Visual Language and Studio Practice · Drawing and Composition

Perspective and Spatial Depth

Introduction to linear perspective and atmospheric perspective to create the illusion of space on a flat surface.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the placement of the horizon line change the viewer's relationship to the subject?
  2. 2What visual cues tell our brains that one object is further away than another?
  3. 3How can artists use scale to create a sense of vastness or intimacy?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Creating VA.Cr2.1.6NCAS: Responding VA.Re7.2.6
Grade: 6th Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Visual Language and Studio Practice
Period: Drawing and Composition

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