Monday, February 24, 2020

Week of February 24 -28, 2020

Monday, February 24
Advanced Sculpture: Complete Rubric for Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, continue work on Wycinanki design by attaching the silhouette of the base to white drawing paper & adding layers of cut colored paper onto the top. Encourage to use color schemes (warm/cool). Handout quiz #1 study guide - Quiz on Thursday 2/27
Advanced Photography: Unit 8 Panning, Long Exposure, Night Photography; Digital Skill - Multiplicity Photograph
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on composition in painting. Create a visual focus that leads the eye to the most important part of the painting. Fill the space in an interesting way. The photos must become part of the painting. By layering paint & doing many layers, the photos will look like they are part of the painting. All borders & cut edges must not be seen - allow the paint to go right onto the photos, stain & paint them - just do NOT let them disappear!
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel drawing, work on adding more detail to the middle and foreground. Start adding all fine detail areas. Quiz #1 - Landscape, Color & Pastel on Thursday 2/27

Tuesday, February 25
Advanced Sculpture: Complete Rubric for Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, continue work on Wycinanki design, complete & turn in. Begin Unit 2: Artists as Designers; PowerPoint; Review study guide for quiz #1 study guide - Quiz on Thursday 2/27
Advanced Photography: Unit 8 Panning, Long Exposure, Night Photography; Digital Skill - Multiplicity Photograph
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on composition in painting. Create a visual focus that leads the eye to the most important part of the painting. Fill the space in an interesting way. The photos must become part of the painting. By layering paint & doing many layers, the photos will look like they are part of the painting. All borders & cut edges must not be seen - allow the paint to go right onto the photos, stain & paint them - just do NOT let them disappear!
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel drawing, complete & turn in. Begin Unit 2: Figure Drawing; Handout Reference Packets & due date paperwork; Quiz #1 - Landscape, Color & Pastel on Thursday 2/27

Wednesday, February 26
Advanced Sculpture: Work on Reading Questions and reading selection - Alberto Giacometti
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, continue work on Wycinanki design, complete & turn in. Begin Unit 2: Artists as Designers; Sketchbook Assignment - Object Improvements; Review study guide for quiz #1 - Quiz on Thursday 2/27
Advanced Photography: Unit 8 Panning, Long Exposure, Night Photography; Digital Skill - Multiplicity Photograph
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on composition in painting. Create a visual focus that leads the eye to the most important part of the painting. Fill the space in an interesting way. The photos must become part of the painting. By layering paint & doing many layers, the photos will look like they are part of the painting. All borders & cut edges must not be seen - allow the paint to go right onto the photos, stain & paint them - just do NOT let them disappear!
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel drawing, complete & turn in. Begin Unit 2: Figure Drawing; Work on Reference Packets creating facial expressions and figure studies Quiz #1 - Landscape, Color & Pastel on Thursday 2/27

Thursday, February 27
Advanced Sculpture: Work on Reading Questions and reading selection - Alberto Giacometti
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, continue work on Wycinanki design, complete & turn in. Unit 2: Artists as Designers; Sketchbook Assignment - Object Improvements; Quiz today 2/27
Advanced Photography: Unit 8 Panning, Long Exposure, Night Photography; Digital Skill - Multiplicity Photograph
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on composition in painting. Create a visual focus that leads the eye to the most important part of the painting. Fill the space in an interesting way. The photos must become part of the painting. By layering paint & doing many layers, the photos will look like they are part of the painting. All borders & cut edges must not be seen - allow the paint to go right onto the photos, stain & paint them - just do NOT let them disappear!
Advanced Drawing: Quiz #1 Landscape, Color & Pastel; if done before class end, continue to work on figure study packets

Friday, February 28
Advanced Sculpture: Work on Reading Questions and reading selection - Alberto Giacometti
Fundamentals of Art: Word Search, turn in at period end
Advanced Photography: Unit 8 Panning, Long Exposure, Night Photography; Digital Skill - Multiplicity Photograph
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on composition in painting. Create a visual focus that leads the eye to the most important part of the painting. Fill the space in an interesting way. The photos must become part of the painting. By layering paint & doing many layers, the photos will look like they are part of the painting. All borders & cut edges must not be seen - allow the paint to go right onto the photos, stain & paint them - just do NOT let them disappear!
Advanced Drawing: Continue to prepare for Quiz #1 (Monday), word search, turn in at period end

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Week of February 17 - 21, 2020

Monday, February 17
*NO SCHOOL - PRESIDENT'S DAY*

Tuesday, February 18
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to work in plaster to cast hands, sand cast hands, prep with gesso, work on building & painting multiple leveled base
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, hand back Notan and have students complete rubric, continue work on Wycinanki design
Advanced Photography: Unit 7 - Typology Photography, Digital Skills Invisible People; Class 5A continue to work with Mrs. Miller's class creating and collaborating on book covers using Photoshop to enhance individual photographs.
Portfolio Prep: Drawing - Create a mixed-media painting on a theme of your choosing. Select an overall theme for your painting. Select a few photos that are about the theme - they can be found online, within magazines, within books - photocopy all images. Make sure that all images are large enough to copy - no blurred images, no small images or low contrast images
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel drawing, block in base color on pastel paper beginning in background and work into middle ground

Wednesday, February 19
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to paint both hands and multiple leveled base, assemble and attach with a mixture of Duco Cement and hot glue to the painted bases
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, continue work on Wycinanki design by attaching the silhouette of the base to white drawing paper & adding layers of cut colored paper onto the top. Encourage to use color schemes (warm/cool).
Advanced Photography: Unit 7 - Typology Photography, Digital Skills Invisible People; Class 5A continue to work with Mrs. Miller's class creating and collaborating on book covers using Photoshop to enhance individual photographs.
Portfolio Prep: Drawing - Create a mixed-media painting on a theme of your choosing. Select an overall theme for your painting. Select a few photos that are about the theme - they can be found online, within magazines, within books - photocopy all images. Make sure that all images are large enough to copy - no blurred images, no small images or low contrast images
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel drawing, work on adding more detail to the middle and foreground.

Thursday, February 20
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to paint both hands and multiple leveled base, assemble and attach with a mixture of Duco Cement and hot glue to the painted bases
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, continue work on Wycinanki design by attaching the silhouette of the base to white drawing paper & adding layers of cut colored paper onto the top. Encourage to use color schemes (warm/cool).
Advanced Photography: Unit 8; Class 5A continue to work with Mrs. Miller's class creating and collaborating on book covers using Photoshop to enhance individual photographs.
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on composition in painting. Create a visual focus that leads the eye to the most important part of the painting. Fill the space in an interesting way. The photos must become part of the painting. By layering paint & doing many layers, the photos will look like they are part of the painting. All borders & cut edges must not be seen - allow the paint to go right onto the photos, stain & paint them - just do NOT let them disappear!
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel drawing, work on adding more detail to the middle and foreground.

Friday, February 21
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to paint both hands and multiple leveled base, assemble and attach with a mixture of Duco Cement and hot glue to the painted bases - Due at period end 2/21/20
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, continue work on Wycinanki design by attaching the silhouette of the base to white drawing paper & adding layers of cut colored paper onto the top. Encourage to use color schemes (warm/cool).
Advanced Photography: Unit 8; Class 5A continue to work with Mrs. Miller's class creating and collaborating on book covers using Photoshop to enhance individual photographs.
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on composition in painting. Create a visual focus that leads the eye to the most important part of the painting. Fill the space in an interesting way. The photos must become part of the painting. By layering paint & doing many layers, the photos will look like they are part of the painting. All borders & cut edges must not be seen - allow the paint to go right onto the photos, stain & paint them - just do NOT let them disappear!
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel drawing, work on adding more detail to the middle and foreground. Start adding all fine detail areas.

Monday, February 10, 2020

Week of February 10 - 14, 2020

Monday, February 10
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to work in plaster to cast hands, sand cast hands, prep with gesso, work on building leveled base
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, Introduce Notan Design, work on individual 6x6 Notan Design creation
Advanced Photography: Unit 7 - Typology Photography, Digital Skills Invisible People
Portfolio Prep: Drawing - Create a mixed-media painting on a theme of your choosing. Select an overall theme for your painting. Select a few photos that are about the theme - they can be found online, within magazines, within books - photocopy all images. Make sure that all images are large enough to copy - no blurred images, no small images or low contrast images
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel drawing, block in base color on pastel paper beginning in background and work into middle ground

Tuesday, February 11
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to work in plaster to cast hands, sand cast hands, prep with gesso, work on building multiple leveled base
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, Notan Design, work on individual 6x6 Notan Design creation, glue black 6x6 onto 12x12 white; follow directions on handout to complete
Advanced Photography: Unit 7 - Typology Photography, Digital Skills Invisible People
Portfolio Prep: Drawing - Create a mixed-media painting on a theme of your choosing. Select an overall theme for your painting. Select a few photos that are about the theme - they can be found online, within magazines, within books - photocopy all images. Make sure that all images are large enough to copy - no blurred images, no small images or low contrast images
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel drawing, block in base color on pastel paper beginning in background and work into middle ground

Wednesday, February 12
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to work in plaster to cast hands, sand cast hands, prep with gesso, work on building & painting multiple leveled base
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, Notan Design, work on individual 6x6 Notan Design creation, glue black 6x6 onto 12x12 white; follow directions on handout to complete
Advanced Photography: Unit 7 - Typology Photography, Digital Skills Invisible People
Portfolio Prep: Drawing - Create a mixed-media painting on a theme of your choosing. Select an overall theme for your painting. Select a few photos that are about the theme - they can be found online, within magazines, within books - photocopy all images. Make sure that all images are large enough to copy - no blurred images, no small images or low contrast images
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel drawing, block in base color on pastel paper beginning in background and work into middle ground

Thursday, February 13
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to work in plaster to cast hands, sand cast hands, prep with gesso, work on building & painting multiple leveled base
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, Notan Design, work on individual 6x6 Notan Design creation, glue black 6x6 onto 12x12 white; follow directions on handout to complete; due at the end of class period; Introduce wycinanki PowerPoint presentation
Advanced Photography: Unit 7 - Typology Photography, Digital Skills Invisible People
Portfolio Prep: Drawing - Create a mixed-media painting on a theme of your choosing. Select an overall theme for your painting. Select a few photos that are about the theme - they can be found online, within magazines, within books - photocopy all images. Make sure that all images are large enough to copy - no blurred images, no small images or low contrast images
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel drawing, block in base color on pastel paper beginning in background and work into middle ground

Friday, February 14
*NO SCHOOL - ACT 80 DAY*

Monday, February 3, 2020

Week of February 3-7, 2020

Monday, February 3
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to work in plaster to cast hands
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, Introduce Paper cut-out artists Carmen Garza & Kara Walker; Sketchbook Assignment: Family Traditions
Advanced Photography: Unit 7 - Group Photography, Digital Skills
Portfolio Prep: Drawing - Create a mixed-media painting on a theme of your choosing. Select an overall theme for your painting. Select a few photos that are about the theme - they can be found online, within magazines, within books - photocopy all images. Make sure that all images are large enough to copy - no blurred images, no small images or low contrast images
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel Exercises in Color Packet for classwork, sketch contour line drawing onto pastel paper

Tuesday, February 4
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to work in plaster to cast hands
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, Introduce Paper cut-out artists Carmen Garza & Kara Walker; Sketchbook Assignment: Family Traditions
Advanced Photography: Unit 7 - Group Photography, Digital Skills
Portfolio Prep: Drawing - Create a mixed-media painting on a theme of your choosing. Select an overall theme for your painting. Select a few photos that are about the theme - they can be found online, within magazines, within books - photocopy all images. Make sure that all images are large enough to copy - no blurred images, no small images or low contrast images
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel Exercises in Color Packet for classwork, sketch contour line drawing onto pastel paper

Wednesday, February 5
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to work in plaster to cast hands
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, Introduce Paper cut-out artists Carmen Garza & Kara Walker; Sketchbook Assignment: Family Traditions
Advanced Photography: Unit 7 - Group Photography, Digital Skills
Portfolio Prep: Drawing - Create a mixed-media painting on a theme of your choosing. Select an overall theme for your painting. Select a few photos that are about the theme - they can be found online, within magazines, within books - photocopy all images. Make sure that all images are large enough to copy - no blurred images, no small images or low contrast images
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel Exercises in Color Packet for classwork, sketch contour line drawing onto pastel paper

Thursday, February 6
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to work in plaster to cast hands
Fundamentals of Art: Unit 1 Artists as Storytellers, Introduce Paper cut-out artists Kara Walker; Introduce New Vocabulary, class game
Advanced Photography: Unit 7 - Typology Photography, Digital Skills Invisible People
Portfolio Prep: Drawing - Create a mixed-media painting on a theme of your choosing. Select an overall theme for your painting. Select a few photos that are about the theme - they can be found online, within magazines, within books - photocopy all images. Make sure that all images are large enough to copy - no blurred images, no small images or low contrast images
Advanced Drawing: Continue Pastel Exercises in Color Packet for classwork, sketch contour line drawing onto pastel paper

Friday, February 7
Advanced Sculpture: Alto Relief with Cast Plaster Hands Project 1; Continue to work in plaster to cast hands
Fundamentals of Art: No Class Today - Early Dismissal
Advanced Photography: Unit 7 - Typology Photography, Digital Skills Invisible People
Portfolio Prep: Drawing - Create a mixed-media painting on a theme of your choosing. Select an overall theme for your painting. Select a few photos that are about the theme - they can be found online, within magazines, within books - photocopy all images. Make sure that all images are large enough to copy - no blurred images, no small images or low contrast images
Advanced Drawing: No Class Today - Early Dismissal