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• Perspective is a technique used to create the illusion of depth and space on a flat surface.
• A horizon line and vanishing point(s) are needed to create perspective.
• One-point perspective uses one vanishing point and is often used for streets and interiors.
• Two-point perspective uses two vanishing points and is commonly used for buildings.
• Three-point perspective uses three vanishing points and shows dramatic views looking up or down.
• Leonardo da Vinci used perspective to create realistic paintings such as The Last Supper.
• Stephen Wiltshire is a contemporary British artist from London. He is famous for drawing detailed cityscapes and skylines from memory. His work includes landmarks, buildings, roads, bridges and architectural detail. Observation and memory are important skills in his work.
• Common 3D forms used in architecture such as cubes, cylinders, prisms and cones.
• Tone can be used to make shapes appear three-dimensional
• Ian Murphy is a contemporary British artist inspired by urban and industrial architecture. He uses line, tone, texture and layers in his artwork. He uses mark making creates texture and visual interest. and tonal shading creates the illusion of form and depth.
• Antoni Gaudí was a Spanish architect associated with Catalan Modernism. His architecture is highly decorative and often uses mosaics. He used colour extensively in his buildings. The Sagrada Família is one of his most famous works.
• Primary colours: red, yellow, blue.
• Secondary colours: orange, green, purple.
• Tertiary colours are made by mixing a primary and a secondary colour.
• Complementary colours are opposite on the colour wheel and go well together because they clash and appear to be brighter.
• Harmonious colours sit next to each other on the colour wheel and work well together.
• A façade is the front exterior face of a building. A façade can communicate a building's purpose and style. Effective façades include features such as windows, doors, pattern, texture and decorative details.
• Buildings are designed with both function (what they do) and style (how they look).
• Relief is a sculptural technique where forms project from a flat background.
• Relief work is created by layering materials onto a flat surface.
• Techniques include: Layering cardboard, exposed corrugation, scoring cardboard and bending cardboard

• Use horizon lines and vanishing points correctly.
• Draw accurately using one-point, two-point perspective and three- point perspective.
• Create the illusion of three-dimensional form using tone
• Draw architectural forms from observation and imagination.
• Use 3D shapes to create skylines inspired by Stephen Wilshire
• Apply mark making and texture techniques inspired by Ian Murphy.
• Use continuous line drawing techniques inspired by Ruth Allen. t]
• Apply colour theory when designing decorative architectural features. t]
• Design a building façade that communicates purpose, function and style.
• Create a relief sculpture using cardboard manipulation techniques such as layering, scoring and exposed corrugation.
• Evaluate and develop their own ideas using artist and architectural influences