Perspective
Review the Drawing_Basics Presentation that you read in the Self Portrait Challenge. The Perspective slides are slide 23 - 34.
1 minute explanation
Photography
You will take 3 photos showing perspective. Of course you should take more than 3, because you want to wind up with 3 good photos. You may use the cameras here to take photos, but you might also need to use your own camera to take a photo after school - 3 point perspective may be hard to capture in the school.
- 1 point perspective
- 2 point perspective
- 3 point perspective
Drawing
Open the 1 point perspective in Photoshop and lock that layer. You will create a line drawing of it in 1 layer, value/form in a 2nd layer, and finally color in a 3rd layer. Pay close attention to how the color changes as you get closer to the vanishing point.
Save as: #_lastname_1pt_perspective_drawing. PSD and then again as a JPG.
What are some things you noticed about this drawing after completing it?
On Your Own
Without tracing, choose a 2 or 3 point perspective to draw from scratch in Photoshop. Start with a 7x5 inch canvas. You can draw one of the photos you've taken, or you can draw something else. As long as it is an original and not traced.
Be sure that the vanishing points are obvious. You should search for "drawing 2 or 3 point perspective" on Youtube to find some good tips for drawing these.
Save as: #_lastname_2(or 3)pt_perspective_drawing. PSD and then again as a JPG.
Turning it in...
Go to the Photoshop page of your ePortfolio and add the following. Newest posts go at the top. You can refer to this video if you don't remember how to embed your images.
- The Title of the Challenge
- Answer the following questions
- What are some things you noticed about this drawing after completing the drawing of the 1 pt perspective?
- If you had to teach someone how to draw in perspective, what are the 5 most important tips you'd tell them?
- Embed the JPG images (3 photos and 2 drawings) in your ePortfolio.