I wanted to do a perspective drawing project with my fifth grade students, but I wasn't sure where to start or what I wanted to project to look like. After doing some research on the internet, I found a website describing a watercolor one point perspective project of a city street or river. I looked like interesting and like it would allow students to utilize their creativity, so I thought we would give it a shot.
Assignment Description: Create a one point perspective drawing, using a single vanishing point as a guide to draw buildings and trees on the side of a city street or river. Use watercolor paint to add color to the drawing.
Materials:
- 18x14 80 lb. paper
- rulers
- watercolor paint
We began this project by discussing terms like one point perspective, landscape, horizon line, and vanishing point. Students used rulers to draw the horizon line and then diagonal lines from corner to corner to use as guides that met at the vanishing point. On one side of the street/river, students were asked to draw trees and on the other, they were supposed to draw buildings. If they drew a road, then they were asked to include at least two cars, and if they drew a river, then they needed to include two boats.
Other than the slight difficulty students had with using the watercolor paint, I was pretty happy with how these turned out. Students did a wonderful job drawing with perspective and I think I will use this project, or something very similar, again.
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