This document provides a summary of key principles of perspective in art: atmospheric perspective uses lighter/darker shades and blurriness to indicate distance, isometric perspective uses parallel lines to depict three-dimensional forms, and linear perspective employs converging lines to create a sense of depth according to the number of vanishing points used. Placement, size, and value are also important techniques for showing proximity and establishing depth of field in two-dimensional artwork.

1. 1. Overlap
2. Atmospheric Perspective Shading (stronger light/dark/detail
= close blurry grey= far)
3. Isometric Perspective (parallel lines)
4. Placement
5. Size
6. Linear Perspective (if you correctly identify if it is 1, 2, or 3
VP= extra credit!)
Art 1: Perspective
Our World in Depth

3. (left to right)
Aboriginal Art,
Middle Eastern
Art African Art

5. Vertical Placement
higher is
farther away
lower is closer
Middle
Eastern
Painting
Chinese
Painting

6. So does value

10. Student work (above)
Giovanni Piranese (below)

11. Student work

14. Quick Review: Please copy onto your folded paper. This
will be a two page spread in your art journal.