Quarter One
Christopher Marker “Home Objects Still Life” 18” x 24”
Week 3 Still Life Drawing Based on the still life placed in the center of the table, each class will consist of a series of quick sketches, blind drawings as warm ups (25 pts daily) with the balance of the hour devoted to completing full value drawings. A variety of mediums (graphite, charcoal, conte’ crayon, oil pencil and uses their variety of uses will be introduced throughout the 2 weeks. Students will be taught to use 6-10 different shades of gray “0″ being white to “10″ being black). Consider the composition – break all sides/borders, balance negative and positive space and use control the variety of line and texture.
Students are expected to participate the entire hour and complete 2-page “working pages” in sketchbook to receive full credit. Daily completed drawing (50 pts.)
Photograph work and load on to arts.southridgeschool.net/Development of Design/your page. (25 pts.)
Week 4-6 Linoleum Block Print/Drawing Choose a specific North American bird and complete a detailed drawing.(25 pts.)
Complete two more full-page drawings of your bird from a different point of view; two additional detail drawings (such as the wing, head, foot, feathers); establish the common and scientific name of the bird. (100 pts.) http://drawingthemotmot.wordpress.com/north-american-bird-sketches/#
Linoleum Block Design & Carving Based on your previous drawings, simplify your drawings on tracing paper. Using these simplified drawings-motif propose four ideas for your linoleum block. Work radially as demonstrated during studio, repeating your simplified drawing(s)/motif establishing the linoleum block’s design. (50 pts.) With your instructor, choose the one design you will recreate using linoleum.
Completely re-draw the radial design on paper – to scale. On a tracing paper cover sheet complete your design using a black Flair pen. (50 pts.)
Week 5 – Transfer B/W radial design to linoleum block. After participating in a safety discussion and learning how to properly use carving tools begin carving linoleum blocks. Complete carving linoleum block. (Completely carved block 50 pts.)
Week 6-7 Print a block of 4 radial designs together creating one print; print 2 in a series as single block image prints. Sign, date and number correctly. Completed prints 100 pts. Daily art and theatre activities (25 pt. each)
Week 8 - October 23, 2012 – 8th Grade Trip to Ordway Theater and Minneapolis Museum of Art
Complete the handouts and drawing assignment/questions from four venues. Keep everything in your sketchbooks. Turn in at the end of the day. (50 pts). You must be passing all of their classes with a “C-” to attend the trip.
Junior Duck Stamp Competition
After studying waterfowl anatomy and habitat, students may articulate their newfound knowledge by drawing, painting or sketching a picture of an eligible North American waterfowl species.
The physical size of submitted artwork must be 9″ x 12″ and horizontal. Each image must be a live portrayal of a native North American duck, swan or goose (refer to eligible species list). The entry may be multi-color, black and white, or a single color; it may be rendered in ink, paint, pastel, crayon, or pencil. Techniques may include scratch-board, airbrush, linoleum printing, paper collage, dry brush, crosshatch, pointillism, etc. No photography, weak pencil, or computer-generated art will be accepted.No lettering, words, signatures or initials may appear on the front of the design. Inclusion of such markings will result in disqualification. Design entries must be contestant’s original, hand-drawn creation and may not be traced or copied from published photographs or other artists’ works.
Photographs taken by the student may be used as references in the development of the design. Computers or other mechanical devices may not be used in creating artwork.
Scenes should depict birds in their natural habitat; for example, sea ducks should be shown in ocean areas. Feather colors should be appropriate to the time of the year depicted by the environment. Decoratively designed birds are to receive equal voting consideration as realistic depictions as long as they are anatomically correct according to species depicted. Students should not reproduce other artists’ visual images for the purpose of presenting them as their own creative work.
Only work that is the unique creation of the individual student should be entered into competition.
Initial research and thumbnails on chosen duck and preparatory drawings - 100 pts due November 2
Completed composition in pencil – 50 pts due November 9
Completed coloration – 50 pts. due November 20
If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s work in the Art Studio please contact Ms. Carolyn Olson at 218-345-6789 or by email.
102 Development of Elements and Principles of Design 2 (1 semester)
#7082-1 (2sections) Grade level: Middle School 6-8 I
Development of media and materials Students will gain skills to create work reflecting personal. Project based work will reflect personal, social, historical and cultural context.
Standards: Artistic Foundations 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of arts area
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