Section 2

1. Section 2

1.10. Lesson 1 Summary

Mathematics 20-3 Module 5

Section 2: Perspective and Scale

Lesson 1 Summary

In 1973, W. O. Mitchell’s book The Vanishing Point was published. The setting for this novel was patterned after the Eden Valley Reserve (part of Stoney Nakoda Nation) near Calgary. The novel deals with relationships between the First Nations people on the reserve and people in the wider community. Why do you think Mitchell chose The Vanishing Point as his title?

Each one of these three photos has an example of a vanishing point. From left, the photos are of a road, a foot bridge, and a field of grass.

If you were designing a cover for Mitchell's book, which image would you choose? Where might the vanishing point be?

In this lesson you explored one-point perspective—the art of drawing a three-dimensional object so the object appears as your eyes see it.