Starting Our Mural!!

Now that students have decided on Under the Sea as the theme for their mural, they started to develop it.  Each student submitted pictures of underwater animals, plants, and habitats to add to our design.

 

Then I placed the images into an attractive composition.  I will outline their work and students will paint the mural. 

Supplemental Art Training

I collaborated with Arcadia University to offer students a free 8 week long botanical drawing course on Saturdays.  Here they are on their first day at "college" watching their professor give a demonstration...

An example of a student's finished study.

Homework due 3/12, 3/13

Students are to draw and shade two different eyes, from two different people.  Try to notice the shape of each eye, the lid, brow, and iris, and how these are unique to the person you are drawing. 

A day due 3/12
B day due 3/13

Painting the Color Designs and Patterns

Students were then able to select color schemes and paint their patterns and designs, with attention to opacity, smooth edges, and color correctness. 

Learning Grids, Patterns, and Color Schemes

Students learned measurements and gridding process to enlarge and transfer their patterns, designs, or photos onto their page.

Highest Midterm Grades

Homework due Feb 20th / 21st

Students are to complete two of the three options in their sketchbook:

1. One value study of object of your choice, must show at least 5 distinct values and must have looked at objects while drawing.
2. A value study drawing of either eyes, nose, or mouth.  Try to look at yourself as much as possible for this, or use a friend if necessary. 
3. One study (drawing) of a bug or plant, close up and in detail, like a leaf or a dead fly. 

As always, effort is more important than drawing ability, PROGRESSION NOT PERFECTION.  :)

Also, students if you are newly rostered and do not have a sketchbook yet, please see the in class list of stores, or the list on the right hand side of this blog. 

Devoirs en raison 20 février / 21
Les étudiants doivent remplir deux des trois options dans leur carnet de croquis:

1. Une étude sur la valeur de l'objet de votre choix, doit comporter au moins 5 valeurs distinctes et avoir regardé des objets tout en tirant.
2. Un dessin d'étude d'une valeur soit les yeux, le nez ou la bouche. Essayez de regarder vous-même autant que possible à cela, ou utilisez un ami si nécessaire.
3. Une étude (dessin) d'un bug ou une plante, de près et en détail, comme une feuille ou d'une mouche morte.

Comme toujours, l'effort est plus important que la capacité de l'établissement, PROGRESSION pas la perfection. :)

Aussi, les étudiants si vous êtes nouvellement inscrite au tableau et n'ont pas encore un carnet de croquis, s'il vous plaît voir la liste des classes dans des magasins ou dans la liste de droite de ce blog.

Jeopardy Winners!

Well done to these teams who won the Jeopardy review game - and are excused from the next homework assignment!

A day 1st Ricshair B. Nafis C. Davian G. Sh-kyra D. Kasheem G. Aaliyah P. Nadir J. A day 4th Stephon C. Aarin D. Quadeir J. Jaukwan H. Raequan H. Alex G.

B day 1st Abby B. Frankyln B. Gervens M. Alize B. Hillary W. Brianna M. Temia B. B day 4th Brittany W. Renae C. Garryson L. Tyree V.

Midterm Slide Study Guide

Francisco Goya "The Third of May, 1808", 1814
Patricia Piccinini "Litter", 2011 
Pablo Picasso "Guernica" 1937
Charles Willson Peale "The Artist in His Museum" 1822
Vincent van Gogh "The Red Vineyard" 1888
Horace Pippin "John Brown Going to His Hanging" 1942
Horace Pippin "Mr. Prejudice" 1943
Charles Willson Peale "Portrait of Yarrow Mamout" 1819

 

Social Comment Homework Due Feb 4th / 5th

Students should review their list of 5 current societal issues, and identify the three of their top five that they would most like to focus on for art making.   Begin to brainstorm artwork that could demonstrate these three concept, and draft ideas for these three issues.  Drafts can be submitted as a written description, a diagram, or a sketched drawing.

These are due Feb 4th / 5th. 

Successful Homework

Color Schemes Power Point

Color schemes from Amanda Caucci

Class Mural

Ideas for the class mural are due by Friday Jan 18th, most popular ideas will be presented in a poll on class blog starting Jan 25th.  Please know that families are encouraged to vote as well, and classes will begin designing a mural of the winning idea in early February.

Thank you!
Ms. Johnson
215-276-5253 ext 2342

Sketchbook Homework due Jan 23rd and 24th

Students will complete a vocabulary sheet and the choice of three of the following five sketch options.  Drawings must be in a sketch book.
1. An aerial perspective in color utilizing the three techniques to show depth.
2. Three value studies of your hand in various positions.
3. One point perspective of either a hallway or street view, must have details and must have a vanishing point. 
4. One sketch representing one of your social issues identified earlier.
5. Two sketches of objects from home, must look at objects, do not make these drawings up out of your head.

Students, credit will not be given if no effort is present, if your drawings are on lined paper, if your value studies are in pen, or if you try to do these during class time.  You've been warned.  :)

Successful Value Study Homework

In Progress Aerial Perspectives

After brainstorming what makes certain objects look further away in nature, and gathering much of their own source imagery, students created aerial perspective landscapes in colored pencil. They were required to represent depth through reduced size and color saturation of objects, as well as the placement of those objects in relation to the horizon line. Students had the option to make these landscapes surreal, adding symbolic or conceptual imagery within their work.

Reviewing Value Studies Homework

Students will draw three objects, from observation, and fully develop their shading.  Values from highlights to shadows (the different shades of gray) should be present in each drawing.

Example of previously completed student work:

Due Jan 8th / 9th. 

Understanding and Applying Aerial Perspective

Students identified key components of depth in natural settings and are creating their own landscape showing:
1. objects reducing in size as they recede
2. objects reducing in color saturation as they recede
3. objects moving towards the horizon line as they recede (up the page for land, down the page for sky)

Students can also add surrealist elements or symbolic elements to their landscape if they chose. 

Here is a power point we discussed during the initial stages of this process...

Aerial perspective review from Amanda Caucci

Kandinksy High Grades...

Amazing Job Students!!! 

 

Newly Enrolled Students...

Welcome!  We are so glad you're joining us!  In lieu of completing the Art research paper, due for your peers next week, you have two smaller assignments.

First you will need a sketchbook for this class, and second you must complete three value study (shaded) drawings of objects in it, of your choice.  Please be sure to look at actual objects or images, do not make these particular objects up out of your head.

Both the sketchbook and the drawings are due A day 10th, B day 11th.