Title: Fantastic City
School: Kent Ridge Secondary School
Artist: Low Shi Jie, Hew Hui Xuan
Age: 13
Year: 2021
Medium: Colour pencils
Dimension: 29.7 cm by 42 cm
Artist Statement:
This set of illustrations based on the theme “Fantastic City” exhibits the application of one-point and two-point perspectives.
Students played the role of game designers who created imaginative scenes of their characters in a city. Students also had the freedom to make personal choices in their background settings, character styles and city outlook according to their interests.
- Arfah Lubis
👁️🗨️ Elements of Art & Principles of Design
dot, line, shape, form, value, colour, space, texture
balance, unity, emphasis, scale, size and proportion/scale
💡 Artist Reference
Paris Street, A Rainy Day
Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) was a French impressionist painter noted for his draughtsmanship and flair for capturing perspective. He was particularly fond of scenes showing people at balconies and admiring views, often with a rigorous geometry within the composition.
🎨 Suggested Activity
One Point Perspective Dream Bedroom Assignment
Create a dream bedroom using one point perspective.
One Point Perspective Colour Wheel Assignment
Create a One Point Perspective City Colour Wheel
Two Points Perspective Cityscape Assignment
Create a Two Points Perspective Cityscape
💬 Let's Talk About Art
CIRCLE OF VIEWPOINTS
If you were the _______ in the
artwork, what might you say?
If you were the _______ in the
artwork, and you had a question
to ask,what might you ask?
Who/what might be affected by
you in the artwork? How so?
Adapted from:
Harvard Project Zero’s Thinking Routines