Monday, November 24, 2014

Week of November 24-28, 2014

Monday, November 24
Beginning Drawing: Students are working on a worksheet, finding the vantage points, a horizon line must be drawn in to meet all points. As students finish with worksheet, they are to begin a drawing of a stack of books using one and two point perspective with multiple vanishing points. 12x18" paper is used.
Portfolio Prep:Students will set up a display in the main lobby compiled of their completed Wrapped Animal Drawings.
Foundations of Art:Students create mythological creature heads in clay.
Introduction to Art: Practice Quilling assignment. Begin to look for references for final design.
Sculpture:Palissy & Weber inspired environmental sculpture.
Beginning Photography:Depth of Field assignment. Print and mount 3 examples of each - shallow & great depth of field.


Tuesday, November 25
Beginning Drawing: Students are starting to work on drawing a box sculpture. 18x24" white drawing paper & 1" border around.
Portfolio Prep:Students will set up an individual still life using ribbon and eggs to use for their next drawing.
Foundations of Art:Students create mythological creature heads in clay.
Introduction to Art: Practice Quilling assignment. Begin to look for references for final design.
Sculpture:Palissy & Weber inspired environmental sculpture.
Beginning Photography:Depth of Field assignment. Print and mount 3 examples of each - shallow & great depth of field. Handout photography Portrait Assignment.

Wednesday, November 26
No School - Snow Day

Thursday, November 27
No School - Thanksgiving Holiday

Friday, November 26
No School - Thanksgiving Holiday

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Week of November 17 - 21, 2014

Monday, November 17
Beginning Drawing:Students are working on the perspective City Block Assignment using graphite to shade. Completed drawings are due on today.
Portfolio Prep:Wrapped animal portraits. Students are to completed animal background using sharpie marker. Bandages are shaded, mouth & eyes done in colored pencil. Completed drawings are due on today.
Foundations of Art:Introduction to clay. Class demo.
Introduction to Art:Elements packet - students are completing color, color scheme, value, texture & space sections.
Sculpture:Palissy & Weber inspired environmental sculpture.
Beginning Photography:Depth of Field assignment. Print and mount 3 examples of each - shallow & great depth of field.

Tuesday, November 18
Beginning Drawing:Class Critique.
Portfolio Prep:Class Critique.
Foundations of Art:Complete Mandala design & mount to black background.
Introduction to Art:Introduction to Space and Form. Space Exercise, Form Exercise (Model Magic).
Sculpture:Palissy & Weber inspired environmental sculpture.
Beginning Photography:Depth of Field assignment. Print and mount 3 examples of each - shallow & great depth of field.

Wednsday, November 19
Beginning Drawing:Students are working on corrections to their Perspective City Blocks, per result of the critique.
Portfolio Prep:Students are working on corrections to their Wrapped Animals, per result of the critique.
Foundations of Art:Students create mythological creature bodies in clay.
Introduction to Art:PowerPoint on Quilling - Bridgit Gesner. Practice project.
Sculpture:Palissy & Weber inspired environmental sculpture.
Beginning Photography:Depth of Field assignment. Print and mount 3 examples of each - shallow & great depth of field.

Thursday, November 20
Beginning Drawing:Introduction to Multiple Vanishing Point Perspective. Students are working on a worksheet, finding the vantage points, a horizon line must be drawn in to meet all points.
Portfolio Prep:Students are working on corrections to their Wrapped Animals, per result of the critique.
Foundations of Art:Students create mythological creature bodies in clay.
Introduction to Art:Practice Quilling assignment.
Sculpture:Palissy & Weber inspired environmental sculpture.
Beginning Photography:Depth of Field assignment. Print and mount 3 examples of each - shallow & great depth of field.

Friday, November 21
Beginning Drawing: Students are working on a worksheet, finding the vantage points, a horizon line must be drawn in to meet all points. As students finish with worksheet, they are to begin a drawing of a stack of books using one and two point perspective with multiple vanishing points. 12x18" paper is used.
Portfolio Prep:Students will set up a display in the main lobby compiled of their completed Wrapped Animal Drawings.
Foundations of Art:Students create mythological creature bodies in clay.
Introduction to Art: Practice Quilling assignment.
Sculpture:Palissy & Weber inspired environmental sculpture.
Beginning Photography:Depth of Field assignment. Print and mount 3 examples of each - shallow & great depth of field.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Week of November 10 - 14, 2014

Monday, November 10
No School Act 80 Day

Tuesday, November 11
Beginning Drawing:Students are working on the perspective City Block Assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Wrapped animal portraits. Students are to completed animal background using sharpie marker.
Foundations of Art:Complete Mandala design & mount to black background.
Introduction to Art:Elements packet - students are completing color section.
Sculpture:Palissy & Weber inspired environmental sculpture.
Beginning Photography:Depth of Field assignment.


Wednesday, November 12
Beginning Drawing:Students are working on the perspective City Block Assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Wrapped animal portraits. Students are to completed animal background using sharpie marker.
Foundations of Art:Complete Mandala design & mount to black background.
Introduction to Art:Elements packet - students are completing color section.
Sculpture:Palissy & Weber inspired environmental sculpture.
Beginning Photography:Depth of Field assignment.


Thursday, November 13
Beginning Drawing:Students are working on the perspective City Block Assignment using graphite to shade. Completed drawings are due on Friday.
Portfolio Prep:Wrapped animal portraits. Students are to completed animal background using sharpie marker. Bandages are shaded, mouth & eyes done in colored pencil. Completed drawings are due on Friday.
Foundations of Art:Complete Mandala design & mount to black background.
Introduction to Art:Elements packet - students are completing color & color scheme sections.
Sculpture:Palissy & Weber inspired environmental sculpture.
Beginning Photography:Depth of Field assignment. Print and mount 3 examples of each - shallow & great depth of field.

Friday, November 14
Beginning Drawing:Students are working on the perspective City Block Assignment using graphite to shade. Completed drawings are due on today.
Portfolio Prep:Wrapped animal portraits. Students are to completed animal background using sharpie marker. Bandages are shaded, mouth & eyes done in colored pencil. Completed drawings are due on today.
Foundations of Art:Complete Mandala design & mount to black background.
Introduction to Art:Elements packet - students are completing color, color scheme, value, texture & space sections.
Sculpture:Palissy & Weber inspired environmental sculpture.
Beginning Photography:Depth of Field assignment. Print and mount 3 examples of each - shallow & great depth of field.

Monday, November 3, 2014

Week of November 3-7, 2014

Monday, November 3
Beginning Drawing:Introduction to 2 point perspective. City Block Assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Students continue to work on Wrapped Animal Portraits. Cross contour lines are applied according to planes in the body & "bandages" are formed.
Foundations of Art:Mandala drawings.
Introduction to Art:Introduction to Texture - Visual and Tactile. Sketchbook Assignment.
Sculpture:Palissy inspired high relief sculpture.
Photography:Landscape Assignment. Students are printing & mounting images.

Tuesday, November 4
Beginning Drawing:City Block Assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Students continue to work on Wrapped Animal Portraits. Cross contour lines are applied according to planes in the body & "bandages" are formed.
Foundations of Art:Mandala drawings.
Introduction to Art:Sketchbook Assignment Visual and Tactile Texture assignment.
Sculpture:Palissy inspired high relief sculpture.
Photography:Landscape Assignment. Students are printing & mounting images. Introduction of Depth of Field.

Wednesday, November 5
Beginning Drawing:City Block Assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Students continue to work on Wrapped Animal Portraits. Cross contour lines are applied according to planes in the body & "bandages" are formed.
Foundations of Art:Mandala drawings.
Introduction to Art:Sketchbook Assignment Visual and Tactile Texture assignment.
Sculpture:Palissy inspired high relief sculpture.
Photography:Depth of Field. Students are printing & mounting images.

Thursday, November 6
Beginning Drawing:City Block Assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Students continue to work on Wrapped Animal Portraits. Cross contour lines are applied according to planes in the body & "bandages" are formed.
Foundations of Art:Mandala drawings.
Introduction to Art:Sketchbook Assignment Visual and Tactile Texture assignment. Color Packet.
Sculpture:Palissy inspired high relief sculpture.
Photography:Depth of Field. Students are printing & mounting images.

Friday, November 7
Beginning Drawing:City Block Assignment.
Portfolio Prep:Students continue to work on Wrapped Animal Portraits. Cross contour lines are applied according to planes in the body & "bandages" are formed. Using a black Sharpie marker, shade the "fur" behind the bandages.
Foundations of Art:Mandala drawings.
Introduction to Art:Sketchbook Assignment Visual and Tactile Texture assignment. Introduction to 4 color schemes: Monochromatic, Analogous, Triadic & Complementary.
Sculpture:Palissy inspired high relief sculpture.
Photography:Depth of Field. Students will work in groups to create still life compositions and capture depth of field images.