Unit 4
Perspective
Creating the Illusion of Depth on a 2 Dimensional Surface
11/03 – 11/30
Notes -5pts.
Daily Forecast/Quick Draws
15pts.
Day 1 - Quick Draw – Ground Rule: Draw 5 spheres of the same size, sitting on a
Plane all overlapping each other as each recedes further from the picture plane
Instruction: Rules of Perspective.
Assignment 7– Still Life: Students learn to create depth in a still life using the
rules of perspective
Day 2 – Quick Draw – Horizon Rule: Draw a road moving toward the horizon with a
row of telephone poles running along the side of the road, each one stretching
above the horizon.
Assignment 7 – Still Life (Contd.)
Day 3 - Quick Draw – Lost and Found Edges: Draw your name in block letters giving
it a sense of depth with lost and found edges.
Assignment 7 – Still Life: Students will give their still life more depth with
lost and found edges (Homework).
Day 4 - Quick Draw – Vanishing Point: Draw a chessboard with pieces. Make all
receding lines moves to a vanishing point in the middle of the horizon.
Assignment 8 - 9 Boxes in One-Point Perspective
Day 5 - Quick Draw – One Point Perspective:
Assignment 8 – 9 Boxes in One-Point (Homework)
Assignment 9 – 9 Boxes in Two-Point.
Day 6 - Quick Draw – Line Weight: Draw a pair of dice sitting on a plane, one in
1point, one in two point. Make lines that touch the plane heavier, draw lines
that recede lighter as they recede.
Assignment 9 – 9 Boxes in Two-Point (Homework)
Assignment 10 – 9 Cylinders in perspective
Day 7 - Quick Draw – Horizon: Draw a giant lollypop on a plane stretching above the
horizon. Make it seem even taller by adding a 3rd vanishing point at the center,
top of the page for vertical lines.
Assignment 10 – 9 Cylinders in Perspective.
Day 8 - Quick Draw – Perspective: Block in a car in two point
perspective.
Assignment 10 – 9 Cylinders in Perspective (Homework).
Art History: Early Middle Ages – The Romanesque Period of the Middle Ages.
Day 9 – Quick Draw – Romanesque: Draw the base for a Romanesque cathedral sitting
on a plane in two-point.
Assignment 11– Neo-Romanesque Cathedral in 2pt: Students will design
their own cathedrals using the Romanesque style of the middle ages.
Day 10 –Quick Draw – Barrel Vault: Draw a barrel vault in two point.
Assignment 11– Cathedral (Contd.)
Day 11 – Quick Draw – Groin Vault: Draw a groin vault in two-point
Assignment 11 – Cathedral (Contd.)
Day 12 – Quick Draw – Rose Window: Draw and color what a Rose Window would
look like if you could design one for your window.
Assignment 11 – Cathedral (Homework)
Homework
20 pts.
You should consider composition with all of your sketches and spend at least 30 minutes on each sketch
- Draw a metropolitan city street in 1 point perspective with the perspective of the viewer standing in the middle of the road looking toward the horizon.
- Draw your house in 1 point perspective.
- Go on location to draw a church in your neighborhood in two point with one corner of the building closest to your eye. Take note of any features that may have been influenced by Romanesque architecture.
- Find at least 5 rectilinear (straight lines, 90 degree angles) objects in your home. Set up a still life so that some objects are in two pt. some in 1 pt. Create a good composition in their setup. Draw the still life using both 1 and 2 point perspective. (2pt. objects should be parallel to 2pt. objects, 1pt. objects should be parallel to 1pt. objects.)
Assignments
# Name Due Date Handed In Pts. Possible Pts. Received
7. Still Life 11/06 _____ 40 _____
8. 9 Boxes in 1pt. 11/13 _____ 20 _____
9. 9 Boxes in 2pt. 11/13 _____ 20 _____
10. 9 Cylinders 11/19 _____ 20 _____
11. Cathedral in 2pt. 11/30 _____ 50 _____
12. Unit 4 Sketchbook 11/30 _____ 40 ____
Quick Draws, Notes
Homework.
13. Unit 4 Quiz 11/24 ____ 30 _____