Sketchbook #1-3
>> Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Practice making a contour drawing. Choose an everyday object to draw, such as a shoe or a kitchen object. Pay close attention to the outline, and follow it with your eyes as you draw. Try not to lift your pencil from the paper until you are finished. If you would like, try a blind contour drawing - do not look at the drawing until you are finished.
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>> Sunday, September 11, 2011
Take a jar and fill it with something. Alternative, take a jar out of your kitchen pantry or even your bathroom (ie. peanut butter, pickles, face cream, hair gel). Sketch the jar from the top view. Try to use shading and contours.
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Sketchbook #1-1
>> Sunday, September 4, 2011
For your first sketchbook assignment, draw studies of your hands. Try a variety of position, or try overlapping them. Look at the details and texture of your skin, as well as how the lighting falls.
>> Friday, September 2, 2011
Welcome to Visual Arts 10 and Art Foundations 11!
On this blog you will find your assignments by term, as well as links to websites helpful to you for the completion of your assignments.
At the beginning of each term you will find your assignments. You should expect to complete one assginment approximately every 2 weeks. Note that some assginments will take more time than others! All assignments will be accepted at any time until the end of term, after which they will be considered late assignments. Please try to stay up to date with your assignments. Some of them may be time consuming, and you may fall behind if you have too many to complete in a short period of time.
If at any time you have any questions about your assignments, please contact me! Don't suffer through confusion!
The art critiques may be done at any on-line or brick and mortar art gallery. If you visit an on-line gallery, please provide the link.
Your assignments will be posted on the right of the blog. Make sure you look for your grade level! You will find your assignments below.
Art 10:
Essay #1
Elements & Principles Book
Art Critique
Assignment #1
Assignment #2
Assignment #3
For assignments #1 and #2, choose two of the assignments from: texture box, notan cut-out, contrast chart, paisley pattern, cubist hands. For assignment #3, choose one assignment from: variety re-creation, emphasis re-creation.
Art 11:
Essay #1
Elements & Principles Poster
Art Critique
PowerPoint Questions
Manipulating Messages
Art with a Purpose