Introduction to Linear Perspective

Linear perspective is the concept of how nearby objects appear larger and further down from the horizon line, while objects that are further away appear smaller and closer to the horizon line.

Students are introduced to the concepts of perspective through in-class demonstrations and examples done by the teacher.

First students are asked to draw a house, car and tree. Given an minute or two, most students will draw something like illustration A to the left. Next, space indicators are discussed and demonstrated through drawing on the board.

Space indicators are:
  • Overlap
  • Adding Lines
  • Size relationships
  • Placement on the horizon
  • *Shading

  • After the discussion students draw a house car and tree using space indicators similar to illustration B.


    Students are shown examples of Linear Perspective in real life. The concept of the Horizon Line is reviewed with computer generated images. Space Indicators and principles of One-Point perspective are illustrated on the board with drawings done by the teacher. Students follow along drawing, on their worksheet paper, what the teacher draws on the board.

    The following worksheets are handed out:
  • Long words
  • Short words
  • Curved words
  • The class makes the words look 3-D using 1 point perspective.

    The assignment is for students to make their last name look 3-d using one-point perspective and then color or shade it to bring out more volume or dimension.



    Evaluation:
    3 points -- Completed worksheets
    4 points -- Correctly drawn Perspective name
    3 points -- Shaded/Colored
    10 points total