OnePoint Perspective Landscape Drawing

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One-Point Perspective Landscape Drawing

• The road to a distant land
• An example created by
• Mr. Wald

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Watch for these vocabulary words during this
presentation.

• Horizon Line The place in a drawing or painting
  where the sky meets the ground.
• Vanishing point a point of disappearance, in the
  distance. Within a landscape drawing it would be
  located on the horizon line.
• Orthogonals these are parallel lines that help
  the viewer's eye to connect points around the
  canvas to the vanishing point
• Overlapping when objects partially cover one
  another. The object behind the others would show
  something is farther away.
• Space an element of art, placement and size of
  objects in relation to one another helps shows
  space or distance.
• Depth the range of distance represented in a
  drawing or painting.
• Distance how far away or how close something
  appears from the viewer.
• Contrast a principle of design, the difference
  between two colors.
• Shading a drawing technique used to make objects
  appear to have volume or dimension.
• Gradation the gradual changes in color from
  light to dark.
• Atmosphere the perception of depth in nature
  created by using lights and darks.
• Environment a collection of the living or
  non-living things in a drawing or painting that
  shows the viewer how all things relate to one
  another.

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Start by adding a horizon line. This is the line
where the ground and sky meet.
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Now add a vanishing point. This will become the
farthest distance in the drawing.
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Add lines to the vanishing point. These lines are
called orthoganals.
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These orthogonals will represent my road or path
that leads to the horizon.
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Shading and contrast also helps shows depth.(The
color gets darker as the distance increases)
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Tip Objects such as trees or buildings would
also get smaller and closer together as
they got farther away.
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This gradual color, or gradation is done with all
colors and is applied to all parts of the drawing.
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The sky is darker at the top and lighter where it
meets the ground. This is opposite from the
ground. This is how you create atmosphere.
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The overlapping shapes and darker colors in the
background adds the elements needed to help
create an environment.
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What will your distant city or village look like?