Creating the Illusion of Depth
An Art Project inspired by the work of artists David Hockney and Edward Hopper
Go to the following website to review focal point and composition https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-terms/focal-point/
The Final Project - Begin this portion of the project on April 27th
Once you have decided on which rough sketch you will be going with, you are ready to begin refining it and drawing it onto either watercolor paper, if you intend to paint it in watercolor, or onto a final surface of your choice.
Watercolor paper is available to pick up at school. Just come to the front office and Ms. Lassiter or another administrator will let you into the art room, one student at a time.
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| Edward Hopper |
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| David Hockney
One of the seven
elements of art is “space” and artists use many techniques to create the
illusion of 3-D space on two dimensional surfaces. One of those techniques is
linear perspective. The art students at CGS have been studying linear
perspective this winter, now it is time to put that knowledge to use. Before
our February Academic Break, we also studied both the work of the twentieth
century British artist David Hockney and that of the American artist Edward
Hopper. The work of both these artists provide inspiring samples of linear
perspective, however their approaches are quite different. Hopper’s work is
more conservative and demonstrates a more realistic use of the technique,
whereas Hockney uses linear perspective much more loosely and incorporates
other techniques to maintain the viewer’s connection to a tangible 3-D space.
Another
technique used to create the illusion of deep space is to add shading, but in
order to apply tones effectively, the artist must understand how light interacts
with objects and surfaces, which is what the accompanying handout is for. (See
student handout {packet} on shading, tones and linear perspective)
There are a
number of ways that artist can create the illusion of space, see the following
video:
The
assignment is to create a painting or drawing of a Three Dimensional space. It
can be realistic or imaginary, but a light source must be determined and shading
added. Additionally, I am requiring students to add two people, animals, or things to serve as the primary focal point and a secondary focal point.
One of which should appear to be closer to the viewer and the other
further away.
What is a focal point? Any object or area of emphasis is called a focal point. The focal point is meant to be the part of an artwork to which the viewer's eyes are attracted first. Artworks can have multiple focal points. The degree to which the focal points stand out determine the order in which the viewer notices them. 
Focal Points:
Take a look at this picture of coins on a table, notice how
natural it is to look at the big gold coin in the foreground first and then
back at the pile of coins behind it. The coin in the foreground is the primary
focal point and the pile of coins behind it form the secondary focal point
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Go to the following website to review focal point and composition https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-terms/focal-point/
The Sketch Phase
The first step in this assignment is to produce thumbnail sketches. I always require three thumbnail sketches from each student. This process encourages conceptual thinking. In other words, I don’t want you to just go with the first idea that comes to mind, but rather push the creative process a little further.
Following are
my examples of 3 sketch ideas for
this project:
Present Your Ideas to
the Class
The next step of this project will be to present your
sketches to the class. You will provide a brief description and tell us which
one you like best and why. Your classmates will provide you with constructive
feedback.
Students will receive a “work in progress” grade for their
sketches on March 12th.
(As long as you were present and keeping up with things before the school closed, on March 16th, you completed this portion of the project.)
(As long as you were present and keeping up with things before the school closed, on March 16th, you completed this portion of the project.)
The Final Project - Begin this portion of the project on April 27th
Once you have decided on which rough sketch you will be going with, you are ready to begin refining it and drawing it onto either watercolor paper, if you intend to paint it in watercolor, or onto a final surface of your choice.
Watercolor paper is available to pick up at school. Just come to the front office and Ms. Lassiter or another administrator will let you into the art room, one student at a time.
The final projects should be drawn out and ready to be painted or colored by Friday, May 1st, and then colored and completed by May 15th.
In order to receive your final grade you will need to upload these pictures and paintings to Google Classroom or bring them by the school after May 15th. Please do not fold or damage them. And even if you do put your work on Google Classroom, I still would like to encourage you all to consider dropping your final pictures off to the art room after May 15th so I can desplay them for the new school year.
The Packets on shading and linear perspective, that you were
given in February, will also be due on May 15th along with the Color Schemes packets that were given to you in the third quarter.
Christine Norton
Your devoted Art Teacher J
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