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Lesson Plan

Two-Point Perspective by ECSDM

Subject

The Arts (1996)

Grade Levels

Intermediate, 7th Grade

Description

Using the technique of perspective, students will design a city block in pencil and marker.

A "Do Now" is used in the beginning of each class to get students focused on the day's lesson. Each "Do Now" should only last approximately 5 minutes.

Objectives

Students will:

Learn to create the illusion of depth on a two dimensional surface using the technique of perspective.
Analyze famous works of art and photographs of local architecture and identify how each is using perspective.
Apply knowledge of light source and value to enhance the depth of the drawing.

Vocabulary

Perspective - the use of diminishing lines converging at a vanishing point.
Horizon Line - the line where the sky and the ground meet, also eye level in a picture.
Vanishing Point - where lines converge.
Cityscape - a drawing, painting or photograph of a city.
Parallel - lines that will never touch.
Two-Dimensional - a flat piece of art work.

Duration

Eight 45-minute class periods

Materials/Web Resources

Pencil, eraser, ruler, t-square, 12x18 white sulphite paper, 9x12 manila paper

Art Prints – Rainy Nights by Charles Burchfield and Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
Images from PowerPoint, photographs of architecture from downtown Middletown
San Diego Museum of Art Image Gallery
Perspective Power Point

Procedure

Day 1

Do Now: copy objective and vocabulary onto project sheet. Go over definitions together.
Pass out pictures of architecture from downtown Middletown. (Photos from the community you live in may be substituted.) Ask students if they know where these photographs were taken. Next, have students place tracing paper on top of the photos and trace all lines that compose the buildings. Have students identify which lines are vertical, parallel and going to the vanishing point (vp).
Students will identify the vp’s in Charles Burchfield’s Rainy Night
Explain eye level/horizon line. Demonstrate various ways in which the placement of the eye level affects the picture. Students will stand on a chair to observe a high eye level, squat on the floor to observe low eye level, and stand straight for a normal eye level.
Pass out manila paper. Begin step-by-step demonstration (placement of vp, eye level, sidewalk, curb, corner building)

Day 2

Do Now: Sketch Rainy Night
Show example of a two point perspective drawing on SMART Board/projector. Call on students to come up to the board and draw the vp, eye level, vertical lines, and lines going to the vp.
Review previous day.
Step-by-step demonstrate drawing two new types of buildings.

Day 3

Do Now: Answer questions: What is the mood in the painting Rainy Night? How does the artist convey this mood?
Look at Night Window by Edward Hopper (on SMART Board) and have students come up to draw eye level, vp, and lines going to the vp. (If a SMART Board is not available, use a projector in conjunction with a white/black board.)
Discuss the “Do Now.”
Begin final copy on 12x18. Students will choose
1. eye level
2. placement of corner building
3. layout of at least six more buildings

Day 4

Do Now: In what time period was Rainy Night created? Discuss
Use SMART Board to observe windows and doors and how they are drawn using two point perspective.
Step-by-step demonstration drawing windows and doors.
Students work on their own.

Day 5

After a quick review, students will use the information from previous classes to add windows and doors to their final copy.

Day 6

Demonstrate adding unique details to drawing such as billboards, alleys, signs, street lamps etc. Use various aforementioned resources as inspiration.
Students will work on their projects.

Day 7/8

Students have the entire period to work on their drawings.

Day 9

Outline drawing in black marker.
Choose which side of the drawing the light source is coming from and appropriately shade in the sides of the buildings for added dimension.

Day 10