Title: One Point Perspective - Grade 7 Art Class: Materials
Title: One Point Perspective - Grade 7 Art Class: Materials
MATERIALS:
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2 Sheets of paper
Ruler
Eraser
Charcoal Pencils
Colouring Pencils /Markers
Line
Shape and Form
Space
Colour
Texture
Value
We will provide a handout with the basic one point perspective technique. The
handout will include definitions of each element and a visual example. We will then
discuss how each element will come together as a whole.
ELMENTS OF DESIGN HANDOUT
LINE:
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Horizontal
Vertical
Wavy and emotional impact
Diagonal
Student practices
Different forms
Creating shapes using line
There will be 3 visual examples: A painting (Van Goghs room), A Photograph (Lynn
Cohen) and a moving picture (Hitchcocks Vertigo or Kubricks The Shining hallway
scene)
TEXTURE:
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CONCLUSION
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Visual examples, how can you push all of this together- Show M.C Eschers
use of line and texture to demonstrate certain possibilities.
TEACHABLE METHODS
1. What is a vanishing point?
2. Show examples of simple photos with vanishing point
3. Intro to vanishing point
a. Roadrunner/ coyote clip
b. Size/ proportions
c. Lead through example, draw converging lines x to find centre
4. Show images and examples
a. Basic 1-point perspective drawings
b. Photographs of famous places/ landmarks which exhibit 1-point
perspective
c. Magnet activity *as a possibility to teach distance, perspective
5. Take the class into the hallway
Allow them to draw the hallway as practice, can see the level of
understanding among students
*after time allow them to invent their own indoor space in perspective,
or perfect their hallways practice by adding elements (plans,
dinosaurs, zombies, animals, etc).
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1 Point Perspective
Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Value
Fundamental
Demonstrat
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