For our latest art project we learnt about the concept of foreshortening. Foreshortening is the optical illusion that occurs when a part of something moves from one part of space to another.
For this project we traced our feet and hands on a paper. We had to work with a partner to help us with the tracing. It was very important to make sure both the hands and feet fitted onto the paper and were placed correctly onto the paper.
We then had to carefully create the print of our shoe sole onto our outline of each foot. Mrs Baldwin was very impressed with how everyone took their time with this and made sure that the patterns looked like the sole of a shoe. We then had to draw the main lines that we could see on both hands.
Finally, we drew our arms, legs, body and head to create the illusion that our body was further away then our feet and hands. The images all ended up looking like our bodies were falling toward the viewer.
Mrs Baldwin is blown away with how these art projects have turned out and everyone did a FANTASTIC job! They will be hanging around the room very soon for everyone to admire.
What did you enjoy the most about this art project?
What did you find the most challenging and why?
Have you ever done an optical illusion art project before and if so what was it?