2-Point Perspective

Grade 8 Art Project

INSPIRATION

One art piece that had aspects within for inspiration was this work. The medium chosen for the piece was charcoal, and was drawn on paper, 12"x 24". It is a college student-made creation. Several takeaways I’ve acquired from the art would would be the use of cylinders and focus. It is clear all cylinders have holes within them due to the use of shadowing. This factor was used also in my final piece. Second, it is clear the artwork uses the size of each geometrical shape to manipulate focus. The first form the audience sees would be the rectangular structure with three circular holes. This factor could also be seen within my final piece.

The first picture to the left is one of the other artworks that inspired me. The second to the left would be a fragment of my final piece. The inspiration example is a simplistic 2-point perspective artwork shared online by an anonymous user. Cubes of different sizes are placed among each other, with clear lighting and shadows. A similar can be seen within my final piece as my evidence of inspiration.

This historically-old work is named “The Marriage Contract” (c.1743 - c.1745) by William Hogarth, an artist known for using a two-point perspective. Although the points are out of the picture, the horizon is clear and vivid as the painting displays a crowded room. The color palette is overall lively and diverse, a potential inspiration for my painting process.

CONCEPTS

(1) This would be a brainstorm for my final piece. Similarities are seen. Usages of pipes (or cylinder-like shapes), cubes with cubic holes, and different sizes of square-like forms. Color schemes are also attempted with the use of the medium watercolor. It surely presents a larger horizon compared to other practices, from the top left to the lower right and top right to lower left.

(2) It can be said this practice attempt is unique. The horizon goes from the top to bottom (in perspective) and organic shapes with holes are attempted (wavy 3D forms). Watercolor is also used to portray shadows and lighting. The color scheme revolves around warm colors (orange, yellow, red).

This was my second attempt in two-point perspective. However, it is also flawed when looked at thoroughly. This is most likely due to the fact that the horizons are unclear and the overall structure is challenging to infer. However, it does show that the horizon shows a perspective of looking from down to upwards.

This would be my first attempt, but also a failed attempt. It could be seen that two-point perspective is used wrongly. However, it is also a step towards improvement and fixing.

The sketch is an attempt to show pencil shading, attempting new horizons including real-life items instead of geometrical, abstract shapes.

The drawing shows an interesting horizon as the second perspective lines are curved. The sketch is also an attempt to shade holes within cylinder-like shapes.

FINAL

My final piece was overall unsatisfactory to a certain extent. It was felt that there was a need for more organic shapes, and aspects from practice sketches were quite lacking. It is clear potential for more creativity was not portrayed inside the artwork. There could’ve been more objects (items that are not purely geometric or simplistic), for instance, the watermelon piece drawn on Sketch 7. I also believe that the color scheme of the work does not have issues, but the arrangement is disoriented. Specifically, it was most likely a flawed decision to place the color purple (pipes) after the placement of yellow and orange, and would’ve been more harmonized when placed among the bluish-purple cubes.

Nevertheless, several positive aspects of the piece would be clear and mostly accurate lighting and shadow depictions, recognizable horizons, and shape arrangement. Watercolor is accurately used to depict shadows for them to look 3D, the horizon line is drawn out, and shapes harmonize quite well.