An artist often uses reference material when creating art, rather than just drawing from his or her head. You are here as an artist to learn more about how artists show Space and Perspective in Landscapes, and gather at least 3 images you can use as visual reference for your print, which will show a cityscape. Your goal in the computer lab is to visit the Birmingham Museum website, collect at least 3 images of high resolution, and put them into a Word document to print out for use in the Art Room.
Step 1-
1. Travel to the Birmingham Museum and Perspective Drawing to learn more about how an artist creates Space in a painting.
2. Make sure you check out HORIZON LINE, AERIAL PERSPECTIVE, and LINEAR PERSPECTIVE.
3. Answer questions # 1-4 on the Birmingham Museum Perspective Handout while on this site. This will be worth 45 points as a miscellaneous grade.
Step 2 -
1. Learn how check the resolution of an Internet image, to save an image to your H://, and then insert in into a Word document.
2. Using the links in the links below, find at least 3 photos to use as references for your cityscape. There must be a horizon line, and use either aerial perspective with a foreground, middle ground and background or linear perspective with a vanishing point in your finished landscape.
REMEMBER, you are not here to find a picture to COPY, but pictures to INSPIRE. Each photo you find must be saved to your H:/ drive, and then when you have all you need, inserted into a Word document. Once you have found your photos and inserted them, use the chart on the Birmingham Museum Perspective Handout to answer #5, identifying the different types of perspective you see in the photos.
Cityscape Resources
Please note that in many of these sites you must click on the image to get a high resolution photo
(Click on underlined words to go to the Internet sites)
New York City - includes Manhattan, Brooklyn, Landmarks, Transportation and Events
Flickr - photos tagged with nyc
More from flickr - a little more artistic, so watch the perspectives!
New York in Black & White - again, on the artictic side, so watch the perspectives!