Perspective and Space
Space - element of art referring to the emptiness or area between, around, above, and below, or within objects.
FOREGROUND -Part of the picture plane that appears closest to the viewer MIDDLE GROUND - Area in a picture between the foreground and background. BACKGROUND - Part of the picture plane that seems farthest from the viewer.
Perspective - Method used to create the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface. 2 kinds of Perspective - Linear and Atmospheric
Linear Perspective - Technique of using lines in drawing and painting to create the illusion of depth on a flat surface.
1 point perspective Q: How do you start a one point perspective drawing? A: With a square.
The Louvre I.M. Pei 1989 Paris, France
2 point perspective Q: How do you start a two point perspective drawing? A: With a vertical line.
Glass House Phillip Johnson 1949 New Canaan, Connecticut
Dancing House Frank Ghery and Vlado Milunic’ 1996 Prague, Czech Republic
Falling Water Frank Lloyd Wright 1935 Bear Run, Pennsylvania
3 point perspective
Atmospheric Perspective - Effect of air and light on how an object is perceived by the viewer. The more air between the viewer and the object, the more the object seems to fade. A bright object seems closer to the viewer than a dull object.
6 Methods of perspective Size Placement Color Overlapping Detail Converging Lines
size
placement
color
overlapping
converging lines
detail
bird’s eye view (looking down) worm’s eye view (looking up)