Contents
Overview:
To draw an actual complex space using the rules of perspective
Due Date: xxxx
- Part 12a Due Date: xxxx
- Part 12b Due Date: xxxx
- Final Project Due Date: xxxx
Instructions:
- Take photos of at least three complex spaces, photographing from numerous views.
- Make fast thumbnail sketches of these spaces to find the best vantage point, framing and horizon line height in terms of design, conception, spatial clarity and complexity.
- Choose your favorite thumbnail sketch to use as the guide for your final project.
- Make rough sketches to find the vanishing points and relative positions of the major components of your space.
- Transfer your favorite rough sketch to 14×17 inch paper closely following the rules of perspective.
- Draw the major components being sure you have only one horizon line and all vanishing points relate to each other.
- If objects are parallel, they go to the same vanishing point/s.
- If they are not parallel they do not use the same vanishing points.
- The vanishing points of two-point perspective objects lie on either side of the one-point vanishing point, which is the position of the artist.
- As a two-point object rotates, one point gets closer to the artist’s position and the other point gets further away.
- Add details for visual interest, spatial complexity and concept.
- Add form and cast shadows.
- Upload all photos, sketches and final drawing to Final Drawing category housed under Student Posts on OpenLab.
Learning Outcomes:
- To demonstrate student has learned the perspective issues of the course including:
- one and two-point perspective, along with horizon line
- creating believable 3-dimensional space populated with objects
- foreshortening, including shape, proportion and size adjustments
- relative scale changes caused by depth location
- spatial complexity
- Light and shadows: form and cast shadows
- To demonstrate student can create strong design and 3-dimensional space simultaneously. Among design elements demonstrated are:
- Balanced variety in terms of scale and detail
- Page placement, including use of the entire page
- Positive/negative shape relationships
- Line quality and variety
- To demonstrate student can think creatively while rendering a believable 3-dimensional space
Resources:
- Images: NYC paintings and photos: Click HERE
- Recording of [provide hyperlink] of week 12 [date xxxx] class meeting
- Recording of [provide hyperlink] of week 13 [date xxxx] class meeting
- Recording of [provide hyperlink] of week 14 [date xxxx] class meeting
- Resources from all past projects
Checklist:
- Have you photographed at least three different NYC spaces from various locations?
- Have you made numerous thumbnail sketches of these spaces in which you experiment with artist viewpoint (including horizon line), scale and page placement?
- Have you made rough sketches in which you explore vanishing point guidelines for major components of your space?
- Did you consider the following with your finished final drawing?
- Drawn on 14×17 inch paper
- One horizon line
- All vanishing points relate to each other
- Foreshortening, proportion and scale of all objects relate to each other in terms of their spatial locations
- Design, including the following:
- positve/negative shapes
- scale and page placement
- rhythm
- variety of line, shape, size
- Have you uploaded all your photos, sketches and final drawing to the Final Project category housed under the Student Posts category on OpenLab?