Date assigned: 4 September 2008
Date Due: 12 September 2008

To Draw a Building in 1-Point Perspective

1.      Draw a vanishing point, VP, on a horizon line, HL, somewhere near the middle of the paper, but not at the middle.  (It gets very boring when things are smack-dab in the middle of things)

2.      Draw a rectangle,  , parallel, //, to the paper's edges.

3.      Connect the 's corners to the VP, without drawing through the 's front face.

4.      End the 's side by drawing a line // to the paper's left and right edges.  End the 's top, or bottom, by drawing a line // to the paper's top and bottom.

5.     Add doors and windows to each building's front and side.  All the time singing my little song; "Middle, Top, Bottom . . ." over and over until completed.  Remember that in step 2 we kept all additional lines // to the paper's edges, this is a theme that is always repeated in perspective drawings.

6.     Any additional item added to a Perspective drawing MUST go to the correct VP OR it must be //. . . PERIOD!! 

7.     Your grade depends on correctly added items.  Should any items be place incorrectly it WILL affect your grade.  It is better to do only what is assigned, earn the grade, and then play.  You may always resubmit your work for a higher grade if desired, but students rarely delete items that pulled their grade down.
 

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