Visual Narrative and Composition · Drawing and Composition
Perspective and Depth
Introducing linear perspective and atmospheric techniques to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on a flat surface.
Key Questions
- 1How do artists trick the human eye into seeing depth?
- 2What happens to the mood of a landscape when the horizon line shifts?
- 3How does the scale of objects change our relationship to the environment in a painting?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Visual Arts - Grade 5
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Visual Narrative and Composition
Period: Drawing and Composition
Suggested Methodologies
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