Drawing in 3-D

Linear Perspective

Linear perspective

• The branch of perspective in which the apparent size and shape of objects and their position with respect to foreground and background are established by actual or suggested lines converging on the horizon.

Pietro LorenzettiLast Supper

-Images looked very flat.

-No dimension.

-Vanishing lines don’t make sense.

Filippo Brunelleschi

-Born 1377

-Died 1446 (?)

-Italian

-Architect during the Italian Renaissance.

-Credited for discovering Linear Perspective and creating some of the most famous structures in Italy.

Filippo Brunelleschi

Credited with….

-Creating the first reverse gear, which is used in bicycles and car transmissions.

-Initiating “On the Job Safety” by having all his men wear harnesses while working, and watering down

their wine.

-Discovering linear perspective.

Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore

Or, “The Duomo”Florence, Italy

Flying Buttress

The Dome

Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore

baptistery

Experimental Drawings

After Linear Perspective

Materials

Watercolor Paper

-Measured in pounds.

-Heavier paper will hold more water.

-Very ‘toothy’.

Materials

Watercolor Pencils

-Work like regular colored pencils.

-Add water and the pigment spreads out.

-LESS is MORE.

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