Week of Sept 14-18

This week students in all of my classes have been working on Contour Line Projects.

Art 1- learning how to draw upside down (using the right side of their brain). Enlarging a Picasso drawing onto drawing paper. They were to then fill it in completely with color/pattern/designs. Due yesterday, however I gave today as a little catch-up day to allow more time to finish.

Art 2- Students are taking their knowledge of Contour Lines and an image of choice to enlarge onto a large piece of Drawing paper. They can use the Upside down concept if they'd like or grid it if they don't feel confident on drawing it free-hand. They are to then go over their cleaned up pencil lines with Sharpie/pen and then give value done with contour lines.

Art 3- Students are also taking their knowledge of Contour lines and capture Contour and Movement. There were to try to take images, select 5-7 frames and then draw them onto Watercolor paper. After they have drawn onto the Watercolor paper, they are to go over it with Sharpie/Pen then apply a pail/wash of watercolor.

Lessons along with examples are in the slide show link below.

Contour Line Projects

Grade Status

Grades will be posted by the end of the day for the first round of IPR/Progress Reports. I will be going through my gradebook today and reminder students of missing work. No Excuses.

Portfolios will be graded starting next week. If students still need to work on them after today, they will need to come in on their own time for Tutorials to finish them. (Tuesdays and Wednesdays after school).

Contour Lines

Today We are learning how to DRAW WITH OUR EYES!!!!

ART 1: Learning about 3 different types of Contour Drawings. They are to then create 8 mini drawings. 2 Hands (looking), 2 Hands (Blindly), 2 objects (looking), 2 objects (blindly)

ART 2 & 3: They will be hopefully reviewing Contour Drawings, starting tomorrow.

I did a quick Demo after showing the following Powerpoint.

Contour Line Powerpoint

Elements and Principles

Here is the handout students were to fill out while watching the following PowerPoint.
Changes to be made: Proportion, Variety, Harmony were replaced with Contrast, Pattern, Movement (by itself, not with Rhythm)
basically, follow the PowerPoint. Students then put these into their portfolios.

Powerpoint Reviewed in class below.... click on link

Elements and Principles Powerpoint

Week of September 8

OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT!!!! I will be in my room from 6-8PM. Come see me!!!!

Art 1- Learning about the Elements and Principles. Powerpoint will be in another Blog post later today. Learning Drawing techniques using Line later this week. Starting new project.
Free Form Projects will be graded soon.

Art 2- Finishing up their Creative Lettering projects today. Reviewing Elements and Principles tomorrow. Reviewing how to Draw/Shade with Line. Starting new project.

Art 3- Working on their 'Artist's Style' project, due tomorrow. Reviewing Elements and Principles on Thursday along with reviewing how to Draw/Shade with Line. Starting new project.

Week of August 31

WOWZERS!!! How can it already be the last day of August. Pretty soon it will be my favorite time of year, minus allergies and this semester will be over. We have all started off great this school year and I feel that it's just going to keep getting better.

This week. Students are continuing their Portfolio Projects.
Art 1: Free Form Drawing- Random lines and locating hidden objects.
Art 2: Creative Lettering- Creating custom fonts or modifying already existing fonts to create their names.
Art 3: Creating their names in the style of a Master Artist.

HAPPY FRIDAY

I hope everyone had a great First Week back!! I sure have! We got to get to know each other by playing the Toilet Paper Game on Monday. You got to show me what you know already by doing a drawing activity on Tuesday. You got to learn what is needed to Survive my class on Wednesday. The first of many projects was started on Thursday and today you are in your Groove and doing what you are suppose to be doing... CREATING!!!!

I am trying to get this image to post in a Contact Me tab at the top of the page. But until then, It's going to be here!!! For all your Art de Caddell needs, you can bookmark this image. I am going to hand out cards next week hopefully.

Have a wonderful weekend.