Grade 7 Perspective Paintings in Progress

Students are working toward completion of their Perspective Project, which utilized One-Point and Two-Point Perspective drawing techniques. For the majority of Grade 7 students this was the first time learning this technique, which further developed their skills in creating the illusion of a 3-D space on a 2-D surface. Students had a choice of materials and some students used watercolors, while others opted for tempera paints.
Check out the the photos of students at work.

Linear Perpsective and American Painters

Grade 7 students studied Linear Perspective drawing techniques to further their knowledge and understanding on how to create depth in their artwork, especially with geometric forms found in a cityscape. We examined the artworks of American painters Edward Hopper, Childe Hassam and Georgia O'Keeffe (yes, she did paint some cityscapes) and compared and contrasted their different styles and themes in their paintings. Additionally, we studied important terms and concepts that are essential to drawing perspective.

Important Terms and Concepts

– Picture Plane

– Viewfinder

– Linear Perspective
  One, Two and Three-Point Perspective

– Depth

– Horizon Line

– Vanishing Point

– Construction Lines (aka Orthogonal Lines)

 

Videos for Perspective Drawing

I recently discovered the online videos of artist and art educator Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr, who is a former middle school art teacher that demonstrate perspective techniques step-by-step. Below is a great video with simple graphics and a chipper piano soundtrack on how to draw a city block in Two-Point Perspective.
This is a great video to draw along with, as you watch it and practice the technique.

Below are links to other videos from Brunelle that show you step-by-step ways to draw room interiors from basic layouts to intermediate designs.

How To Draw A Room Using One-Point Perspective

Variations On Drawing Different Kinds of Rooms In
One-Point Perspective
 

Shading a Sphere and Drawing Forms and Solids

Grade 6 students have been learning how to draw 3-Dimensionally and have done a series of exercises to build on their fundamental drawing skills.  Students learned about Value and how to blend their pencils to create a sphere that looks 3-Dimensional on a flat piece of paper. We learned about looking at light and the importance of highlights and shadows.

Next, students learned how to draw a cylinder and the basics of drawing in One-Point Perspective and practiced techniques demonstrated in class in their sketchbooks.

Grade 7: One-Point Perspective

Students learned One-Point Perspective drawing techniques, which dates back to the Italian Renaissance and is also known as Linear Perspective. One-point Perspective is when parallel lines converge to one-point somewhere in the distance. This point is called the Vanishing Point and gives objects an impression of depth.
In these drawing exercises, students designed a room interior and learned how to draw objects to the vanishing point to demonstrate accurate One-Point Perspective. These were completed on 9 x 12 inch paper using graphic pencils and blending stomps.

Asha V., Grade 7

Angela Z., Grade 7

Olivia K., Grade 7