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Introduction to Perspective

Activity two - the WebQuest
 
Perspective in Art: A WebQuest

Process:
Now that we have experimented with the techniques of drawing in Perspective we will go on a virtual tour of international museum websites in search of works of art that demonstrate the various concepts and rules of Perspective that we discussed during our PowerPoint presentation.

1. First we will review our Introduction to Perspective PowerPoint presentation. This is the time to ask any questions that may have come to mind during your drawing session.
2. Next you will team up in pairs and begin a web search for works of art that demonstrate the different methods of creating perspective: i.e. overlap, color and value change, size and space variation, modeling, detail and edges, converging lines, vanishing point and eye level.
3. Use the "Art From Around the World" link created for this lesson to find Art Museums and educational sites that can hook you up with additional museum and artist websites links. Have fun, search safe and don't forget to try out some of the 'uber' cool virtual tours.
4. Find an example you like that speaks to each of the different methods of creating perspective in a painting and save the image to your desktop.
5. Document your selections with the artist name, painting size, year painted and any other information you can gather as to the period in art, information about the artist approach to color and painting or simply information you find interesting about the artist and their work. Don’t forget to include the website title and URL address of where you found your selection!
6. In the next Activity you will add your selection to a class PowerPoint presentation where you will present your selections to the class, sharing the artist information and a critique of how the artist uses different techniques to create perspective in their work.

Resources you will need:

Introduction to Perspective - PowerPoint review

Art From Around the World

Prepare to travel around the world on a tour of International galleries and Museums. No need to buckle your seat belt, just link up to any of the websites listed on this site and let the search begin.

* Walk through the halls of the Rubens Gallery in the Louvre.
* Stop and examine the Faux marble walls in the Hermitage.
* Pay a visit to the new Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
* Imagine sitting in a room in the Courtauld Institute in London along with paintings by Manet, Monet, Gauguin, Renoir and Van Gogh!