The above link is a well done youtube video demonstrating how to do a perspective drawing.
Perspective drawing was discovered in the Renisansse and was so powerful at the time of its creation that people thought they were optical illusions. Seeing 3 Dimensional space on a 2 dimensional surface was brand new in society. It is hard for us today to wrap our heads around this because we have 3D movies, television, video games, but at the time perspective drawing was a scientific breakthrough!
However, the discovery of perspective didn't happen overnight. Rather, artists experimented and tried different formulas in order to create the illusion of 3D space on a 2D landscape.
Giotto uses primarily shading to make buildings go back in space. Each building goes to a different point on an imaginary horizon.However, illusion of dimension is created by the use of SHADOW.
In class today, everyone will construct an imaginary perspective drawing WITH AT LEAST THREE OBJECTS (IE Houses, cylanders, etc) going into distance. I will demonstrate a perspective drawing on board at first.
After this is done, look at your comments in your notebooks. Continue on your individual projects based on the comments given.
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