a. What is one thing that you learned specifically that you did not know before?
I learned how to draw realistic-looking ceiling and floor tiles using simple orthogonal lines. I also learned that using visual judgement, or your "artist's eye", you can make the proportions of a drawing a lot more realistic.b. How did learning this thing make your drawings better?
These things helped me to understand how to draw basic parts of a room easily and realistically.c. If you did this assignment again, what would you do differently?
I would spend a little more time on my drawing, maybe at lunch or at home, since I missed a class period.d. What is your advice to someone who has never drawn a one point perspective drawing before?
My advice is to never erase any lines you're not sure if you might need later, never erase orthogonals until you're completely done with that specific part of the room, pay attention to and use your artist's eye, and be especially careful when doing very long lines that require multiple rulers or span large lengths to keep them straight the whole time.e. What resource helped you the most and why?
The resource which helped me the most in the beginning was definitely Ms. Hull's powerpoint, but as things got harder, Ms. Hull herself was my best resource! She helped me with anything that confused me, and was very patient with me the whole time. I also had a bit of an advantage because we did a little perspective drawing in 7th grade.a. What is one thing that your learned specifically that you did not know before.
Before drawing this portrait of our classroom, I did not know about one point perspective. I learned that to make your picture look accurate you need to have all your lines connected to the vanishing point.b. How did leaning this thing make your drawings better.
I did not just draw lines freely on a piece of paper. I knew where everything needed to be. It allowed my lines to all flow together correctly.c. If you did this assignment again, what would you do differently?
If I had to do this over again, I would have drew my back wall a little smaller. My drawing does not seem like a distant view of the room, but a close up on it.d. What is your advice to someone who has never drawn a one point perspective drawing before?
Make it even ! What I mean is the hardest part of this drawing was getting the back and side walls. It was hard to get them exactly to the edge of the paper. Also, dont start if it is not right.e. What resource helped you the most and why?
The step by step demonstration was the most helpful thing to me, this is because it got me started. Getting this started was the hardest part in my opinion.
b. How did leaning this thing make your drawings better.
c. If you did this assignment again, what would you do differently?
d. What is your advice to someone who has never drawn a one point perspective drawing before?
e. What resource helped you the most and why?
I learned more about how to set up the back wall. At first I was unsure of how to set it up but by relying on my artists eye I was able to fix the proportions. I also discovered how to shade my drawing better.
If I did not have the back wall drawn to proportion my whole project would not correspond to the actual shape and layout of the room. The shading made it look less two dimensional.
If I remade my assignment I would make sure to add more details and that the stools and table are to scale. I would also shade more and add texture to the furniture and tiles, in other words make it look realistic.
The first thing I would tell them is that you need to make sure that the vanishing point and back wall (If they are drawing a room) are in the appropriate location. From there place the major components such as windows, tiles, and tables, after this you can move on to details. Remember to connect everything back to the vanishing point.
I mainly just drew what I saw and what looked correct. I did not use any websites, but I did check in with my peers to see if I was headed in a good direction or if everything looked to scale.
What is one thing that your learned specifically that you did not know before.
How did leaning this thing make your drawings better?
If you did this assignment again, what would you do differently?
What is your advice to someone who has never drawn a one point perspective drawing before?
What resource helped you the most and why?
How did leaning this thing make your drawings better? ~Now I can make my drawings look real and not look like cartoons.
If you did this assignment again, what would you do differently?What resource helped you the most and why? ~The resource that helped me the most probably was Ms. Hull.
b. How did learning this thing make your drawings better?
It made my drawing better because I was able to put my walls in perspective with my stools and tables. I was able to make them look like they were proportionate. Without learning about orthogonals, my whole drawing would look unrealistic.c. If you did this assignment again, what would you do differently?
If I was to do this drawing again, I think I would manage my time more efficiently. I was on task during most periods, but some periods I only got one thing done. I would also be more accurate with my measurements because there were many times where I didn't measure properly, and my drawing didn't look right.d. What is your advice to someone who has never drawn a one point perspective drawing before?
My advice would be, use measurements no matter what, and don't just "eyeball" because your eyes will make mistakes. Also, make sure you know how to use the terms orthogonal, parallel, and vertical lines. Measuring is very important in perspective drawing.e. What resource helped you the most and why?
The resource that helped me the most was the powerpoint on this project. I would have been lost otherwise if I didn't have the powerpoint to get me started. I made a lot of mistakes in the beginning, and if it wasn't for the powerpoint, then I would have made even more dramatic mistakes.I learned how to determine which lines should be parallel or go to the vanishing point depending on a line's position in real life.
It helped my perspective of how to draw and it gave me an understanding of drawing 3D objects based on the object's position relative to my eyes.
I would probably make the windows smaller and put the table farther back since the apron of the window is too low to the ground if I had to do the assignment again.
I would tell someone who has never drawn first perspective that it is easy if you know when to use the vanishing point and when to make lines parallel to each other. Also, I would tell them to pay attention in class and know the definition of key words like parallel or orthogonal.
The slide show helped me the most because it showed me how to make the sizes accurate and what to do on some confusing parts like drawing the apron of the window and spacing objects.
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Something I learned while doing this drawing was how to draw objects without any guide from someone. I learned how to draw something just by looking at the original picture and making an exact replica of it. By learning how to draw objects without a guide but with just a picture of it, I know that I can draw real objects in life without having problem with it. In fact, my skill of drawing a real object will increase now. The resource that helped me the most to draw this was the website’s steps on how to start it and our art teacher’s (Mrs.Hull) advices. She told
Even though I believe that my skills increased in drawing, my drawing of this room was not perfect. If I had a chance to do this assignment again, I would make the center square with the vanishing point a little bit larger, and put the light that is on the ceiling in the center. My advice to someone who has never drawn a one point drawing is telling them to imagine how that object might look like if you were above, side, or below it and make the drawing. If one imagines it in this type of way, one can know how to make the drawing a little bit more realistic.
