Gallery Time Landscapes
Dec 17, 2015
Elements of Artwork
Space
John Rogers Cox(1915 – 1990)
Space is the area surrounding individual parts within the piece.
It is 2 dimensional/flat but an artist may create a 3D illusion.
Pattern is a repetition of a design sometimes used to
create a 3D effect.
Pattern
What is a landscape?
Gray and GoldJohn Rogers Cox
(1915 – 1990)
It is a picture showing natural scenery.
The Avenue at Middleharnis
Meindert Hobbema(1638-1709)
What is perspective?
Gray and GoldJohn Rogers Cox
(1915 – 1990)
It is a method used to create a 3D illusion.
The Avenue at Middleharnis
Meindert Hobbema(1638-1709)
What are some techniques used to create perspective?
The Avenue at MiddleharnisMeindert Hobbema
(1638-1709)
1. Vanishing point on the horizon;
2. Objects close to you (foreground) are larger than those farther from you (background);
3. Colors in the background are paler than those in the foreground;
4. Objects in the foreground block out part of things that are behind them.
Step 1: Sketching
• With a pencil draw a horizontal line across the middle of your paper.
• Mark the vanishing point.
• Add four more lines on the bottom half of your paper, two on each side, starting at the vanishing point.
• Sketch in the railroad tracks.
• Remember, things seem to get smaller and closer to each other toward the background (the closer they get to the vanishing point)!
• Sketch in the trunks and tops of the trees.
• Again, remember that things seem to get smaller and closer together toward the background!
• Sketch in the tree crowns.
• Remember, things in the foreground (closer to you) block out parts of things behind them!
Step 2: The Outline • Use a black
marker and a thick line to outline: clouds, tree crowns, tree trunks, grass, and railroad tracks.
Step 3: Working with colors • Color in your
picture.• Don’t be afraid to use unusual colors in unexpected places.• Be creative!