Creating Space

DP1 Lesson 8: Foreground, Middle Ground, and Background

In this lesson, we begin exploring how to create space. Utilizing concepts and methods for establishing depth enables us to have greater control over how we create space within the picture plane. We learn the meaning, use, and purpose of foreground, middle ground, and background in a picture plane and practice their application through a drawing exercise. We also explore how artists have used these concepts in art created with different media, including photography, painting, computer software (digital art) and drawing, with a special focus on a particular type, or genre, of art called landscape art.

Standards in this lesson:
Proficient: VA:Cr1.2.Ia
Accomplished: VA:Re7.2.IIa
Advanced: VA:Re7.2.IIIa
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 Lesson 8 Plan    
 Lesson 8 Video Lesson and Project Demonstration
 Lesson 8 Worksheet: Foreground, Middle Ground, and Background
 Art History Worksheet: Landscape Art
 Lesson 8 Artwork
 Lesson 8 Diagram
 Lesson 8 Example
 Lesson 8 Sample Answer Sheet    
 Lesson 8 Rubric    
 Lesson 8 Online Quiz
Drawing and Painting I provides young artists with foundational knowledge to simultaneously develop their unique creative vision and technical skill with drawing and painting media. Art history connections also encourage them to see themselves as part of a longstanding tradition of art making.
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