Who doesn't love James Rizzi??? His artwork is always a favorite of my students! We look at his cityscapes closely, noticing the perspective and layers of spaces he creates. While most items are created flat, the near and far element is definitely there! Here are a few samples of Rizzi's cityscapes I use with my 3rd graders...
When I start the lesson with students, we are looking to create foreground, middleground and background. We start by drawing a line a little lower than the middle to create the background first... the silly buildings with personality! After the buildings are in place, they are able to decide how to finish the foreground and middleground. Street with cars, subway, park with playground, sidewalks, river with boats... or anything they come up with!
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