April 23 - 29, 2012
AN ALTERED BOOK ASSIGNMENT IS DUE MAY 1ST.
Art 1
Students will need to find a portrait of a person with an outstanding feature - such as an unusual
hairdo, a strange hat, making a funny face, unusual make up, etc. Rock Stars are great subject
matter for this project. The size of the face should be at least 6 inches - small faces will not show
enough detail. They will be shown examples of how to distort the face into the shape of a triangle, a
circle or elongated. They will be shown how to measure using these different choices. They will use
a #2 pencil and transfer the face onto their distorted shape. We will discuss the shape of the eyes,
ears, nose and mouth and how to draw them. They will also incorporate shading, including all the
values, onto their drawing.
Art 2 & 3
Students will work on their linoleum block reduction prints. We will discuss safety issues and how to
use the necessary materials for printmaking. Students will use a photograph to draw their images
onto a linoleum block. They may get their images off the internet or out of a book. They will carve
out their outlines and then print 15 copies of their image, using different colors of ink and paper on
each one. No two prints should be alike. Then the students will decide what parts of their prints they
want to keep as is and will carve out that part on their block. They will print over their first layer of
color. They will do this a third time so they end up with 10 multi-colored prints, with a few extra, in
case they get messed up.
Art 4
Students will work on a still life, using a directional line drawing. They will draw the still life and then
use art sticks to color them in. The lines of what they fill inmost all go in the same direction.
A.P. Students - All students should be working on their portfolios. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE
MOST OF THEIR DIGITAL PHOTOS UPLOADED ONLINE. IT IS ALL DUE MAY7TH AND MUST BE READY
TO SUBMIT BY MAY 11TH.
JOURNAL ASSIGNMENTS -ALL LEVELS
DUE DATE - APRIL 3, 17, MAY 1, 2012 FILL THE PAGE WITH WHATEVER YOU ARE DRAWING!!!!!
Art 1 - Page 1
Draw a part of a vehicle. Shade it using colored pencils or just a number 2 pencil.
Page 2
Draw three unlikely objects together. Place them so they touch or slightly overlap. Include detail and
shading.
Page 3
Draw part of a pice of interesting furniture. Draw this at an angle and FILL THE PAGE!!
ART 2 - Page 1
Draw a man made object.
Page 2
Draw a shirt hanging over the back of a chair.
Page 3
Draw an imaginary place - remember to show details.
ART 3 - Page 1
Draw a large jar and fill it up with something - candy, toys, rocks, etc.
Page 2
Draw an object melting.
Page 3
Keyhole: what could you see through a keyhole?????
Art 4 and A.P. Art - choose from the following SUGGESTION list. Remember to DRAW FROM REAL
LIFE - NO IMAGES OFF THE COMPUTER OR OUT OF BOOKS. YOU MAY ALSO WORK FROM
PHOTOGRAPHS YOU HAVE TAKEN. NO COPYRIGHTED IMAGES!!!
Outside vs Inside
Object suspended in colored dish detergent
Pile of pillows
Fabric with a pattern
Childlike drawing made into fine art
Close up to abstraction
Insets, drawings within a drawing
How it works: Inner workings of a machine
A word and visual description
Contour line drawing using only letters: Repetition
Masking tape patterns and color
2 old drawings torn apart and made new
Draw on top of an old drawing
Insects
Man made vs natural
Opposites collage
Less than an inch (small objects in repetition)
Mechanics of an object…create a drawing as a designer would have first drawn it
A chair as a self portrait
Mundane
Accidents…random acts of art
Exaggeration
Value study with dried up markers
5 Drawings on top of each other
Numbers: How many ways
Geometric COLLAGE:
Linear Line Drawing of Organic Objects
Jim Dine: TOOLS
Negative Space Only
How do I love art: Let me count the ways!!
I hate these things!
Dirty water drawing with Sharpie (weighted line)
Drawing with colored paper
Only object I found at this location_____? Collage Design only, No other media.
Dots to Drawing: Only a pencil eraser and ink… Stamp your heart out!!
Non – Objective
Oops, Wrong Color?
Lonely…Object
Messiest vs cleanest
Contradiction
Ballpoint pen only!!
Everything in my backpack….Wow me!!
Music to my ears.
Normal
Not Normal
Plugged in.
Interior: Non-traditional, no buildings....more like the inside of a purse_
Extreme light source_
Shoes as a portrait_
Refuge_
Extreme perspective_
Organic_
All that and a bag of chips_
Reflective Identity_
One of these things are not like the other one_
Hanging or suspended_
Free Space_
Yesterday_
Do you dream in color?_
10 things I love about you. (take off of the movie...they are to merge 10 objects that express who
they