2 Point Perspective

The 8th graders just learned about creating work using two vanishing points (known as 2 point perspective). The students can choose to create a city, a birdhouse community, or 3-D letters. We then watercolor them. Here are some of the results.

I love teaching the 8th graders how to create a 2 point perspctive city! These usually turn out very nice and look so much more complicated than they really are. In class, we work on going step-by-step drawing the buildings and I show them a few tricks to create the windows, signs, etc. Then, the kids have a few days to add all of their special touches. I just love what Maddie did with One Direction!

The 8th graders learned about 2-point perspective when we created these cities. I walked through the steps to create the buildings, sidewalks, and windows. From there, the kids just had to choose a theme and take off! I've posted some that are hanging in the hallway right now!

Cities

The 8th graders learned how to draw in 2 point perspective by drawing a city using any theme they chose. Here are 2 of the best!

8th Grade Cities

I love teaching the 8th graders 2 point perspective. It's a project that looks really difficult, but as long as you can follow a few rules, its really not that hard. Several students will bring in cities that they draw on their own time to share with me. That's always such a rewarding part of my job! The basic idea for this project is that they have to create a city that says something about them. Some kids will just do the bare minimum, while others add all kinds of difficulty to make their artwork look extra cool! These are some of my fav's for this trimester!