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Design Two

Welcome back to Art class! I'm looking forward to a great semester of expanding our skill, talent and creativity.

 

Design 2 expands the student’s knowledge of the arts and goes more in depth into the mediums and techniques introduced in Drawing 1.  Students are exposed to more drawing and painting exercises as well as block printing, and pen/ink, scratchboards, and mixed media work. They will be encouraged to experiment and push themselves to expand their creative potential, enhance their art skills and start to develop their own style.  Throughout the year students will be working on a portfolio of artwork.  By the end of the year, students will have produced a portfolio that can be used for AP Studio Art or college classes.

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In addition to projects, each week a “Creative Challenge” will be assigned. The Creative Challenges (CC) are weekly homework assignments to be completed in the students’ sketchbooks and are designed to exercise imagination, refine artistic skills, or reinforce ideas learned in class. They are to be completed outside of class, unless a student finishes early with a project, then the CC should be worked on.  30 minutes minimum should be spent each week on the CC. 

Projects + Student work

Elements and Principles Cube

The Elements and Principles of Art are the "ingredients" of art and are essential to be able to analyze, process, discuss and understand art.  The Elements and Principles ARE what art is!  Get comfortable with speaking about them. You will find your appreciation of art grow due to your ability to understand and process what you are seeing, and you'll find your own art develop into deeper levels. Follow the instructions to create the foundation for your cube. On each side of your cube, choose at least one element and one principle to demonstrate. Now you've got an awesome piece of art that is also very educational!
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  • Mixed media! Use at  least 3 dry medias, for example: makers, crayons, collage, colored pencils,etc.)

  • No blank, boring, white space 

  • Be creative and inventive with your examples

  • Construct cube as neatly and nicely as you can so that it holds it's shape and looks sharp

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Rubric

1. Combination of one Element and one Principle of Art on each page: 4 points per each vocabulary word (20 points)

2. Use of two dry materials: Example= colored pencils and pens (10 points)

3. Workmanship: Time and effort spent completing the assignment

-Put together well and no areas are left blank (10 points)

4. Creativity: Demonstrates unique examples and ideas to illustrate the Elements and Principles of Art 

-Examples not copied from the handout or slides (10 points)

TOTAL= 50 points

Observational Drawing Packet

As we did in Drawing I, we'll begin the semester with practicing some drawing techniques that will help us build our skills. We are going to be focusing on observational drawing as this will help with realism in our upcoming projects. 

Blind Contour Drawing

Complete at least 5 blind contour drawings of a classmate on newsprint. Select your favorite page (or collage pages), and modify to emphasize at least one Element of Art and one Principle of Design. Add pen, colored pencil, marker, pastel, watercolor, to emphasize your elements and principles. 

Rubric:

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Line Portrait Drawing

Bring in a photo of yourself that is 4X6. Try different facial expressions, angles, cropping, and lighting. We will use the grid method like we did in Drawing I with the Value Portrait.  Use ONLY LINES. No smooth value. You can create value using different types of lines (thick or thin) and simple pen and ink values. 

 

Medium: Black, grey, or blue pens only. Bring your own so that you can use it throughout the entire portrait.
Practice different types of line in your sketchbook. Try focusing in on just one part of your face and practice adding value using ONLY line.


*Keep in mind: We've been practicing lines and shapes. Break down your face into shapes. They can be geometric shapes or organic shapes.

Rubric:

  • Materials: bring in a 4X6 selfie. (10 points)

  • Use of the grid method to create a structured drawing format, lightly sketched/ erased (20 points)

  • Accurate facial proportions (20 points)

  • Line and shape are clearly defined (20 points)

  • Value is portrayed using an assortment of LINE only (20 points)

  • Paper is clean, not wrinkled or creased (10 points)

  • Appropriate use of class time (10 points)

Total: 110 points​

Gesture Drawing

We need to loosen up a bit and allow our arms to move a little more. When we draw with too much control, the marks are made by moving our wrists. And while this is great for details, it isn’t quite as effective for getting the initial shapes of the subject on the drawing surface. Instead, we want to draw with our elbows and shoulders, allowing for many loose lines on the paper. 

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Gesture drawing is usually associated with drawing the human figure. It is a method of creating loose lines or shapes to build the overall shape and possibly the form of the subject quickly. It is a form of drawing that is not focused on the details, but rather capturing as much information as possible, as quickly as possible on the drawing surface.

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Draw loosely, using your whole arm. Keep your wrist tight and try to allow the marks to originate from your shoulder or elbow. Make several marks and leave the eraser in the drawer.

Gesture Drawing Project

Create a project using a variety of figure drawing. You can choose to focus on one model or incorporate several models. Use a different medium each day:
Graphite, oil pastel, pen, black watercolor, chalk, crayon and colored pencil. Which one do you like best? Use a color scheme we have previously discussed:
Monochromatic, Analogous, or Complementary.


Tips:
Layer drawings on top of each other.
Collage your favorite parts into one page. 
Incorporate gesture drawings (30 sec-5 mins) with portrait and detail drawings.

Boxes in Two Point Perspective

​A great way to review and practice drawing perspective is to do something simple, like boxes floating in space.  Throw in some shading to make this exercise even more dynamic. Before you begin, you'll review one-point perspective by creative 5 boxes in your art book to turn in with your project. Then, we'll move on to 2-point perspective with boxes in space. Including in your drawing... 
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Rubric:

  • A horizon line

  • 2 vanishing points

  • 5 forms (make them different and geometric)

  • Some above and below the horizon line

  • Pick/label light source and shade all sides either dark, middle, or light value using either hatching or crosshatching

  • Use black pen to create value!​​

Total = 50 points

Watercolor Techniques

My favorite part about watercolor is all the exciting techniques you can use.  There are countless ones to try!  Pick 10 of the 15 watercolor techniques I have listed below.  Divide up a large piece of watercolor paper into 10 portions and demonstrate your use of each technique.  Label each one in each.  
           

  1. 4 values of one color (separate each one)

  2. Wet-in-wet 

  3. Dry Brush

  4. Salt

  5. Plastic Wrap Blot

  6. Tissue Blot

  7. Wax Resist (with white crayon)  

  8. Rubbing Alcohol Dots with Q-tips

  9. Graduated Wash

  10. Stencil (with masking tape)

  11. Stippling dots

  12. Drips

  13. Pen and Ink

  14. Transparency

  15. Splattering

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Total = 50 points (5 points each)

Two Point Perspective Birdhouses

In order to expand our understanding of two point perspective, we'll be drawing birdhouses in a landscape! Start with a light pencil drawing, and move into pen to create value. Finish your drawing by adding watercolor to each object. 

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  • At least 5 birdhouses in two point perspective

  • At least 2 types of texture! (i.e. wooden or tiled roof, grass blades)

  • Some above, on and below the horizon line

  • Add small creatures or elements of nature! At least one of each.

  • Pick/label light source and shade all sides either dark, middle, or light value)

  • Use black pen to create value! (i.e. hatching, crosshatching, stippling)

  • Use watercolor to add dimension and originality to your drawing

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Total = 150 points

Personal Mini Still Life 

Tesselations

We will be expanding our understanding of pattern and optical illusion in art as we look at the work of MC Escher. Create a tessellation design inspired by the work of MC Escher using the translation method! You will need: Cardstock (for pattern), drawing paper, pencil, and finishing details within each tessellation with colored pencil. Refer to your handout for a step by step of the translation method of creating a tessellation. 

Rubric:

  • Project is finished (10 points)

  • Complexity of the tessellation shape (10 points)

  • Shape is recognizable (10 points)

  • Details inside each tessellation (25 points)

  • Creativity and originality of the tessellation (20 points)

  • Coloring technique: (25 points)

    • blending colors with colored pencils

    • paper is not seen through shading

    • variety of colors

    • tessellation looks 3-D, not flat

  • Total: 100 points

Artist Research + Recreation

For this assignment, you will choose an artist from the class list and create an Artist Trading Card from the information you find. I will supply you with an index card in which you will create your trading card. You will also use what you've learned about your artist and the style in which they work to create an artwork of your own INSPIRED by their style. Do not copy an artwork directly, but focus on the way they utilize the elements of art, and the principles of design to create a successful composition. Choose some of these elements to create your work. See the attached PDF for project instructions. 

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Choose from this list of artists:

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James Luna

Chuck Close

TC Cannon

Cindy Sherman

Joseph Cornell

Ai Weiwei

Jaune Quick to See Smith

Nick Cave

Jeff Koons

Kara Walker

Fritz Shoulder

Kiki Smith

Wayne Thiebaud

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Yayoi Kusama

Barbara Kruger

Mickalene Thomas

Mike Stilkey

Jim Dine

Mel Alexenberg

Jenny Saville

Marcel Duchamp

Judy Chicago

Joseph Cornell

Jimmie Durham

Nadema Agard

George Segal

Yue Minjun

Keith Haring

Man Ray

Hannah Höch

Vik Muniz

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Rubric:

  • Visual Trading Card: 40 points

  • Lined side will include all biographical information about a chosen artist (20) + Blank side will be a depiction of a favorite work in any medium (20)

  • Artist's work recreation: 60 points

  • Students will use inspiration from the artist they've just researched to create an artwork in the studied style, focusing on selected elements of art and principles of design. Work should be clearly identifiable as connected to their artist. Final piece should be clean, free of tears of creases. No white spaces or clearly abandoned work. 

  • Artist Statement: 25 points

    • Two paragraphs including a critique of the chosen artist's work and identification of major techniques within popular works.

    • Second paragraph should include an evaluation of personal work. 

  • Total: 125 points

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Watercolor Succulents

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