Perspective Art

Intro to Art

Assignment #7

Lines

Vertical Horizontal Diagonal

One-point perspective

When all lines lead to 1 vanishing point.

Two-point perspective

When all lines lead to 2 vanishing points.

Three-point perspective

When all lines lead to 3 vanishing points

Prior to the Renaissance

Artists were less concerned with the illusion of reality and more concerned with the content and symbolism of their work.

The size of each element in the image related much more to its importance, rather than it's placement in a space.

Before Perspective

The Egyptian’s belief was

that you needed all body

parts to be shown in the

depictions of the person in

order to have it in their

afterlife.

Renaissance

By the height of the Renaissance, artists

had mastered the mathematics and visual

techniques of perspective

Perspective Artwork

One of the most famous artist that started

painting in perspective is Raphael.

School of Athens

Assignment #7

You will draw 3 buildings in one-point

perspective.

Each building will have at least 3 windows,

siding and one door.

The landscape drawing will have at least 1

road, and sidewalks on both sides of the

road.

Assignment #7

You will draw 3 buildings in one-point and

two-point perspective.

Each building will have at least 3 windows,

siding and one door.

The landscape drawing will have at least 1

road, and sidewalks on both sides of the

road.

Finished Artwork

choose one point or two point do create a drawing.

This drawing you will be painting with watercolor.

Have things in perspective in each foreground, mid-ground, background.

Skilled painting with consistent value in your work on all buildings and objects in your landscape.

Clean lines, nothing messy, controlled painting.

Choices to put in your work: 5 buildings

Siding

Roof/shingles

4 windows on each side of buildings

at least 1 door on each building

2 streets

10 street lamps

fence

Power lines

3 trees

Optional object

Optional object

Optional object

2 Sidewalks with curbs

1 Sign or Billboard

Choose what you want to put in

your artwork:

All 15 = A

13/15=B

10/15=C

8/15=D

Below=F