Gallery Time

Landscapes

Elements of Artwork

Space

John Rogers Cox(1915 – 1990)

Space is the area surrounding individual parts within the piece.

It is 2 dimensional/flat but an artist may create a 3D illusion.

Pattern is a repetition of a design sometimes used to

create a 3D effect.

Pattern

LetsDiscuss

Art

What is a landscape?

Gray and GoldJohn Rogers Cox

(1915 – 1990)

It is a picture showing natural scenery.

The Avenue at Middleharnis

Meindert Hobbema(1638-1709)

What is perspective?

Gray and GoldJohn Rogers Cox

(1915 – 1990)

It is a method used to create a 3D illusion.

The Avenue at Middleharnis

Meindert Hobbema(1638-1709)

What are some techniques used to create perspective?

The Avenue at MiddleharnisMeindert Hobbema

(1638-1709)

1. Vanishing point on the horizon;

2. Objects close to you (foreground) are larger than those farther from you (background);

3. Colors in the background are paler than those in the foreground;

4. Objects in the foreground block out part of things that are behind them.

StepByStep

Materials:• Paper• Pencil•Markers• Black marker

In this project you will try to recreateperspective shown in this image.

Step 1: Sketching

• With a pencil draw a horizontal line across the middle of your paper.

• Mark the vanishing point.

• Draw two lines, diagonally, crossing through the vanishing point.

• Add four more lines on the bottom half of your paper, two on each side, starting at the vanishing point.

• Sketch in the railroad tracks.

• Remember, things seem to get smaller and closer to each other toward the background (the closer they get to the vanishing point)!

• Sketch in the trunks and tops of the trees.

• Again, remember that things seem to get smaller and closer together toward the background!

• Sketch in the tree crowns.

• Remember, things in the foreground (closer to you) block out parts of things behind them!

• Add some clouds and patches of grass, too.

Step 2: The Outline • Use a black

marker and a thick line to outline: clouds, tree crowns, tree trunks, grass, and railroad tracks.

• Add some detail to your picture such as pattern for the tree trunks, or for the leaves.

Step 3: Working with colors • Color in your

picture.• Don’t be afraid to use unusual colors in unexpected places.• Be creative!

• Finish your “perspective” landscape.