Friday, April 29, 2016
HOW TO TEACH LINEAR PERSPECTIVE WITH MS WORD
MICROSOFT WORD DRAWING PROJECT No. 13
TITLE : HOW TO TEACH LINEAR PERSPECTIVE WITH MS WORD
TYPE : ILLUSTRATION
VISUAL ART LESSON TOPIC : ELEMENT OF ART : SPACE
© Chang Hon Woon 2011
Space is one of the Elements of Art. The System of Perspective is one of the subtopics in the Space element which consists of Linear Perspective and Aerial Perspective. The point where the perspective lines meet is called the Vanishing Point. A drawing can be made from one vanishing point, two vanishing points, and three vanishing points. There are a few rules in Linear Perspective but I’ll mention two which I consider the most important. I will use the simplest words to explain them. These rules are as follows:
- Receding parallel lines seem to converge and meet at a point known as the vanishing point on the horizon line, e.g. the railway tracks.
- Distance influences the size and height of objects. The objects in front are much bigger and longer than the objects further behind, e.g. the lamp posts along the road side.
What makes the system of perspective so important in visual art is that it helps to create the illusion of three-dimensional depth or space on a two-dimensional surface such as the drawing paper or the electronic canvas in Photoshop. By the way, you can also copy this drawing into PowerPoint to create a slide show presentation.
