using perspective in your drawings

Elements of Design

As students complete their CST testing this week, we will be starting a project focusing on the elements of design and perspective.

Students will learn about the 5 basic elements of shape (dots, circles, lines, curves, and angles), analyze these elements in art and the environment, and learn how to use these elements in their own compositions. Later students will learn different forms of perspective, including shading, shadows and one-point perspective to create the illusion of space.




Analyze Art Elements and Principles of Design
3.1.5 Identify and describe elements of art in works of art, emphasizing line, color, shape/form, texture, space, and value.
4.1.5 Describe and analyze the elements of art (e.g., color, shape/form, line, texture, space, value), emphasizing form, as they are used in works of art and found in the environment.
5.1.3 Use their knowledge of all the elements of art to describe similarities and differences in works of art and in the environment.

Skills, Processes, Materials, and Tools
4.2.1 Use shading (value) to transform a two-dimensional shape into what appears to be a three-dimensional form (e.g., circle to sphere).
5.2.1 Use one-point perspective to create the illusion of space.