Seeing Like an Artist

Grade 7β€’45 minutesβ€’art standards

Learning Objective

I can change my perspective to notice details and compositions I might normally overlook in my surroundings.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 4 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Describe what it means to "see like an artist" according to the video. What are some key elements of this perspective?

2. Explain how an artist's brain transforms a three-dimensional object into a two-dimensional representation for drawing. Use an example of an everyday object to illustrate your explanation.

3. The video mentions that artists are good at "tricking their brain into drawing what they see and not what they know." What does this mean, and why is it important for realistic drawing?

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This is NOT a Sketchbook by Lauren Horn

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