Art Through the Year with Sharon Jeffus – Lesson 10 – Cityscapes & Linear Perspective

Posted by Sharon Jeffus | Feb 3, 2016 | Interactive Lessons | 0 |

Take a journey through art with Sharon Jeffus! In this lesson, you’ll learn all about linear perspective and how you can use it to guide art involving cities and buildings. You’ll explore how other artists have used one-point perspective, then make your own artwork of a city from the top view, an arched bridge at night, and a castle.

Element of Art:
Drawing

Art Appreciation:
Architecture
Frederick William Woledge
Camille Pissarro

Technique:
One-Point Perspective

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We can’t wait to see your creativity!

Brighton Chain Pier by Frederick William Woledge

The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning by Camille Pissarro

About The Author

Sharon Jeffus

Sharon Jeffus, homeschool mom, is the co creator of the Visual Manna teaching method and author of over twenty books on art education. Most recently, she released the Visual Manna Academy, an AP-level art instruction course.She is a graduate of John Brown University with a B.S.E. in art education grades one through twelve. She studied art at Metropolitan in Denver and sculpting at Southern Illinois University, and since 1992 has been teaching art across the country at a variety of venues including homeschool conventions and homeschool support groups, and given presentations at ACSI conventions, Wonders of Wildlife Museum, Precious Moments, Azusa Pacific College and a variety of places nationwide.