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Scale, proportion and perspective
I can use scale, perspective and proportion to distort my work and impact how my audience feels.
Lesson 1 of 9
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- Year 10
Scale, proportion and perspective
I can use scale, perspective and proportion to distort my work and impact how my audience feels.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Artists use proportion, scale and perspective to emphasise parts of the artwork.
- Artists use proportion, scale and perspective to manipulate how the viewer interacts with the work.
- Artists change the proportion, scale or perspective to develop new ideas.
Keywords
Scale - the size of an object in relation to another object or the world
Perspective - a way of representing 3D space on a flat 2D surface
Proportion - the relationship of sizes between the parts of a whole
Provocation - A challenge that makes you think differently about your art
Common misconception
Experiments should include radical or very exaggerated changes.
You can make very subtle changes and experiements and they can have a big impact on your work - that's the value of experimentation!
Adapt this to your specialism and link it to a theme for the project to create continuity between these workshops.
Teacher tip
Equipment
As appropriate for your specialism, provide materials that offer a range of uses.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Scale is ...
Scale is ...
the colour of an element in relation to another element.
the texture of an element in relation to another element.
Q2.Perspective means ...
Perspective means ...
representing 2D space on a flat 2D surface.
representing 2D space on a 3D surface.
Q3.Artists always aim to make their work look hyper realistic.
Artists always aim to make their work look hyper realistic.
True
Q4.Which of these is a movement where the artists make art that distorts reality?
Which of these is a movement where the artists make art that distorts reality?
Hyper realism
Observational drawing
Q5.Which of the below best describes what a viewer or an audience member is in art?
Which of the below best describes what a viewer or an audience member is in art?
the person who creates the artwork
the person who sells the artwork
Q6.Which of the below best describes the role of an artist?
Which of the below best describes the role of an artist?
to design buildings for people to live in
to judge and critique other people’s artwork