Autobahn Drawing 7

AUTOBAHN DRAWINGSpace, Value & One-Point Perspective

2 Sessions @ 50 Minutes

7

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ABOUT THE AUTOBAHN The AUTOBAHN is the national highway system of GERMANY. It is

best known for not having a speed limit. How fast would you drive

without a speed limit? Some areas of the autobahn do have speed

limits, though, if they are accident prone or under construction.

Germany is also known for its production of cars that travel

the autobahn; BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Audi and

Volkswagen are all German car brands.

This one-point perspective drawing is

sure to capture the attention of your

students. Inspired by the autobahn, the

highway system in Germany that is

known for its high speed limits, this

lesson gives students the opportunity

to design their own cars and use size

to create a sense of space in their

drawing. Students will also learn to

layer colored pencils to create custom

colors and use value to add shadows.

What You’ll Need: 9” x 12” white sulphite paper

Pencil & eraser

Fine point black marker

Colored pencils

Ruler

Autobahn near Munich. Image from HERE.

Autobahn drawing

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Creating perspective


• Start with a 9” x 12” piece of white

sulphite paper turned horizontal.

• Use a pencil to draw a dot near the center

in the top third of the paper.

• This dot will be your VANISHING POINT. The vanishing point is where all of the lines

that form your road will meet, creating the

illusion that the road is going back in

SPACE. This is called ONE-POINT PERSPECTIVE.

• Use a ruler to draw an angled line from

the vanishing point to just above the

bottom corner of the paper.

• Move the ruler up slightly, keeping the

ruler aligned with the vanishing point to

make another line just above your original.

• Repeat the same process on the

other side of the paper. Your two

lines will form an upside down “V”

shape.

• To make the center barrier,

line up the ruler with the

vanishing point and the

bottom center of the

paper.

• Slide the ruler over just a bit to make a

second line.

Drawing the cars• Cars in Germany travel

on the right side of the

road. This means that

on the right side of the

road you will see the

back of the cars and on

the left side you will see

the front of the cars.

• Begin drawing the car that is closest to you,

which will be closest to the bottom of the

paper.

• It’s okay if the car overlaps the lines for the

side of the road. You can fix that later.

• You can use the drawing guide on page

seven and the handout on page eight for help

drawing your cars.

• Drawing the cars, whether the front view or

back view, begins with a curved rectangle at the

bottom, and a rounded trapezoid shape on top

for the windshield or back window.

• You can add your own details to the cars,

including lights and license plates.

• As the cars go back in space, they will get

smaller and smaller.

• Add cars on both sides of the road.

Handouts on page 7 & 8


Adding the background• Use your ruler to draw a bridge across the top of the

page. I used the bridge to cover my vanishing point.

• The bridge doesn’t need to go across the entire page.

• Draw trees or hills on either side, overlapping the ends

of the bridge.

• Add mountains in the background. Bring the corners of

the mountains in the center down to the vanishing point.

• Add details on the sides of the road.

Some ideas are: a no speed limit sign,

rocks and woodland animals. You can

even give it a whimsical touch by

adding gnomes or other surprises.

• Don’t forget to add people traveling in

your cars.

• Use a thin black marker, like a Micron, to

trace all lines. Use your ruler to trace straight

lines to keep them exact.

• Add TEXTURE lines in the grass and

trees.


layering with colored pencils


• One of my favorite things to do with colored

pencils is LAYERING colors on top of each other.

This helps to create rich, realistic colors.

• Areas that are closer in space will be colored more

brightly, while areas in the distance will appear

lighter and less vibrant.

• This is called ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE.

• You can emphasize this concept with the road; the

bottom of the road should be dark black and fade to

lighter grey near the top.

• Adding VALUE will imply FORM in your drawing.

• Imagine the sun shining near the top left corner of

your paper. This would cause the top left side of

objects to be lighter, while the bottom right side will

be in shadow.

• To create value with colored pencils, you can

either press harder for darker values or add a darker

color in the shadowy areas.

• Large areas tend to be

tedious for students to color

with colored pencils. Just

remind them that areas that

are far back in space will

appear very light, so they

won’t need to spend too much

time on the sky or mountains

in the background.


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AUTOBAHN CARS


H A N D O U T


National Core Arts Standards - 7th GradeA U T O B A H N D R A W I N G

C R E AT I N G

Common Core StandardsCCSS.ELA.Literacy.W.7.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing

on several sources and generating additional related, focused

questions for further research and investigation.

Before beginning, students can research specific characteristics

of the landscape in Germany or German-made cars that they

would like feature in their drawing.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-

led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and

expressing their own clearly.

If time allows, leading a class critique of the finished artwork can tie into this standard by

students participating in discussions about each other’s work, building on each other’s ideas and

clearly expressing their observations.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when

writing or speaking.

You can emphasize to students the importance of using conventions of standard English

grammar when writing their answers to the artist statement worksheet. This is a wonderful way

to help students see cross-curricular connections between subjects!

VA:Cr1.1.7a - Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work - Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.

VA:Cr2.1.7a - Organize and develop artistic ideas and work - Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and approaches in creating works of art or design.

VA:Cr3.1.7a - Refine and complete artistic work - Reflect on and explain important information about personal artwork in an artist statement or another format.

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Time to evaluate your work! Review your project and check the box with your answer.

Criteria

Craftsmanship

Effort

Composition

Did you follow all steps?

Were you satisfied with the end result?

Did you use the supplies correctly?

Did you do your best?

Excellent Needs WorkSuccessful Progressing

© DEEP SPACE SPARKLE & THE SPARKLERS CLUB

© DEEP SPACE SPARKLE & THE SPARKLERS CLUB

Did the student create a drawing of a highway based on the autobahn in Germany?

Did the student use different colors and pressure with color pencils to show value?

Did the student use one-point perspective to show space in their drawing?

Student Name:__________________ Class:__________ Project: Autobahn Drawing

Student Name:__________________ Class:__________ Project: Autobahn Drawing

TEACHER ASSESSMENT

STUDENT ASSESSMENT

5-75-7

5-7 5-7

Atmospheric perspective

Autobahn

Form

A U T O B A H N D R A W I N G V O C A B U L A R Y


Germany

Layering

One-point perspective



Space

Texture

Value



Vanishing point



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