1. Overlap2. Atmospheric Perspective Shading (stronger light/dark/detail

= close blurry grey= far)3. Isometric Perspective (parallel lines)4. Placement 5. Size6. Linear Perspective (if you correctly identify if it is 1, 2, or 3

VP= extra credit!)

Art 1: PerspectiveOur World in Depth

Since earliest times, people have struggled to show our world on a flat surface.

Sometimes the world is represented with visual stories using lots of symbolism

(left to right)Aboriginal Art, Middle Eastern Art African Art

Sometimes the world is represented using Illusions of space and depth in different ways…. Overlapping images

Vertical Placementhigher is farther awaylower is closer

Middle Eastern Painting

Chinese Painting

Size matters

So does value

And now, different perspectives on depth…..

Isometric Perspective vertical parallel lines—no vanishing point

base and horizontal guidelines are 10:00 and 2:00 lines

Atmospheric perspective (think of a foggy day)

One (vanishing) point linear perspective

Student work (above)Giovanni Piranese (below)

Two point linear perspective

Student work

Three point linear (bird’s eye view) perspectiveStudent work

(worm’s eye view)

Students use many ways to create illusions of depth

Quick Review: Please copy onto your folded paper. This will be a two page spread in your art journal.

Can you figure out what kinds of ways artworks create the illusion of depth? In groups of 2 or 3 look at the artwork in the handout and examine and discuss what ways were used to create the illusion of depth.

More student perspective drawings in color pencil…

They are two point linear perspective

with some isometric perspective objects, all shaded using atmospheric perspective.