just a little harder to do in one point perspective because you don’t have the perfect block corners.

You have to draw two lines instead of one a little bit away from the center of the curves.

Choose a positive word that means something to you.

TRUTH, STRONG, LOYAL, PEACE, TRUST, and BRAVE are some good positive words.

Carefully space and letter the word in all caps.

Choose your vanishing point.

Construct your lines starting with the ones closest to your vanishing point.

Remember, you have lots more corners now and don’t forget the spaces inside the letters.

Make sure you don’t draw lines that you wouldn’t see.

The letters are not see through so we shouldn’t see a lot of extra lines.

Whoops!

Make sure you spell your words correctly!

This exhibit was from 6th-8th graders at Thoreau

Elementary in Milwaukee, WI

March 2004

Here are some more

student samples.

These were done in a summer program at the University of WI-

Milwaukee in August of 2004

These students created a specific depth to their lettering

That is more difficult because you must create parallel lines.