Art Tuesday Oct 11th

Critical Inquiry Question: Point Perspectives/ Gesture Drawing

Lesson: 3D on Paper
Time: 50 minutes
SLOs:
Grade 8 Compositions
examine and simplify basic shapes and spaces.
employ space, proportion and relationships for image making.
createcompositionsinbothtwoandthreedimensions.
experimentwiththetransformationofspaceincompositions.
Students will...
1. Understand what perspective is and what lines are involved in perspective drawing.
2. Demonstrate what perspective drawing is by
Art 10/30
- Develop and refine drawing skills and styles
Students will...
1. Examine and research gesture drawing.
2. Create a number of examples of gesture drawing in their sketchbooks.
Key Questions:
What is perspective drawing?
What is gesture drawing?
Materials:
- Sketchbooks/ pencils/ erasers
- laptops
- powerpoint of perspective
- 8.5x11 paper
- pencil crayons
- rulers
Preparation:
- gather materials
Differentiation/ adaptations:
Visual powerpoint
Written instructions on the board
Have students who have finished outlining their pages, help other students
Lesson Procedure:
Introduction (Total time = 5)
1. Attendance have students sit where they want
2. Outline what we will be doing today
Art 10/30s get a laptop, research gesture drawing write a definition in
your sketchbook then give me some practice drawings

o Practice drawing of a shoe/water bottle/ inanimate object

o Listen to historical context of perspective drawing
Junior High art
o We will be working with perspectives for this assignment

Activity 1: What is perspective?

Bring up powerpoint
Go through definitions of perspective
Discuss art history in terms of perspective
Discuss assignment
Activity 2: Start Assignment
Have students take a 7.5x11 piece of paper
Grid the paper as suggested use a ruler make the pencil marking VERY light
o One corner to opposite corner (diagonal)
o Again to the opposite side
From the centre (where the lines intersect), use the ruler to measure up 2 inches (5
cm) from the centre and put a mark
o Do the same on all of the diagonal lines
Connect the lines to make a box
Discuss where lines of the room lay
o Outline where these are
Use this perspective grid to make objects
o Provide students with an example
Assessment:
Lesson Reflection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TXEZ4tP06c