Understanding Perspective in Art: Techniques and Definitions

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Perspective in Art
 
Objectives
 
Define Perspective
Definitions used when speaking about Perspective
in Art
Types of Perspective
 
What is perspective?
 
A perspective is a technique that gives the viewer
an illusion of depth in a drawing or painting.  In
other words, the piece of artwork looks more 3d
than just a flat drawing or painting.
 
Definitions we must know when speaking
about Perspective in Art.
 
Viewpoint is the position from where you view
your scene.  A viewpoint can be a high viewpoint
where one is located above and looks down or a
low viewpoint where one is located below and
looks up.  For example for a high viewpoint one
can be in a tall building and look down at some
trees and with a low viewpoint one can be at
ground level and look up at a balcony.
 
High viewpoint vs. Low Viewpoint
 
High viewpoint
 
Low Viewpoint
 
Definitions we must know when speaking
about Perspective in Art
 
Horizon line is that imaginary horizontal line
which is at eye level.  For example we see a
horizon line where the sky meets the sea.
Vanishing line is line or lines drawn from an
object to a point or points on the horizon.  The
point where they meet is called the vanishing
point.
 
Types of perspectives
 
One point perspective – occurs when you look
down a straight road, the edges of the road
appear to meet on a point on the horizon.  This
point is called the vanishing point.  To achieve
this type of perspective you are looking at a scene
from the front.
 
One point perspective
 
Types of perspective
 
Two point perspective – when you look at an
object from an angle instead of directly in front
of you.
 
Two point perspective
 
Three point perspective
 
Three point perspective occurs when you have a
third vanishing point by looking up at a tall tree
for example or looking down in a valley.
 
Three point perspective
 
Linear Perspective
 
This reminds us that the further away an object is
the more faint it will appear in the distance and a
lot smaller than an object that is right in front of
us.
 
Linear Perspective
 
Linear Perspective
 
As we can see in the painting, the trees further
away are a lot fainter than those right in front of
us.
 
Aerial or Atmospheric Perspective
 
Aerial or Atmospheric Perspective occurs when
objects in the distance appears less detailed and
lighter.  They often have a blue tone to them.  For
example, a mountain range further away would
appear blue than one right in front of us and we
would not be able to see the trees clearly on it.
 
Aerial or Atmospheric Perspective
 
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Perspective in art refers to techniques that provide depth and realism to artworks, making them appear three-dimensional. Key concepts include viewpoint, horizon line, and vanishing point. Different types of perspective, such as one-point and two-point perspective, offer artists varied ways to create depth and dimension in their creations.


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  1. Perspective in Art

  2. Objectives Define Perspective Definitions used when speaking about Perspective in Art Types of Perspective

  3. What is perspective? A perspective is a technique that gives the viewer an illusion of depth in a drawing or painting. In other words, the piece of artwork looks more 3d than just a flat drawing or painting.

  4. Definitions we must know when speaking about Perspective in Art. Viewpoint is the position from where you view your scene. A viewpoint can be a high viewpoint where one is located above and looks down or a low viewpoint where one is located below and looks up. For example for a high viewpoint one can be in a tall building and look down at some trees and with a low viewpoint one can be at ground level and look up at a balcony.

  5. High viewpoint vs. Low Viewpoint High viewpoint Low Viewpoint

  6. Definitions we must know when speaking about Perspective in Art Horizon line is that imaginary horizontal line which is at eye level. For example we see a horizon line where the sky meets the sea. Vanishing line is line or lines drawn from an object to a point or points on the horizon. The point where they meet is called the vanishing point.

  7. Types of perspectives One point perspective occurs when you look down a straight road, the edges of the road appear to meet on a point on the horizon. This point is called the vanishing point. To achieve this type of perspective you are looking at a scene from the front.

  8. One point perspective

  9. Types of perspective Two point perspective when you look at an object from an angle instead of directly in front of you.

  10. Two point perspective

  11. Three point perspective Three point perspective occurs when you have a third vanishing point by looking up at a tall tree for example or looking down in a valley.

  12. Three point perspective

  13. Linear Perspective This reminds us that the further away an object is the more faint it will appear in the distance and a lot smaller than an object that is right in front of us.

  14. Linear Perspective

  15. Linear Perspective As we can see in the painting, the trees further away are a lot fainter than those right in front of us.

  16. Aerial or Atmospheric Perspective Aerial or Atmospheric Perspective occurs when objects in the distance appears less detailed and lighter. They often have a blue tone to them. For example, a mountain range further away would appear blue than one right in front of us and we would not be able to see the trees clearly on it.

  17. Aerial or Atmospheric Perspective

  18. Thank You

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