Perspective Drawing Skills

Perspective Drawing Skills:

Teach perspective drawing skills to students. 

The main way we will be using achieve perspective is thru Linear Perspective, which is a way of making drawings appear 3 dimensional and realistic.  We will be using lines that go towards and meet on one or more Vanishing Points on the Horizon Line.  Two types of perspectives we are working with are going to be One Point Perspective and Two Point Perspective. 

 In one point perspective lines coverage towards 1 vanishing point. 

 

 

Creating One Point perspective:

1.      Draw a horizon line horizontally across your paper.

2.      Make a vanishing point on the horizon line.

3.      Draw a square or rectangle below the horizon line.

4.      Draw lines  from the corners of the shape to the vanishing point on the horizon line.

5.      Draw a horizontal line to end your form, (see example)

6.      Draw a vertical line to end your form, (see example)

7.      Erase the lines.

In two point perspective lines coverage towards 2 vanishing points. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating Two Point perspective:

1.      Draw a horizon line in the lower third of your paper.

2.      Draw a vertical line near the center of the paper.

3.      Draw a Vanishing Point at both ends of the horizontal line.

4.      Draw a line from the vanishing points to the top and bottom of the vertical line.

5.      Draw the ends of shape by drawing 2 vertical lines, forming the sides of the shape.

6.      Erase the lines

Futuristic City Perspective Drawing

This lesson students use one point and two point perspective to create the illusion of space on a two dimensional surface.  Students will create imagery cities or treehouses using perspective.

Class Level: High School, Beginning Level 1
Number of Days:  7-9 days
Materials: 12” by 9” black, gray, or brown paper, colored pencils, graphite

Objectives: The students will learn to use one and two point perspective effectively.  The students will create an image using one point or two point perspective to illustrate the future and finish the image using colored pencils.
Lesson:  Spend one day teaching one point perspective.   Spend one day teaching two point perspective. (If needed) Send one day demonstration on the use of colored pencils. Demonstrate how to draw two point perspective city buildings and landscapes.
Assignment: Then have students start to create their own vision of the future.  Students will use colored pencils to illustrate their creative vision of the future.  The only requirement is to use either one point or two perspective to create the illusion of space on the surface. Teacher will walk around the room while students work and answer any questions that students might have.

see some example below: