Introduce drawing high schoolers to perspective with a series of instructional activity that detail how to draft images in one-, two-, and three-point perspective. Each exercise includes step-by-step, illustrated directions and examples.

Concepts

perspective drawing, escher, tessellations

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Additional Tags

Drawing, perspective drawing, escher, brunelleschi, Piero della Francesca, visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide class members with a work by Escher, Brunelleschi, Francesca, etc., have them cover the image with a plastic sheet, and then recreate the lines of perspective

Pros

• Links to additional resources, including other lessons, works, and books, are included
• Student examples are provided

Cons

• None