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Lesson One continued ...
One Point Perspective means that there is only one vanishing point. This point usually falls within the picture plane.
The photo below illustrates how to "connect the dots" to find the exact perspective.
One dot is placed on the eye level line. It is called the vanishing point. The 2nd dot is placed at the corner of a building, roof, fence, path or chimney top.
To draw the lines in perfect perspective, and create depth and distance, simply "connect the dots". It's easy!
Challenge: Sometimes vanishing points are located outside of the picture plane. So you have to guess at where they are when you are painting the scene.
Challenge: Occasionally, the horizon line will be above or below the picture plane.
**************************This concludes Lesson One of the art course. We hope you have enjoyed this sample lesson, and have learned from the experience of following along with the teacher, page by page. The online course include more lessons to take you step by step through the learning process. Lesson Two in this course would contain answers to the following questions. How to find the eye level in a photograph? How to find the vanishing points in a photograph? How to know where the other dots would be located in a photograph. How to know which vanishing point to connect each dot to. Assignments: There would be a few assignments for the student to do as a learning exercise. Perhaps the teacher would provide 3 or 4 photographs for the student to work from that would help the student reinforce what he or she has been learning. The student would receive a photograph from the teacher, shown on a web page. The student would print the web page containing the photograph and then use a pencil to draw the eye level line across the picture. Then, the student would plot the vanishing points on the eye level line. Then decide where the other "dots" would be in the picture to connect, with a line, to the vanishing points. Lesson Three would teach the student how to draw a building in perfect perspective. How to establish an eye level, and the vanishing points, and work from there to complete an easy drawing of a simple Cape Cod cottage. Lesson Four: The student would learn how to add a porch or a chimney or a dormer to the cottage, using the eye level line and the vanishing points. The student would learn how to divide the side of the cottage to add windows and a door, keeping everything in perfect perspective. The student would learn, lesson by lesson, until the topic of the course has been thoroughly explained and illustrated. There may be an active forum available for the students in this course where students can exchange ideas and questions with the teacher and with each other. Group study is a wonderful way to learn. An active course would also include direct communication with the teacher through email. At any time during the active course week, the student can ask the teacher questions pertinent to the topic of study. The teacher would reply via email to answer the questions. An active course may include a Surprise Tour to another website that the teacher feels will illustrate a point in the discussion. There may be an opportunity for enrolled students to purchase live demonstrations filmed and edited on DVD that directly pertains to the study course they are enrolled in. This BONUS DVD would enhance the learning experience for any one who is a "visual learner". Many people can learn easier when they are shown how to do it. Thank you for stopping by today to partake in this Sample Lesson. We hope you have enjoyed it. If you have questions, we invite you to email Linda Coulter at info@LindaCoulter.com Have wish you a very happy day! |
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can see from this photograph how the dots are connected. 