Foreshortening Portraits

7th graders created self portraits---some unordinary self portraits. They used a skill called foreshortening-- the idea that somethings looks different based on the angle viewed. These portraits give the appearance of arms and legs out in front of students--like falling. Students liked the look of this new skill.

Perspective Cities

6th and 7th graders of the Wisconsin Badger enrichment group created their own cities using the perspective drawing method. Perspective is the idea that things get smaller as they are further from us and that things appear 3-d. This is not any easy way of drawing and students practiced and practiced to get it right. Below you will see cities from a traditional perspective, bird's eye perspective or 2-point perspective.

Cities...in Perspective

7th graders learned how to draw in perspective, meaning they were able to transform a 2-d drawing to appear 3-d by giving height, width and depth to their forms. Students needed to create a city, either from a traditional standpoint or from a bird's eye view. Students needed to give their cities a specific theme as well, to make it appear unique--they did a great job!

Perspective How To Worksheets

Mr. Cupp's 7th grade is working on perspective drawing. Here are some helpful worksheets!

Winding Perspective Drawings

Mr. Toth's 7th grade class learned about perspective and how to transform 2-Dimensional shapes into 3-Dimensional forms. They created a motif or theme for their drawings and they look amazing!

Perspective Words

Mr. Kuebler's 5th/6th grade class learned how to draw letters in perspective, meaning that they look 3-D and appear to be going back in space. Students chose their name or a word that represents them and decorated their letters with a motif or theme. They look sweet!