Perspective Layered Curriculum

Melanie Maxwell

Durham District School Board

Whitby, Ontario

C Level (up to 60-69 points)

1. Find three different pictures of skylines

2. Cut out three pictures of houses each with a different architectural design.

3. Take your own picture of a skyline.

4. Take a picture of a house straight on and another from a corner view.

5. Take a picture of your favourite room from three different angles

6. Photoshop your dream bedroom.

7. Take/find a picture of two people/objects one in the foreground and one in the background.

8. Take/find a picture of a worm’s eye view and a bird’s eye view of your bedroom.

9. Safely take/find a picture of a street or road (taken in the direction of where the road goes). 10. Take/find a picture of a building from the sidewalk looking up.

11. Take/find a picture from the top of a building looking down.

B Level (up to 79 points)

Before starting your B Level, you must have completed your perspective drawing booklet.

1. Define the terms “perspective”, “horizon line” and “vanishing point” using the pictures you collected in your C Level as examples. Then, demonstrate how to draw in one and two-point perspective.

2. Sketch a picture of a room.

3. Sketch a picture of a house.

4. Sketch a picture of a skyline.

5. Sketch one of the pictures you collected in C Level.

6. Sketch a bird’s eye view of a city.

7. Sketch a bird’s eye view of a room.

A Level (up to 100 points)

Before starting your A Level, you must have completed your watercolour practise sheet and you must have collected 3-5 more pieces of source material. (You must show proof to Mrs. Maxwell of this in order to get permission to start). Be prepared to discuss the process for how you are going to go about completing this part of the assignment (thumbnail sketches, rough copy and colour scheme).

1. Paint a skyline (consider a night, day or sunset sky).

2. Paint a room.

3. Paint a house.

4. Paint a street.

5. Design your own office building.

6. Paint a city from a bird’s eye view.

7. Paint a bird’s eye view of your room and a worm’s eye view of your room.

Question

Points

Explanation/Suggestions

Date

Points Awarded

1. Find three different pictures of skylines (consider different well known cites around the world at different times of day). Can you tell which buildings are front view and which are from corner view.

2. Cut out three pictures of houses each with a different architectural design, try to cut out ones with landscaping (try real estate magazines/brochures). Are they front or corner views.

3. Take your own picture of a skyline. Can you tell which buildings are front view and which are from side views, what time of day is it ?

4. Take a picture of a house straight on and another from a corner view.

5. Take a picture of your favourite room from three different angles. Notice where you are standing when you take them.

6. Photoshop your dream bedroom (consider using the IKEA catalogue).

7. Take/find a picture of two people/objects one in the foreground and one in the background. Note the size and colour of the subjects.

8. Take/find a picture of a worm’s eye view and a bird’s eye view of your bedroom.

9. Safely take/find a picture of a street or road (taken in the direction of where the road goes). Notice where you are standing when you take it.

C10

10. Take/find a picture of a building/person from the sidewalk looking up. What type of view is this ?

*do not have the person look down at the camera (you should see under their chin)

C11

11. Take/find a picture from the top of a building looking down. What type of view is this ?

2. Sketch a picture of a room. What perspective did you draw in and why did you make those choices ?

3. Sketch a picture of a house. What perspective did you draw in and why did you make those choices ?

4. Sketch a picture of a skyline. What perspective did you draw in and why did you make those choices ?

5. Sketch one of the pictures you collected in C Level. Explain your artistic choices.

6. Sketch a bird’s eye view of a city.

7. Sketch a bird’s eye view of a room

1. Paint a skyline (consider a night, day or sunset sky). Show source material.

2. Paint a room. Show source material.

3. Paint a house. Show source material.

4. Paint a street. Show source material.

5. Design your own office building. Show source material.

6. Paint a city from a bird’s eye view. Show source material.

7. Paint a bird’s eye view of your room and a worm’s eye view of your room. Show source material.