Creating Depth in Art
Starting in around 3rd grade, many kids really want to work on making their drawings look more realistic. One of the ways that I teach this is through teaching them the 6 Ways to Create Depth. I created on this lesson when we were in online school in 2020 but I find that the simplicity and clarity work well in an in person setting as well. The strategies I cover are: overlapping, shading, placement, size, perspective and value/focus. Resources for the whole lesson can be found here.
I start by taking them through a slideshow that demonstrates each concept in a simplified form and using a piece of artwork.
Next, we practice the skills we learned with a worksheet:
And finally, I show them a piece of art that I created that uses all the concepts we covered. And I leave it up to them how they want to demonstrate their understanding. Digital? Sounds great--tell me what apps you are interested in and let's see what you come up with! Colored pencil?! Super, let's sit down and I will show you the magic of coveted Prismacolor pencils.
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