Intro to Visual Art Unit – Lesson 1 – Foreshortening: Creating 3D space in 2D images.
Date: Tuesday, January 14
Grade: 8 Subject: Visual Art
ST: Kahla Yzerman
Big Idea: Creating 3D space in a 2D Image
Outcomes:
1. Use vocabulary related to 2D and 3D image development
2. Create images that: combine and emphasize particular visual elements and principles of art and design
Materials: Foreshortening handout, pencils, paper and rulers
Step...
Time
Teacher does...
Student does...
Mental Set/ Hook
Introducing myself
TRANSITION
Move into your seats, take a look at the handout on your table.
Share Objective/Purpose
Strategies for how we can create 3D space in
a 2D image.
Modeling/
Demonstrating
“I Do”
Demonstrate on the board creating a vanishing
point and showing foreshortening on some
shapes.
TRANSITION
Get into pairs for the next activity.
Activity
“We Do”
With a partner, you will sit across from one another and draw each other from the shoes
up to the head. Divide your page into 3 sections, the shoes will take up approximately
2/3rds of the page – Tip: squint and examine the height of the shoe between your finger
and thumb, move this measurement up to your partner’s head – notice your partner’s
head is about half the size of the shoe. Tip #2: The head is your vanishing point – legs, arms
and shoulders will all move towards the vanishing point. If you want to further develop
your shoes (make them 3D) use the technique to draw them back to the vanishing point.
Checking for
Understanding
“You Do”
Walking around, chatting with students about the process, keeping an eye on whether
they are getting the concept – both with the handout activity as well as with the shoe
activity.
TRANSITION
Toilet paper game – facts about you.
15 minutes to work on their sheet, use
the technique for foreshortening I
exhibited for the 3 shapes and the first
letter of their name.
Move back into the classroom and
Practice:
Guided/Independent
“You Do”
Helping students to grasp the concept as they
are working.
Closure/ Debrief
Refine the lines and glue the assignment into your sketchbook.
ASSESSMENT:
Complete shapes foreshortening handout
Complete partner foreshortening drawing with head, body and shoes
Students complete their worksheets
Students complete their shoe
drawings.