Have students draw the horizon line in the picture and create one vanishing point by marking a dot on the middle of the horizon line. Have students draw the interior of a room, such as their classroom or their dream bedroom. Draw the walls, floor and ceiling so they diminish toward the vanishing point in the center of the horizon, drawing the viewer's eye to the center of the page. Use rulers to make sure each edge is either vertical or leads to the point marked by the dot, so the furniture and walls appear to shrink as they get closer to the vanishing point. Have the students add rectangular furniture that also gets shorter when closer to the center vanishing point. More advanced students can attempt some irregularly shaped or curved objects in their drawings.
Have students draw a horizon line on their papers and create two vanishing points: one on either end of the horizon line. Students then design a building or city corner in two-point perspective, meaning that the buildings seem to shrink toward the vanishing points on either side. In this style, objects in the center of the page appear tallest, whole objects at the left and right sides seem shorter. Encourage students to draw common city items, such as stop signs, street lights and mail boxes, using two-point perspective. Help students design billboards and signs on their buildings with lettering done in perspective.
Help students learn to draw boxes, cylinders, cones and other geometric objects in two-point perspective. Students create a three-dimensional structure or abstract art filled with shapes and objects drawn in perspective. As with the city block, the objects at the center of the page will appear to be tall, while objects closer to the sides of the page diminish as they get closer to the vanishing points at either side of the horizon. Students can practice drawing open boxes, ductwork or any other objects they desire. Help students practice drawing cylinders in two-point perspective by requiring some in their drawings. Students can also practice with shading by placing an imaginary light source at one of the vanishing points.
Advanced elementary art students may enjoy drawing a skyscraper or tall building in three-point perspective. Explain to students that very tall buildings appear to grow smaller at the top in addition to shrinking in to the distance at the horizon. For this style, have the students set the horizon below the middle of the page, with vanishing points at either side. Set the third vanishing point at the top of the page and draw a building with windows, doors, turrets and other architectural details that diminish toward all three points.