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Elementary Perspective: Lesson 12 The Old Book

Time: Allow 40 min

Aim: To introduce, explain and use extended vanishing points.

Materials:

30x45cms or 12"x18" standard cartridge paper (thick, white, plain) sketchpad.
HB pencil
Ruler

Notes:
The teacher should print off the following four drawings and hand them out as reference drawings.

a) this drawing of a book is done as a simple two point perspective using the same method we used in the buildings in lesson one.

b) what would happen though if we zoomed in and cut out a part of our drawing ...?

c) ... and then made that drawing our full size drawing? Above is the result. The only problem is that our vanishing points have disappeared off our page. What then are we to do for this type of drawing?

d) We could place a much larger piece of paper under our pad and extend our lines as shown above. More simple is to 'imagine' their position and just draw part of our light lines as if the points were there.
This lesson is continued in the next module.

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Elementary Perspective: Lesson 12 The Old Book
Time:	Allow 40 min
Aim:	To introduce, explain and use extended vanishing points.
Materials:	30x45cms or 12"x18" standard cartridge paper (thick, white, plain) sketchpad. HB pencil Ruler
Notes:	The teacher should print off the following four drawings and hand them out as reference drawings. a) this drawing of a book is done as a simple two point perspective using the same method we used in the buildings in lesson one. b) what would happen though if we zoomed in and cut out a part of our drawing ...? c) ... and then made that drawing our full size drawing? Above is the result. The only problem is that our vanishing points have disappeared off our page. What then are we to do for this type of drawing? d) We could place a much larger piece of paper under our pad and extend our lines as shown above. More simple is to 'imagine' their position and just draw part of our light lines as if the points were there. This lesson is continued in the next module.
Links:	Teacher's Toolbox \| Course Index \| Course Overview \| Next Module