- Definition
A perspective view is a drawing or picture that makes flat objects look like they have depth, showing how things appear smaller the further away they are.
In a drawing of a street, the houses farther down the road are drawn smaller to create a perspective view.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A perspective view is like how things look in a video game, where objects far away are drawn smaller to make the world feel deep.
Ask your child: In this drawing, what clues show that something is far away?
Common mix-up: Kids may think drawing things smaller just means they are small. Perspective view is a set of rules for making objects look smaller to show they are farther away.
Examples
- Drawing railroad tracks so the two rails appear to meet at a point in the distance.
- Sketching a tall building from below, so the top looks narrower than the bottom.
perspective view is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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