Perspective Drawing Project
Objective: Use Geometry and visual thinking to create a perspective drawing to see how Geometric reasoning makes art appear true to life!
You know from experience that when you look down a long straight road, the parallel edges and the center line seem to meet at a point on the horizon. To show the effect in a drawing, artists and architects use perspective, a technique of portraying solid objects and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Renaissance artists and architects in the fifteenth century developed “perspective”, turning to Geometry to make art appear true to life.
IDENTIFYING PERSPECTIVE
In a perspective drawing, receding parallel lines (lines that run directly away from the viewer) converge at a vanishing point on the horizon. Within the pictures in the PowerPoint presentation, we will locate the horizon (horizontal line) and the vanishing point or points used to create perspective.
CREATING AN ORIGINAL PERSPECTIVE DRAWING
Your project: Decide which kind of perspective you will use to create your drawing. Projects are graded based on the following criteria:.
Project: (80 points) You will draw a perspective scene. This may be done by imagination or by using a photograph that you want to recreate. You may choose one or two-point perspective. Your project grade will be based on:
Correct perspective
Detail
Originality
Neatness and color (may be shaded or colored)
Effort and use of time - The actual project is time consuming and will take time beyond what I
give you in class.
Summary/Reflection (5 points): One page paper answering the questions from the first two tasks (the italicized information) and answers to the following questions: What part was easy? What part was difficult? Describe the process you used to create your scene. How does your finished product compare to others in the class (accuracy, detail, originality)? What grade do you think you deserve?
Drawing Project Grading
PART 1 _____/ 80 points
Correct Perspective – 20 points
-Do all lines converge on the correct vanishing point? Does the perspective look realistic?
Detail - 20 points
-Do all buildings or other structures included have: ‘not enough’, ‘an adequate amount’ or ‘an exceptional amount’ of detail included?
Originality – 20 points
-Is the drawing different from others? Did the artist add unique touches to the finished product that set it apart from others?
Neatness and color (or shading) – 10 points
Effort and use of time – 10 points
-Did you finish the drawing completely? Were any parts left looking “unfnished”? Did you use class time wisely?
PART 2 - In class
Summary/Reflection – 5 points _____/ 5 points
You will write a one page paper (or a little less) that answers the following questions. What part was easy? What part was difficult? Describe the process you used to create your scene. How does your finished product compare to others in the class (accuracy, detail, originality)? What grade do you think you deserve? Does this project make you think? Explain.
FINAL GRADE: ______ /85 points = _______ %
You know from experience that when you look down a long straight road, the parallel edges and the center line seem to meet at a point on the horizon. To show the effect in a drawing, artists and architects use perspective, a technique of portraying solid objects and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Renaissance artists and architects in the fifteenth century developed “perspective”, turning to Geometry to make art appear true to life.
IDENTIFYING PERSPECTIVE
In a perspective drawing, receding parallel lines (lines that run directly away from the viewer) converge at a vanishing point on the horizon. Within the pictures in the PowerPoint presentation, we will locate the horizon (horizontal line) and the vanishing point or points used to create perspective.
CREATING AN ORIGINAL PERSPECTIVE DRAWING
Your project: Decide which kind of perspective you will use to create your drawing. Projects are graded based on the following criteria:.
Project: (80 points) You will draw a perspective scene. This may be done by imagination or by using a photograph that you want to recreate. You may choose one or two-point perspective. Your project grade will be based on:
Correct perspective
Detail
Originality
Neatness and color (may be shaded or colored)
Effort and use of time - The actual project is time consuming and will take time beyond what I
give you in class.
Summary/Reflection (5 points): One page paper answering the questions from the first two tasks (the italicized information) and answers to the following questions: What part was easy? What part was difficult? Describe the process you used to create your scene. How does your finished product compare to others in the class (accuracy, detail, originality)? What grade do you think you deserve?
Drawing Project Grading
PART 1 _____/ 80 points
Correct Perspective – 20 points
-Do all lines converge on the correct vanishing point? Does the perspective look realistic?
Detail - 20 points
-Do all buildings or other structures included have: ‘not enough’, ‘an adequate amount’ or ‘an exceptional amount’ of detail included?
Originality – 20 points
-Is the drawing different from others? Did the artist add unique touches to the finished product that set it apart from others?
Neatness and color (or shading) – 10 points
Effort and use of time – 10 points
-Did you finish the drawing completely? Were any parts left looking “unfnished”? Did you use class time wisely?
PART 2 - In class
Summary/Reflection – 5 points _____/ 5 points
You will write a one page paper (or a little less) that answers the following questions. What part was easy? What part was difficult? Describe the process you used to create your scene. How does your finished product compare to others in the class (accuracy, detail, originality)? What grade do you think you deserve? Does this project make you think? Explain.
FINAL GRADE: ______ /85 points = _______ %