K-12 Perspective Lessons by Mandy Hallenius www.mandyhallenius.com
Kindergarten Close = Big Far = Small Can you see the top? The bottom? Where are we in this scene?
Snow Art • good project for Kindergarten because placement of large and small snowflakes doesn’t ruin the perspective
Jumping Dinosaurs Drawing • Where are your eyes? • How can you show where your eyes are when drawing the dinosaur? • What is closest to you? will it be big or small? • What is farthest from you? Will it be big or small?
Hands and Feet • have students trace hands and feet, then draw body around them
1st Grade Applying perspective ideas to a drawing
2nd Grade Finding the Sides • Can you find the side of an object? • How many sides can you see at one time?
3rd Grade Rules of Ellipses • squishy game • farther from eye = more curve • Which way does the curve bend?
4th Grade Teaching boxes in perspective • big=close, small=far • vertical, horizontal, orthogonal lines • horizon at eye level
Imaginary Room Collage Notice that the bigger animals are closer to us in the space
Great science connection
1-Point Road Drawing
5th & 6th Grade Finding 1-pt perspective in a chair • finding a horizon line
Cityscape Project Atmospheric Perspective • farther= less contrast, fuzzier edges, less color • closer = more contrast, sharper edges, more color
Resources • Building with Dad by Carol Nevius and Bill Thomson • The Art of Learning Art http://theartoflearningart.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/125/ •Art with Ms. K. http://artwithmsk.com/2013/03/29/surrealism-perspective- rooms/ • linesdotsanddoodles.blogspot.com • http://www.artsonia.com/museum/art.asp?id=11194773&exhibit=343279&g allery=y • shutterstock.com • http://www.slideshare.net/Lexi83/perspective-ppt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBNHPk-Lnkk
Materials • magazines • crayons • colored pencils • cupcakes • pencils • construction paper • scissors • chair/tuffet/large boxy object • rulers • toys