Friday, September 10, 2010

Week of September 18, 2010

Monday
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading Cubist Still Life
Intro to Art: Demo Shattered Value Study, discussion on cubism, demo contour line drawing
Beginning Photography: Review Test
Beginning Pottery: Continue forming rattles

Tuesday
Portfolio Prep:Continue shading Cubist Still Life
Intro to Art: Students are to select a subject and produce a large contour line drawing of that subject. Students are encouraged to focus on a single item such as a fish, a bird, an insect, etc.
Beginning Photography: Load film into cameras for exposure practice.
Beginning Pottery:Continue forming rattles

Wednesday
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading Cubist Still Life
Intro to Art: Continue to work on contour drawing.
Beginning Photography: Notes on film processing
Beginning Pottery: Continue forming rattles

Thursday
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading Cubist Still Life
Intro to Art: Students are to consider creative ways to develop their value study.
Beginning Photography: Notes on film processing
Beginning Pottery: Continue forming rattles

Friday
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading Cubist Still Life - assignment & sketchbooks due
Intro to Art: Students will proceed from shape to shape and decide which part will be the richest black and which part will be the lightest gray. The entire paper will be filled with values including both the positive shapes and the negative background shapes; sketchbook assignment due
Beginning Photography: video "On assignment: The Darkroom"
Beginning Pottery: Continue forming rattles