New Drawing Still Life Up on Monday!!

A memento mori (Latin - 'remember that you will die') is an artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. 

So guess what we will be drawing for the next two weeks??
THE SKELETON!!!
Of course!!
There will be a skeleton based still life on your favorite counter. We are going to double up our tables to get everyone as close as possible. NO ONE will be more than 6' away - we may need a ladder or 2!
The preliminary sketches start first thing Monday in class - 1-2 days, prelim. sketches - posted each day.
NO TALKING!!!

Homework #3 is due at the beginning of class also. Anyone having trouble with the assignments MUST come in and talk to me during my tutorial time - ask your fellow students for help first, they are a great resource for you.
See you Monday!!

DON'T FORGET!!! 2nd 6 weeks' homework assignments are posted on Oct. 6th!

2nd 6 weeks homework was posted on Oct 6!!!!

Drawing 1 Setting a Ground and drawing back into it

Drawing 1 Setting a Ground and drawing back into it

Timeline – 2 ½  weeks – Oct 7-23,2013

Objective - Use a ‘ground’ to create a drawing of a collection of at least 3 masks, using at least 5 values

Supplies – 90# Drawing paper, pencil, charcoal, pink pearl erasers, white charcoal, masks

Activities  

Preliminary sketches of masks in sketchbook

Set the ground on 90# sulfite paper

Create a ‘drawing’ in the ground of the 3 masks

Class critique

Assessment –

Journal and progress photos on student blogs

Rubric, and self/peer critique will be used for assessment

I Hope You All Get Caught Up with Your Blog Work This Weekend!!!

Getting the blogs put together correctly and daily updates is 20% of your grade.

BLOG PROGRESS - Updated Oct 11

There are 12 drawing students in 2nd period!! You should have 11 kids on your blog list!

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Most complete blog!! Emily again so far this week!
EmilyV - 7 drawing students added, 4 posts, 18 photos, 1 links,  2 comments,  3 AHS Art blogs

Let's get this done!!!!! 

2nd 6 Weeks Homework Assignments!!

Drawing 1/2 Sketchbook Assignments 2nd 6 weeks

Sketchbook #1: Free Draw – 11X14 – use large sketchbook or paper

Due: Oct 15 at beginning of class

Choose any topic/technique that interests you and create a drawing that fills the entire

page.

Assignment will be graded using the following rubric:

20 points – composition is interesting and makes good use of the entire page

20 points – good craftsmanship

10 points – overall effort and evidence of time spent on project

Sketchbook #2, #3, and #4: Developing a Series…3 drawings, 50 points each

Due: Monday Oct 21, Oct 28, and Nov 4 at the beginning of class

I want you to select one of the themes below. You will create a series of three drawings

on the same theme. Each drawing should interpret the selected theme in a different

way, but all will use the same theme.

 Please pick one of these themes to work with:

· Help!

· Jackets, blankets, and sheets

· Things found on restaurant napkins

· It’s raining dogs and cats

· Revenge

· Trading forever

· Dirigibles and submersibles

· Capture the flag

· Double it up

· In 5 minutes…

· Adhere to me

· Caffeine and Sugar

· Science project gone wrong

Presentation and Grading: 3 drawings = 150 points

Please make sure that all drawings are in your sketchbook--don’t turn in loose pages.

Put your name and the name of the assignment on the back of the drawing. If they are

in various places in the book, mark the ones that you want me to grade with a stickie note

so that I am sure to find them. Remember, all three drawings should relate to one

theme - you’re developing a series, DON’T do three separate topics.

Each Assignment will be graded using the following rubric:

5 points – creative interpretation of the selected theme for series

15 points – composition is interesting and makes good use of the entire page

20 points – good craftsmanship

10 points – overall effort and evidence of time spent on project

Critique will be Tuesday Nov 5 - Please don't be absent!!

BLOG PROGRESS - Updated Oct 6 at 3:09 PM

There are 12 drawing students in 2nd period!! You should have 11 kids on your blog list!

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Most complete blog!! Emily!!
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Let's get this done!!!!!