What's Happening in Basic Design This Week?
January 14-18
It's EXAM WEEK! We are working on exam prep all week! Hours 6 and 7 will be on Wednesday, 3,4,and 5 on Thursday, and 1 and 2 on Friday (which is a half day!) and no school on Monday for MLK Day!
January 7-11
We are going to be finishing up our Shattered Value Bugs Projects (DUE THURSDAY), matting our favorite pieces of art for the spring art show, and starting our Exam Prep!!
December 17-21
We are coloring our Shattered Value Bugs this week, and our Stamping Patterns are due WEDNESDAY!!
December 10-14
We are working on Stamping Patterns and starting Shattered Value Bugs!
December 3-7
Students will be designing stamps and starting to stamp with them!
November 26-30
We are finishing our Op Art Final Projects and starting Pattern Stamping!!
November 19-21
Thanksgiving Week! This week we are working on starting to color our Final Op Art Project and our double-sided worksheet is due Tuesday, the 20th!
November 12-16
We are working on our Op Art practices and may start the final Op Art Project toward the end of the week! Sugar Skulls due TUESDAY!!
November 5-9
We are finishing our Sugar Skulls and starting our next unit.. Op Art! Sugar Skulls (along with 5 skull faces/textures and patterns practice worksheet) will be due next Tuesday, November 13th!
October 29-November 2
We are adding our backgrounds to our Sugar Skulls and starting to color the skulls themselves!
October 22-26
Watercolor Leaves (along with the 10 practice leaf drawings and the watercolor techniques practice paper) are due TUESDAY! We are working on Sugar Skulls this week and will have a half day on Friday due to teacher Professional Development!
October 15-19
Mrs. M will be gone on Tuesday. We will be watercolor-painting our fall leaves and starting to look at Sugar Skulls!
October 8-12
Students are working on starting fall leaves and watercolor techniques! Color Quiz Wednesday! Hands/Shoes are due Thursday!
October 1-5
It's Homecoming Week! We are going to be finishing up our backgrounds on our hands/ shoes projects as well as starting our new element of art at the end of the week!
September 24-28
We are working on our hands/ shoes!
September 17-21
We are going to be starting a new project that uses lines! We will start the week off with contour line practices and end the week with a hand/ shoe drawing project!
September 10-14
We are going to be working on our line design projects and creating Portfolios with them! Portfolio Names must be in bubble or block letters with at least a 1/2 inch space inside all letters, each capital letter must be 6 inches tall and lower case at least 3 inches tall. Names must be in the format of First Initial Last Name, or First Name, Last Initial.
September 4-7
Welcome to Basic Design! We will be looking at the syllabus and rules, create an "Art Is" collaborative sculpture, and starting to look at our first Element of Art... Line!
REMINDER: Signed syllabus is due Friday!!
It's EXAM WEEK! We are working on exam prep all week! Hours 6 and 7 will be on Wednesday, 3,4,and 5 on Thursday, and 1 and 2 on Friday (which is a half day!) and no school on Monday for MLK Day!
January 7-11
We are going to be finishing up our Shattered Value Bugs Projects (DUE THURSDAY), matting our favorite pieces of art for the spring art show, and starting our Exam Prep!!
December 17-21
We are coloring our Shattered Value Bugs this week, and our Stamping Patterns are due WEDNESDAY!!
December 10-14
We are working on Stamping Patterns and starting Shattered Value Bugs!
December 3-7
Students will be designing stamps and starting to stamp with them!
November 26-30
We are finishing our Op Art Final Projects and starting Pattern Stamping!!
November 19-21
Thanksgiving Week! This week we are working on starting to color our Final Op Art Project and our double-sided worksheet is due Tuesday, the 20th!
November 12-16
We are working on our Op Art practices and may start the final Op Art Project toward the end of the week! Sugar Skulls due TUESDAY!!
November 5-9
We are finishing our Sugar Skulls and starting our next unit.. Op Art! Sugar Skulls (along with 5 skull faces/textures and patterns practice worksheet) will be due next Tuesday, November 13th!
October 29-November 2
We are adding our backgrounds to our Sugar Skulls and starting to color the skulls themselves!
October 22-26
Watercolor Leaves (along with the 10 practice leaf drawings and the watercolor techniques practice paper) are due TUESDAY! We are working on Sugar Skulls this week and will have a half day on Friday due to teacher Professional Development!
October 15-19
Mrs. M will be gone on Tuesday. We will be watercolor-painting our fall leaves and starting to look at Sugar Skulls!
October 8-12
Students are working on starting fall leaves and watercolor techniques! Color Quiz Wednesday! Hands/Shoes are due Thursday!
October 1-5
It's Homecoming Week! We are going to be finishing up our backgrounds on our hands/ shoes projects as well as starting our new element of art at the end of the week!
September 24-28
We are working on our hands/ shoes!
September 17-21
We are going to be starting a new project that uses lines! We will start the week off with contour line practices and end the week with a hand/ shoe drawing project!
September 10-14
We are going to be working on our line design projects and creating Portfolios with them! Portfolio Names must be in bubble or block letters with at least a 1/2 inch space inside all letters, each capital letter must be 6 inches tall and lower case at least 3 inches tall. Names must be in the format of First Initial Last Name, or First Name, Last Initial.
September 4-7
Welcome to Basic Design! We will be looking at the syllabus and rules, create an "Art Is" collaborative sculpture, and starting to look at our first Element of Art... Line!
REMINDER: Signed syllabus is due Friday!!
Classroom Resources and Inspiration!
Color!
Elements of Art
Elements in Artwork
Watercolor Techniques from the Chicago Art Institute
Sugar Skull History and Tradition
Op-Art!
Syllabus
In Basic Design, we will be exploring the elements of Art and Design, which include Line, Shape, Color, Space, Value, Texture, and Form, and the Principles of Art and Design, which include Pattern, Balance, Unity, Rhythm, Movement, Emphasis, and Contrast. We will discover different ways to use each of these elements and principles in our artwork this year. By the end of this year, you should be able to identify these elements and principles in your own work, your classmates’ work, and in the work of famous artists. You should also be able to actively participate in a classroom critique, being able to effectively give and take constructive criticism.
Late work will only be accepted up to one day after it is due. Work turned in the day after it is due will receive a 20 percent deduction. Work will NOT be accepted two or more days late! If you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to get and make up any missing work! ARCHIVED 2016-2017
April 24-28 Students are working on Op Art! April 17-21 Students are working on Op Art! April 10-14 Students are finishing Skulls and starting Op Art! April 3-7 SPRING BREAK March 27-31 We are working on Skulls! March 20-24 We are working on Skulls! March 13-17 Students are working on Watercolor leaves and starting Sugar Skulls! March 6-10 We are going to be watercoloring our Watercolor Leaf Projects! February 27- March 3 We are turning in our Contour Line Hands/Shoes Projects and starting to learn about our next element... COLOR! February 20-24 We are working on our Contour Line Hands/ Shoes! February 13-17 We are working on our Contour Line Hands/ Shoes Projects! February 6-10 We are working on finishing our practices for contour lines, and starting our contour lines projects! Portfolios Due Wednesday! January 30 - February 3 We are finishing our portfolio name designs, and starting contour lines!! January 23-27 We are starting our portfolio name designs! January 17-20 Welcome to Basic Design! We will be going over our rules and syllabus, creating a "what is art?" project, and starting our first element-based project. Portfolio Name Designs! ARCHIVE (Plans from 2015-2016 school year) January 4-8 We are going to be picking out our art show projects this week as well as matting and prepping them We are also going to be starting review and preparation for our upcoming exams! December 21-22 We are finishing our Art Contest Projects, which are due on Tuesday! December 14-18 We are working on our Op-Art projects and starting an Art Contest Project through Celebrating Art! Op-Art Projects due Friday! December 7-11 We are working on our big Op-Art projects this week! November 30-December 4 We are going to be learning about Op-Art this week! Pattern Stamp projects are due on Tuesday! November 23-25 It's Thanksgiving week! We are finishing up our stamping patterns project this week! Remember, we have an 11:10 dismissal on Wednesday! November 16-20 We are working on our stamping patterns project all week! Sugar Skulls due Tuesday, the 17th! November 10-14 We are finishing up our Sugar Skulls (DUE Tuesday November 17th), and starting our Stamping Patterns project! November 2-6 We are working on Sugar Skulls and adding background and color! October 26-30 We are working on Sugar Skulls all week! October 19-23 We are working on Collaborative Lines and Shapes with oil pastels this week, and starting Sugar Skulls! October 12-16 We are going to be starting our watercolor leaf projects! There will also be a quiz on Color Theory on Wednesday, the 14th! October 5-9 We will be completing the contour line hands and shoes projects this week and then starting our next element based project, based on color! September 28-October 2 We will be starting our final contour lines projects and learning about how to use hatching and cross-hatching for the backgrounds! Next up... COLOR!! September 21-25 We are going to finish up our portfolios (DUE FRIDAY!) and will be starting Contour Line Practices and projects this week! September 12-16 We are going to be working on our Portfolio Name Designs all week!! September 6-9 Welcome to Basic Design! We will be going over our rules and syllabus, creating a "what is art?" project, and starting our first element-based project. Portfolio Name Designs! REMINDER: Syllabi are due FRIDAY, September 9th, signed by a parent/ guardian! Fall 2016 December 19-21 We are working on our stamping patterns project! Christmas Break starts Thursday! December 12-16 We are turning in our Op Art Projects on Thursday and starting our stamps this week! December 5-9 We are finishing up our Op Art Projects and starting a practice for a mystery project! November 28-December 2 We are working on our Op Art Projects! November 21-23 We are starting our Op Art Projects and Turning in our Sugar Skulls! November 14-18 We are working on our Sugar Skulls! November 7-11 We are working on our Sugar Skulls! October 31-November 4 We are working on our Sugar Skulls and our Watercolor Leaves are due Tuesday! October 23-27 We are working on our watercolor leaves projects and starting our Sugar Skulls Preparations!! October 17-21 We are starting our color project... Watercolor Leaves!! color theory notes! https://prezi.com/ffe5b_g6wr9w/color-theory/ October 10-14 We are going to be adding color to our Collaborative Shapes Project with water-soluble oil pastels, handing in our Contour Line Projects (DUE TUESDAY) and starting to learn more about color!! October 3-7 We are finishing our Contour Lines Projects (DUE TUESDAY OCTOBER 11) and starting our next element (Shape) and project (Collaborative Shapes and Lines!) September 26-30 We are working on our Contour Lines and Cross Hatching Projects this week! September 19-23 We are going to finish up our portfolios (DUE FRIDAY!) and will be starting Contour Line Practices and projects this week! September 12-16 We are going to be working on our Portfolio Name Designs all week!! September 6-9 Welcome to Basic Design! We will be going over our rules and syllabus, creating a "what is art?" project, and starting our first element-based project. Portfolio Name Designs! REMINDER: Syllabi are due FRIDAY, September 9th, signed by a parent/ guardian! |
Grading scale
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