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8th Grade: City Street Drawing

Posted by cgaub on October 26, 2010

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WCBPA: City Street Drawing:

  • Due Date: Nov 5, 2010 Value: 100 points 
  • Definition: A drawing in 2-point perspective that shows a city street.
  • Note: This is a TEST and should be worked on without assistance from classmates.  
  • Resources: Drawing in perspective videos, Several step-by-step in class lessons on how to draw in 1-point perspective, worksheets and practice activities.
  • Acceptable Media: Drawings in pencil or colored pencil
  • Your City Perspective CPBA Drawing must include the following:  The student shows a thorough understanding of spatial devices in the perspective drawing by meeting all of the requirements listed below: 
    • 1 main city street
    • 1 or more sidewalk/ walk ways
    • 5 or more buildings drawn correctly using the vanishing point and rulers
    • 4 or more scenery objects (examples: people, cars, plants, park bench, bus stop, garbage cans, street lights) also drawn to SCALE based on the vanishing point.
    • Doors correctly drawn on all the FRONTS and SIDES of buildings
    • Windows correctly drawn on all the FRONTS and SIDES of buildings
    • Store signs on all the FRONTS and SIDES of buildings
    • A setting that enhances depth (including a skyline above the horizon line, mountains, clouds, trees, plants, or other buildings in the distance) 

Helpful Links: http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=1,29 

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One Response to “8th Grade: City Street Drawing”

  1.   lesley Says:

    thank you for the assignment I shall use/modify it as inspiration to create a homework extension exersiae for my year 7 students.
    Lesley

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