POOR PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS

GOOD PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS

Those

who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

-Salvador Dali

Lesson: Indoor + Outdoor

Perspectives
Studio Art 9
Britt Gordon
www.studioartahs.weebly.com
Essential Questions:
1 Why is perspective so important?
2 How can the artist set a mood in a drawing?
Learning Objectives:
- Perspective
- Foreground + background
- Horizon line
- Realism (accurate drawings)
Students will1 Use close observation to understand objective reality
2 Investigate art to promote alternative viewpoints
3 Strengthen drawing skills
4 Apply new vocabulary to their art
Student practices:
1. Take 2 reference photos of an INTERESTING interior window frame
and a landscape
-perhaps unlikely? (gloomy interior + happy beach exterior?)
JUXTAPOSITION?
* Foreground= black and white
Full window + pane
Something in foreground, on shelf?
* Background= Color
Depth
Horizon line

Mood?
3 Print + grid photos and paper
4 Begin final drawing with a LIGHT pencil sketch

Terms:
Perspective: the art of drawing said objects on a two-dimensional
surface so as to give
the right impression of their height,
width, depth and position in relation
to each other
when viewed from a particular point.
Gridding: laying a gridded pattern to ease the study of replication
Value: the degree of lightness or darkness in a color
Observational Drawing: develops parts of the brain that helps us
see better
*builds confidence
*requires intense concentration
Constraints:
-drawing paper
-Iphone (camera)
-graphite pencils
-eraser
-colored pencils
-colorless blenders
-ruler
Tips from the teacher:
1 Practice SLOW, FOCUSED, CAREFUL observations
2 When gridding paper, there must be equal measurements on each
paper
3 Draw what you see, not what you think you see
4 Practice good line quality

CAS (Visual Arts)-Lesson Goals-State Standards

Standard 1: Observe and Learn to Comprehend
*Use the visual arts to express, communicate, and make meaning. To
perceive art involves studying art; scrutinizing and examining art;

recognizing, noticing, and seeing art; distinguishing art forms and

subtleties; identifying and detecting art; becoming skilled in and
gaining knowledge of art; grasping and realizing art; figuring out art;
and sensing and feeling art.
1.1:
Visual Art has inherent characteristics and expressive
features
1.3: Art and design have purpose and function
Standard 2: Envision and Critique to Reflect
*Articulate and implement critical thinking in the visual arts by
synthesizing, evaluating, and analyzing visual information. To value
art involves visualizing, articulating, and conveying art; thinking about,
pondering, and contemplating art; wondering about, assessing, and
questioning art concepts and contexts; expressing art; defining the
relevance, significance of, and importance of art; and experiencing,
interpreting, and justifying the aesthetics of art.
2.1: Reflective strategies are used to understand the creative
process
2.2: A personal philosophy of art is accomplished through use of
sophisticated
language and studio art processes