Shoe Contour Drawing

Shoe Contour Drawing:

Not looking at what you are drawing is one of the most common errors an Art student can make. Many students try to draw things the way that they think they should look, not the way they actually do look. The only way to draw shape, proportion and detail correctly is to look at the objects. You must observe: your eyes must keep dancing from the piece of paper to the object and back again. Not just once or twice, but constantly. As you start your drawing do not use dark lines since it’s harder to erase dark lines if you need to change something. 


Contour: the edges of an object.
Contour drawing: A slow careful drawing showing the edges of an object.
Observational drawing: looking at the object(s) and drawing what you see






2 Point Perspective Architecture House




Architecture House Drawings Lesson Plan
Objectives
Students will draw a detailed 2 point perspective architectural house with pencil and then outline it with sharpie. Draw 2 sides of the house! They then will add color or outline with Sharpie.


The students will:
  • Use the whole page
  • Draw a house accurately
  • Use rulers to draw straight lines.
  • Show accurate 2 point perspective.

Art Standards

Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.

   Vocabulary
Horizontal Line: the horizon is where the land (or sea) and sky meet. In painting perspective, it's the level your eyes are at, an imaginary line to which things recede.

Linear Perspective:The illusion of depth, representing three-dimensional objects and space on a two-dimensional surface by means of intersecting lines that are drawn vertically and horizontally and that recede from one point (one-point perspective) two points (two-point perspective) or several points on a horizon line as perceived by a viewer. 

One Point perspective: the drawing has a single vanishing point

Two Point Perspective:  is a type of linear perspective.  In two-point perspective, there exist two points from which an object’s lines recede from; the sides of the object vanish to one of two vanishing points on the horizon line.

Orthogonal Lines: Perspective diagonal lines that point to the vanishing point.

Parallel: side by side lines and having the same distance continuously between them.

Recede: go or move back or further away

Vanishing Point: a point on the horizon line where the orthogonal lines appear to meet.

Art Materials

  • Pencils
  • Erasers
  • Black sharpies
  • Color sharpies
  • Rulers
  • Packets with various house photos or drawings
  • Packets with architectural element information

Assessment

Criteria

Did the students:
  •  Draw 2 sides of the house
  • Draw a house accurately
  • Use rulers to draw straight lines.
  • Show accurate perspective.

Student Examples:


Other Examples:


Castle Drawing


Castle Drawing
Objectives:
Students will draw the facade (only the front) of a castle with pencil using rulers and accurate measurements. 

The students will:
  • Use the whole page
  • Draw a house accurately
  • Use rulers to draw straight lines.

Handouts:
Choose from the following buildings:
Vacanta, Moscova
Boldt Castle Alexandria Bay
Other castle handouts

Resources:





Materials:
Paper
Pencil
Rulers

Architectural elements vocabulary on the back ----> turn over 

Element of Art:
Texture - use stippling, shading, or cross hatching to show texture
Line - use rulers or a steady hand for straight lines