1. One-Point Linear Perspective
A type of perspective used by artists in which the relative size, shape, and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon.

2. Leonardo Da Vinci, “The Last Supper” (1494-1498)

3. Leonardo Da Vinci, “The Last Supper” (1494-1498)

4. Orthogonal Lines | Transversal Lines | Horizon Line
Leonardo Da Vinci, “The Last Supper” ( )

5. Orthogonal Lines Transversal Lines
Orthogonal lines always appear to meet at a vanishing point on the eye level.
Transversal Lines
Transversal lines form the nearest and furthest edges of a rectangle as it recedes from view.
Leonardo Da Vinci, “The Last Supper” ( )

6. Vanishing Point Horizon Line
A dot (or dots) on the picture plane that are at eye-level and where the orthogonal lines seem to converge and disappear.
Horizon Line
The line that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.
Leonardo Da Vinci, “The Last Supper” ( )

7. Orthogonal Lines | Transversal Lines | Horizon Line
Leonardo Da Vinci, “The Last Supper” ( )

8. Pieter Bruegel, “Children’s Games” (1560)

9. Pieter Bruegel, “Children’s Games” (1560)

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14. Surrealism
Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur

15. René Magritte, “The Son of Man” (1964)

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18. City Street – 1-Point Perspective (Student Example)

19. City Street – 1-Point Perspective with Surreal Additions

20. Your Project: Include a 1” inch border around the edge of your canvas
Include (at least) 8 Buildings (4 on each side of the street)
Include windows on at least 3 Buildings
Include doors on at least 2 Buildings
Include at least 1 Ellipse and at least 1 Cylinder
Include Surrealist elements that do not belong in city scene