Our current class assignment is to fill 3 pages in your sketchbook with images, designs, patterns, or combinations of your choice that demonstrate:
1st page: Line and shape (Flat stuff) Inspiration: Abstract Tree, Patterns, Face and Flowers, Funny Illustrations, Cut Paper Flowers, Maze, Contour Line Hand Drawings, String Jungle Gym, Text in Transit Maps, Orca, Face, Outdoor scene, Architectural 1, Architectural 2, Architectural 3, Architectural 4, Stairs, Skyline, Spinning Potters Wheel Drawing, Picture made of text, Calligraphy, More faces, Hand made of hands, etc. 2nd page: Value and form (3D stuff with shading) Inspiration: Geometric Neon Tape, Houses, Abstract 1, Abstract 2, Abstract 3, Dancer, Leaf, Wolf, Deer, Flower, Dog, Portrait, Eye, African Tree, Shoe, Cross-hatching face, Castle, Subway Scene, Frog, Car 1, Car 2, Car 3, Hand 1, Hand 2, Hand 3, etc. 3rd page: Texture and color (Focus on the way things appear to feel) Inspiration: Street Art Animals, Continuous Contour Line Dog, Patterned Owl, Cubes, Dragon, Wood grain, Variety, Textured fingers, More fingers, Even more fingers, Hat still life, Basket weave, Cat fur, Wrinkly skin, Smooth skin, Scales, Wet scales, Bird feathers, Hair 1, Hair 2, Hair 3, Hair 4, Leaf, Turtle, etc. It's okay if they're not in order in your sketchbook, as long as they are labeled clearly in the bottom corner. ***These 3 sketchbook pages are due at the end of class Mon 9/28/15 (blue) or Tue 9/29/15 (green). On your sketchbook’s front inside cover, write: Your Name Class Period 7th + 8th Grade Art 2015-16 Fall Ms. Slavin “Work the hardest on the things that are the hardest.” -Eileen Montgomery Warm-Ups from these Weeks 4 & 5: 9/14/15 or 9/15/15 Do Now: In your sketchbook (or printer paper with your name on it), draw the mannequin at your table. Please do not touch or move the mannequins! Draw them as they are. Pay attention to line, value (shading), and scale (size). The figure must be at least as big as your hand. It may go off the page. Think you’re done? Add something in the background to give it a story. 9/16/15 or 9/17/15 Do Now: In your sketchbook, draw the upside-down picture, keeping it upside down. Try not to think about what is portrayed in the picture, just focus on copying exactly what you see the way you see it! When you're done, flip it right-side up and see how much you got right! 9/18/15 Do Now: In your sketchbook, draw a quick sketch of the image on the screen. At the bottom of the page: 1. Write a brief description of the piece, focusing on adjectives. 2. Write your opinion: do you like it? why or why not? 3. What do you think it means (what is the message)? More information can be found here. 9/18/15 In-class assignment: Art History Venn Diagram Inside one circle of your Venn Diagram, describe what you see in the artwork at your table. It involves a technical description, nothing more. It does not have to be in complete sentences. It should include things like: -Subject (describe the main focus, person, object, animal, etc.) -Background (the scene, what is surrounding the main focus, and any other objects or animals you see) -First impression (note the characteristics of the piece that first jump out at you) -Colors (which hues, are they dark or bright, soft, dull, metallic, loud, pale, etc.) -Shapes, lines, textures (geometric, organic, straight, wavy, thick, thin, furry, fluffy, smooth, etc.) -Light (bright, dark, dim, directional, sunlight, manmade light, etc.) -Sensory qualities: identify the prominent mood and visual effect After you have added these words inside the circle, write these pieces of information on the outside of the circle: -Artist's name -Title of work -Type of artwork (media) -Year completed You will rotate and visit three different pieces. Write the words that come to mind for each piece, as well as the title, artist, etc. In the spaces overlapping in the circles, write what the pieces have in common. Here is the info for all 8 pieces. If you were absent, you need to Google image search three of these in order to fill out your Venn Diagram. Table 1: “Self-Portrait - The Frame” painting by Frida Kahlo, 1938 Table 2: “Self-Portrait” painting by Chuck Close, 1997 Table 3: “Janel and Audrey” sculpture by John Ahearn, 1983 Table 4: “Portrait of a Noblewoman” painting by Lavinia Fontana, 1580 Table 5: “Raining Popcorn” installation by Sandy Skoglund, 2001 Table 6: “Ancestor” painting by unknown Chinese, 18th century Table 7: “Reverie” painting by Roy Lichtenstein, 1965 Table 8: “The Weeping Woman” painting by Pablo Picasso, 1937. 9/21/15 or 9/22/15 Do Now: Finish your Venn Diagram, making sure that you included everything, even something that the artworks have in common. Are two or three of them paintings? Does more than one include people in them? Women? Does more than one have the same overall feeling or expression? Are there common colors, textures, or styles? Early dismissal Tuesday 9/22/15 and no school Wednesday 9/23/15! 9/24/15 or 9/25/15 Do Now: In your sketchbook, copy down the proportions of the human face. Make sure to note these things in your drawing: -The eyes are half-way down the head. -The nose line is located 1/4 of the way down from the eyes. -The mouth line is 1/8 of the way down from the nose. -There should be enough space between the eyes for another eye of the same width to fit. -The nose is as wide as the space between the eyes. -The mouth is as wide as the middles of the eyes. -The ears extend from the eye line to the nose line. Be sure to include a neck, which is almost as wide as the head, and it is curved. Be sure to give the person a hair line and some hair.
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