Drawing I
This week in Drawing I...April 24-28
Students are finishing up Zentangles and starting a new project this week! April 17-21 Students are working on Zentangles! April 10-14 Students are working on Zentangles! April 3-7 SPRING BREAK March 27-31 Students are starting a new project this week... ZENTANGLES! March 20-24 Students are finishing grid drawings this week! March 13-17 Students are working on Grid drawings! March 6-10 We are working on our Grid Drawings (and adding shading techniques this week!) February 27- March 3 We are starting Grid Drawings this week! Cross-Contour Designs due Tuesday, Vans Tech Designs due Friday! February 20-24 Finishing Cross-Contour Designs and working on Vans Tech Designs! February 13-17 Working on Cross-Contour Shading projects all week! February 6-10 We are working on our Cross-Contour Shading Projects! Op-Art Shading Due Wednesday! January 30 - February 3 We are going to be finishing our op art shading project, and then start Cross-Contour Shading! January 23-27 We are going to be working on our self-portraits and also create portfolios! Toward the end of the week, we will be starting a shading op art project as well! January 17-20 Welcome to Drawing I! We are going to be starting our first project, our pretest, self-portraits! REMINDER: Syllabi are due FRIDAY, January 20, signed by a parent/ guardian! |
This week in Drawing II...April 24-28
Students are working on 3-D word shading! April 17-21 Students are starting a new project... 3-D word shading! April 10-14 Students are working on Sketchbooks! April 3-7 SPRING BREAK March 27-31 Students are finishing Animal Cross-Hatching and Scratch Art! March 20-24 Students are finishing Animal Cross-Hatching and Scratch Art! March 13-17 Students are working on Animal Cross-Hatching and Scratch Art! March 6-10 We are finishing Vans Tech Designs and Starting Animal Cross-Hatching and Scratch Art! February 27- March 3 We are working on Vans Tech Designs! February 20-24 We are starting Vans Tech Designs! February 13-17 We are working on Peacock Feathers February 6-10 We are working on finishing our 12 points of view projects and starting our next project, peacock feathers! January 30 - February 3 We are going to be finishing our 12 Points of View Project! January 23-27 We are going to be starting our 12 Points of View Projects! January 17-20 Welcome to Drawing II! We are going to be starting our sketchbooks, and working on our sketchbook drawings! REMINDER: Syllabi are due FRIDAY, January 20, signed by a parent/ guardian! |
Syllabus
In Drawing I & II, we will learn about and continue to advance our drawing techniques. We will use many different types of media, from pencil to sharpie to charcoal, as well as others. We will be creating our own sketchbooks that we will continue to update throughout the semester, and we will learn to draw from photographs as well as still life objects. By the end of the course, we will be able to give and take constructive criticism and be able to evaluate our own artwork as well.
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 (fall 2016) May 31-June 3 Students are working on their final self-portraits this week! May 23-27 Students are working on shading op art projects and starting final self-portraits May 16-20 We are starting a project that focuses on shading, and seniors are completing their final self-portrait projects! Line projects are due Friday! May 9-13 We are working on our collaborative line project that involves shading, pointillism, shapes, lines, and zentangles! May 2-6 We are finishing pointillism projects (due Friday) and starting a shading and value project! April 25-29 We are going to be working on our pointillism projects all week! April 18-22 We are going to be working on pointillism seed packets this week! April 11-15 (The schedule is a bit different this week due to state testing!) We are going to be completing our perspective projects (DUE FRIDAY) and will also be starting a new project using pointillism! March 28 - April 1 We are working on our perspective buildings! March 21-24 (No School Good Friday!) Students are finishing Zentangles this week, and also starting perspective! March 14-18 It's STEAM FAIR WEEK! (our art show PLUS projects from other classes too! takes place in the high school gym during conferences this Thursday the 17th)! We are also going to be working on our Zentangles project this week! March 7-11 We are going to be starting our Zentangle project Wednesday! Remember our Teacher Drawings are due Friday and must be photographed and uploaded to your Artsonia before handing them in! Vans shoes creations start this week! February 29 - March 4 Students are working on their teacher drawings this week and we are also going to be voting on and starting to design our Vans Shoes!! February 22-26 We will be working on our teacher grid drawings this week and learning a little bit about shading techniques! February 16-19 Vans Shoe Designs are due Friday, the 19th! We are working on our new project, Grid Enlargement Drawings! February 8-11 (reminder no school for students Friday the 12th or Monday the 15th!) we are working on the Vans contest and starting to learn about Grid Enlargement! February 1-5 We are going to be finishing our Cross-Contour Shading projects this week (DUE FRIDAY!) and starting to create shoe designs for the Vans Custom Culture Contest! January 25-29 We are going to be working on our Cross-Contour drawings this week! January 19-22 We are going to be going over the Syllabus and Rules first thing, then starting right off with a Self-Portrait "pre-test." We will be redrawing our self-portraits at the end of the semester to see if we have improved! |
Grading scale
A 92.5-100 % A- 89.5-92.4 % B+ 86.5-89.4 % B 82.5-86.4 % B- 79.5-82.4 % C+ 76.5-79.4 % C 72.5-76.4 % C- 69.5-72.4 % D+ 66.5-69.4 % D 62.5-66.4 % D- 59.5-62.4 % E 0-59.4 % ARCHIVED (Fall 2016) May 31-June 3 Students are finishing their metallic object drawings and starting their final drawing piece! May 23-27 Students are working on their metallic objects drawings! May 16-20 We are finishing up our peacock feather designs and also working on starting an enlarged metallic object project! May 9-13 We are starting peacock feather designs! May 2-6 We are finishing our 3D Illusion projects! April 25-29 We are going to be drawing 3D illusion projects this week! April 18-22 We are going to be working on our animal cross-hatching as well as starting our scratch boards! April 11-15 (The schedule is a bit different this week due to state testing!) We are going to be finishing our perspective projects this week, and will also be starting animal cross-hatching this week! March 28 - April 1 We are finishing Vans (due Friday!) and working on perspective projects as well! March 21-24 (No School Good Friday!) Students are working on Vans shoes and are also finishing ribbon shading this week! March 14-18 It's STEAM FAIR WEEK! (our art show PLUS projects from other classes too! takes place in the high school gym during conferences this Thursday the 17th)! We are working on Vans Shoes this week and will also be starting ribbon shading! March 7-11 We are working on finishing our charcoal drawings and working on sketchbooks as well. Vans shoes creations start this week! February 29 - March 4 Students are working on their charcoal drawings this week and we are also going to be voting on and starting to design our Vans Shoes!! February 22-26 We will be starting charcoal animals this week! February 16-19 We are working on our vans shoe designs all week (with some sketchbook drawings as well!) February 8-11 (reminder no school for students Friday the 12th or Monday the 15th!) We are working on Vans Shoes this week! February 1-5 We are working on our 12 Views projects this week! January 25-29 We are assembling our sewn sketchbooks this week and will start our very first sketchbook activities in them! January 19-22 We are going to be going over the Syllabus and Rules first thing, then creating Shelf Labels for our shelves. We will then be starting to sew our own Sketchbooks, which we will use throughout the semester! |