1. 1 point perspective cityscape
Mrs. Hendricks
Green Leadership and World Languages Magnet Elementary
Grade 5 Art

2. What is perspective drawing
Drawing something that looks 3D on a flat surface

3. Vocabulary
Horizon line-a horizontal line that separates the earth from the sky
Vanishing point-A point on the horizon line where lines meet.
Converging lines-lines that meet at the vanishing point
Parallel lines-Two lines on a plane that never meet. They are always the same distance apart.
Perpendicular lines- Lines that are at right angles (90°) to each other.
Cityscape- a picture of a city

5. Step 1
Begin by drawing a horizon line and a vanishing point

6. Step 2
Use your ruler to draw a line connecting the vanishing point to the corners of the paper (these are the converging lines)

7. Step 3
Draw trees in between the two converging lines on the left

8. Step 4 Draw buildings in between the two converging lines on the right
Begin by drawing two parallel vertical lines

9. Step 4 continued Then draw two horizontal parallel lines
Erase the part of the horizon line that goes through your building

10. Step 5
Add details to your building

11. Repeat the steps to add more buildings

12. Step 6
Outline everything with Sharpie

13. Step 7
Cut away the negative space

14. Step 8
Glue to blue or orange paper and draw cocentric circles with warm or cool colors