Art 4 is designed for students to explore a variety of art-making processes independently. Students are expected to design and execute their own projects with minimal teacher instruction. Students are encouraged to experiment with new art making techniques and processes as well as further explore familiar ones. Honors Art 4 students are leaders in the art room because of their art experience and artistic maturity.
Requirements
Grading
Students will receive a separate grade for each of the following:
Finished Projects- Work is finished, photographed, and uploaded to student website
Project Progression/Documentation- Project is photographed in every step of the process to show the thought process and evolution of the finished project. These photos are uploaded to student website.
Websites:
Use www.weebly.com
Artist Statement- This is a description of the finished piece and should provide some insight into the student's thought processes, successes, and weaknesses with the finished work. Should be 10 or more sentences long.
Sketchbook- Work on the following sketchbook assignments all semester, I will grade your sketchbook periodically- be prepared. Please select from the list 18 sketchbook assignments to complete.
Finished work, documentation, and artists statement will be graded from the website
Timeline
Sketchbook Assignments
SB #1: Black & White Design: Using only simple geometric shapes (circles, squares, rectangles & triangles) create an interesting composition with a focal point. Without outlining any shapes use parallel lines to give different values for each shape. Use only horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines. You can also use Solid black or solid white to fill a shape. Use a ruler & circle templates!! Medium: Sharpies
SB #2: Juxtaposition Drawing: Create a new object by combining 2 unrelated objects-one needs to be from nature, the other needs to be mechanical. Render with full shading. Medium: colored pencil
SB #3: Contour line: Look in your backpack or purse, pull out 5 things you use on a regular basis (phone can not be one!) arrange them in an interesting way, then draw a contour line drawing (outline only) of the composition. Medium: drawing pencils
SB #4: Scissor Metamorphosis: Use a pair of scissors as a beginning point, creatively transform the scissors into something else- a monster, a robot, a machine, a vehicle, an animal. Change its scale & it purpose. Render with full shading. Medium: colored pencils
SB #5: Student Choice: Choose your own subject and complete a drawing using skills & techniques learned in class. Medium: Your Choice
SB #6: Preposterous Cross-links: Choose any 2 words below to combine together in one image:
Turtle Octopus Snake Bird Bee Rat Fish
Pencil Saw Hammer Pliers Scissors Tire Clock
Medium: colored pencil
SB #7: Futuristic Mutation: Take an everyday object and use your imagination to redesign it with a futuristic look. Medium: colored pencils
SB #8: Small world: What if you were the size of an ant, draw the view you would see if you were in a forest looking at ground level looking up. You can have it look cartoon-like, add fantasy creatures (keep them appropriate!) Medium: colored pencils
SB #9: Shoe: Draw one of your shoes from your closet. Or a shoe that you think is very interesting (ballet, boot, etc.) ADD FULL SHADING Medium: colored pencil
SB #10: Wheels: Draw something with wheels (Real or imaginary). Medium: your choice
SB #11: 2D & 3D Arrows: Create a full page composition using a combination of 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional arrows. Use overlapping to break up the spaces into interesting positive and negative shapes. Medium: Outline with sharpie and fill the shapes with markers
SB #12: Non-objective: Create a non-objective drawing using lines, shapes (geometric) & color-use a color scheme! Medium: Markers or colored pencils
SB #13: Pet Portrait: Draw a picture of your pet or the pet you would LOVE to have. Medium: Colored Pencils
SB #14: Skateboard Deck Designs: create TWO designs for the bottom of a skateboard. You can use realistic, abstract or non-objective designs. Keep it CLEAN & appropriate. Medium: Sharpies & Markers
SB #15: Hand Value Study- Draw your hand in 2 different appropriate positions (both on the same page). Render with full shading. Medium: drawing pencils
SB #16: Eye Study- Find 4 different eyes in magazines. Cut them out & glue them to your sketchbook page. Draw the eyes underneath the picture & render with a FULL range of shading. Medium: pencils or colored pencils
SB #17: Color Scheme: Choose your own subject, create an obvious focal point and complete the drawing by coloring it in a color scheme of your choice. Label what color scheme you used next to the title. Medium: Colored Pencils, Paint, or Markers
SB #18: Realistic VS Abstract: Choose one object to draw (an interesting one! NOT simple!) Divide you sketchbook page in half with a pencil line. Label at the top of one side “Realistic” & on the other side label “Abstract.” Under the Realistic side, use a pencil to draw the object as realistically as you possibly can. On the Abstract side, distort your object so that it is still somewhat recognizable-use abstracted colors to color it. Medium: Colored Pencils
SB #19: Crushed Soda Can: Draw a crushed soda can, include details like the logo. Render with full shading. Medium: drawing pencils
SB #20:Worm’s Eye Point of View: Draw your choice of subject matter from a worm’s eye point of view. From below looking up at the subject. Add shading to indicate highlights & shadows. Medium: drawing pencil
SB #21: Bird’s Eye Point of View: Draw your choice of subject matter from a bird’s eye point of view. From above looking down at the subject. Add shading to indicate highlights & shadows. Medium: drawing pencil
SB# 22: Paper Airplane- Fold a paper airplane, place it in front of you & draw from direct observation as accurately as you can. ADD FULL SHADING Medium: drawing pencil
SB #23- Creative Hand Drawing: Trace you hand -yes I said Trace on your page. Use your imagination to turn you hand into something different. Add details-make it interesting! Medium: colored pencil
SB #24- Cloth Drawing: Draw the cloth that is hanging on the art room wall. ADD FULL SHADING Medium: Drawing pencil or Charcoal pencil (spray when finished)
Requirements
- Create 6 works of art using 6 different materials (or processes)
- All projects must be unified by a theme (even though they are different materials)
- Create a personal art website dedicated to documenting each project
Grading
Students will receive a separate grade for each of the following:
- Finished projects (turned in on website) 100%
- Project progression/documentation (shown on website) 100%
- Artist Statement (shown on website) 100%
- Sketchbook 100% one a week
Finished Projects- Work is finished, photographed, and uploaded to student website
Project Progression/Documentation- Project is photographed in every step of the process to show the thought process and evolution of the finished project. These photos are uploaded to student website.
Websites:
Use www.weebly.com
- Create individual pages for each project.
- Photo document evolution of projects from start to finish (sketches included). The idea is to visually demonstrate the evolution of an idea. 5 pictures minimum.
- Include a 10 sentence artist statement for every project
- Update websites with every project
- All work is graded from the website
Artist Statement- This is a description of the finished piece and should provide some insight into the student's thought processes, successes, and weaknesses with the finished work. Should be 10 or more sentences long.
Sketchbook- Work on the following sketchbook assignments all semester, I will grade your sketchbook periodically- be prepared. Please select from the list 18 sketchbook assignments to complete.
Finished work, documentation, and artists statement will be graded from the website
Timeline
- First 9 weeks: Complete 3 projects. Complete sketchbook assignments. Create website.Load website.
- Second 9 weeks: Complete 3 projects. Complete sketchbook assignments. Load website.
Sketchbook Assignments
SB #1: Black & White Design: Using only simple geometric shapes (circles, squares, rectangles & triangles) create an interesting composition with a focal point. Without outlining any shapes use parallel lines to give different values for each shape. Use only horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines. You can also use Solid black or solid white to fill a shape. Use a ruler & circle templates!! Medium: Sharpies
SB #2: Juxtaposition Drawing: Create a new object by combining 2 unrelated objects-one needs to be from nature, the other needs to be mechanical. Render with full shading. Medium: colored pencil
SB #3: Contour line: Look in your backpack or purse, pull out 5 things you use on a regular basis (phone can not be one!) arrange them in an interesting way, then draw a contour line drawing (outline only) of the composition. Medium: drawing pencils
SB #4: Scissor Metamorphosis: Use a pair of scissors as a beginning point, creatively transform the scissors into something else- a monster, a robot, a machine, a vehicle, an animal. Change its scale & it purpose. Render with full shading. Medium: colored pencils
SB #5: Student Choice: Choose your own subject and complete a drawing using skills & techniques learned in class. Medium: Your Choice
SB #6: Preposterous Cross-links: Choose any 2 words below to combine together in one image:
Turtle Octopus Snake Bird Bee Rat Fish
Pencil Saw Hammer Pliers Scissors Tire Clock
Medium: colored pencil
SB #7: Futuristic Mutation: Take an everyday object and use your imagination to redesign it with a futuristic look. Medium: colored pencils
SB #8: Small world: What if you were the size of an ant, draw the view you would see if you were in a forest looking at ground level looking up. You can have it look cartoon-like, add fantasy creatures (keep them appropriate!) Medium: colored pencils
SB #9: Shoe: Draw one of your shoes from your closet. Or a shoe that you think is very interesting (ballet, boot, etc.) ADD FULL SHADING Medium: colored pencil
SB #10: Wheels: Draw something with wheels (Real or imaginary). Medium: your choice
SB #11: 2D & 3D Arrows: Create a full page composition using a combination of 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional arrows. Use overlapping to break up the spaces into interesting positive and negative shapes. Medium: Outline with sharpie and fill the shapes with markers
SB #12: Non-objective: Create a non-objective drawing using lines, shapes (geometric) & color-use a color scheme! Medium: Markers or colored pencils
SB #13: Pet Portrait: Draw a picture of your pet or the pet you would LOVE to have. Medium: Colored Pencils
SB #14: Skateboard Deck Designs: create TWO designs for the bottom of a skateboard. You can use realistic, abstract or non-objective designs. Keep it CLEAN & appropriate. Medium: Sharpies & Markers
SB #15: Hand Value Study- Draw your hand in 2 different appropriate positions (both on the same page). Render with full shading. Medium: drawing pencils
SB #16: Eye Study- Find 4 different eyes in magazines. Cut them out & glue them to your sketchbook page. Draw the eyes underneath the picture & render with a FULL range of shading. Medium: pencils or colored pencils
SB #17: Color Scheme: Choose your own subject, create an obvious focal point and complete the drawing by coloring it in a color scheme of your choice. Label what color scheme you used next to the title. Medium: Colored Pencils, Paint, or Markers
SB #18: Realistic VS Abstract: Choose one object to draw (an interesting one! NOT simple!) Divide you sketchbook page in half with a pencil line. Label at the top of one side “Realistic” & on the other side label “Abstract.” Under the Realistic side, use a pencil to draw the object as realistically as you possibly can. On the Abstract side, distort your object so that it is still somewhat recognizable-use abstracted colors to color it. Medium: Colored Pencils
SB #19: Crushed Soda Can: Draw a crushed soda can, include details like the logo. Render with full shading. Medium: drawing pencils
SB #20:Worm’s Eye Point of View: Draw your choice of subject matter from a worm’s eye point of view. From below looking up at the subject. Add shading to indicate highlights & shadows. Medium: drawing pencil
SB #21: Bird’s Eye Point of View: Draw your choice of subject matter from a bird’s eye point of view. From above looking down at the subject. Add shading to indicate highlights & shadows. Medium: drawing pencil
SB# 22: Paper Airplane- Fold a paper airplane, place it in front of you & draw from direct observation as accurately as you can. ADD FULL SHADING Medium: drawing pencil
SB #23- Creative Hand Drawing: Trace you hand -yes I said Trace on your page. Use your imagination to turn you hand into something different. Add details-make it interesting! Medium: colored pencil
SB #24- Cloth Drawing: Draw the cloth that is hanging on the art room wall. ADD FULL SHADING Medium: Drawing pencil or Charcoal pencil (spray when finished)