Atmospheric Perspective

WATCH THIS VIDEO - YOU NEED TO HAVE A FOREGROUND, MIDDLE GROUND, BACKGROUND AND SKY

STEP 1 - FIND A PHOTOGRAPH THAT YOU TOOK THAT SHOWS ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE. PRINT OUT 8"X10" or make sure that it is on your Google Drive so that it is easy to reference. Try to use your own image and remember that you can combine elements, images, and move lines around. If it is NOT your own image, then you MUST move things around and change it drastically.

STEP 2 - Put a 1/2" border on the paper. Write your name and period number in the lower right corner.

STEP 3 - Use the light box to create your image draft OR draw the scene onto your final paper. Remember that you can move lines, create lines, and combine images. CHANGE THINGS UP!

• TRACE your landscape lines using Sharpie - There should not be much detail until you get to the foreground

• DO NOT use Sharpie to trace any clouds

• Remember to label in the borders - Sky, 1(lightest), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (foreground).

STEP 4 - Once the tracing paper draft is finalized, TRANSFER it using a light box to the final paper. You do not need to trace anything, drawing it from observation is absolutely supported.

• TRACE the 8"x 10" rectangle onto the final paper using Sharpie

• TRACE your landscape lines using Sharpie

• DO NOT use Sharpie to trace any clouds

• Remember to label in the borders - Sky, 1(lightest), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (foreground).

STEP 5 - PAINT the Sky

• Decide what the main color scheme for the monochromatic ( mono=one & chroma=color) landscape.

• We are using a warm vs. cool idea to support space. If your landscape ground is tints & shades of a cool color then your sky will be a warm tint. If your landscape ground is tints & shades of a warm color then your sky will be a cool tint.

• Paint the sky completely white - use horizontal brushstrokes and go over any landscape elements and go over the borders. While the white paint is still wet add just a hint of color (light tint) for the sky.

• Don't wash your brush - start painting the landscape - see step 6

STEP 6 - PAINT the Landscape

• Using the brush with the sky color still in it start painting the furthest area - level 1 (lightest tint of monochrome)

• Then work your way further toward the foreground adding more color, white, and black as needed.

• Remember that variation can work well in these areas - they should not be flat colors. Start with a bit darker at the line that you have drawn and then fade a bit lighter. This will accentuate the idea of space.

• The foreground (level 5 & 6) should be shades (color + black) and have the most detail.

STEP 7 - DOCUMENT YOUR WORK

Take a good photograph that is in focus, not distorted, no shadows, rotated, and cropped to edges of artwork.

STEP 8 - BLOG REFLECTION (If Assigned on Schoology)

• Once the painting is dry, photograph it. Also photograph your image, tracing paper, and painting together to use as a blog entry image.

• Make sure that images are cropped, rotated, exposure is accurate before uploading to your Google Drive. Then upload it to Schoology and the Artwork page of your website.

• Do a Blog Reflection on your website. Answer in PARAGRAPH format.

1. What is atmospheric perspective?

2. In what ways does your painting demonstrate atmospheric perspective?

3. What did you learn about painting and composition (placement of image elements on the page) in this piece?

4. What was your favorite part of this assignment and what would you do differently if you did this again?