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#Tuesday – Let’s #Reconnect in the #Studio

Learn To Draw: “Drawing is more than a tool for rendering and capturing likenesses. It is a language, with its own syntax, grammar, and urgency. Learning to draw is about learning to see. In this way, it is a metaphor for all art activity. Whatever its form, drawing transforms perception and thought into image and teaches us how to think with our eyes.”

101 Things to Learn in Art School Kit White © 2011 Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Kit White

Student Information Sheet at the BOTTOM of the post.

Stained Glass:  Curved Shapes and PERFECTION

2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

Curved Lines are a new challenge in this process. What is one thing that you need to do in order to cut a curve that might be different than a straight line? Why?

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Shapes of Glass Cutting: http://www.karalstudio.com/glass/stained-glass-tutorials/graphics/difficulty-of-glass-shapes-to-cut.gif

Do you see any chance that one of  your patterns may require a new approach or revision in the design? You’ve got a week and a day of skill now… what can you do.

CIaD: Shape Characters

2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

Take a few minutes to talk to your neighbor about the image you began to create and what some of the tools were that you used to draw it out. 3 minutes.

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Characters in Adobe Illustrtaor: https://cdn.lynda.com/course/474688/474688-636174810540577053-16×9.jpg

Tomorrow we are making a quick drawing of you using the tools we have learned in Adobe Illustrator. Think about the tools that you were very good at over the past few days and be ready to make a self  portrait very VERY quickly (an exercise in RUSHING through a project as well as an exercise in using your knowledge against a deadline).

Drawing: Hockney Landscapes

2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

MID CRIT. What skills are you looking to develop?

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David Hockney Charcoal Drawing: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2014/4/15/1397562170179/David-Hockneys-Woldgate-6-013.jpg?w=620&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=6188559cafa51407ca4e8d5ae423bdfb

What feedback did you take away from today’s critique? How will you put that forth as you continue tomorrow? David Hockney Landscape:

AP Studio Art: The View

1.2Ad: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.

Take a few minutes and talk to your table mates – share your sketches – share your ideas about the chapter you have begun.

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A View from A Studio Door: https://www.independentcottages.co.uk/gallery/2881/1500839620r.jpg

Friday you and I will have a conversation one on one about the direction you are going in with your chapter. Please be ready to have that discussion.

Adv. Drawing: Still Life

2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

Looking over your ideas from yesterday – which ONE stands out as successful and WHY? What type of composition (looking at the handout from today) would you say it is most like?

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Janet Fish Drawing of Clear Objects: https://i.pinimg.com/236x/9c/96/c5/9c96c5ecec44ad028dc7e5da34a52521.jpg

What have you done to begin your final composition today? What ARTIST HABIT OF MIND are you thinking about – or maybe you are considering the levels in the rubric as you continue to develop your artistic skills? Janet Fish:

If you haven’t filled this out – make sure to do so by the end of the week:

 

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NO SCHOOL TUESDAY… Let’s pick up #Day2 in the #Studio on Wednesday. We’re going to get moving now to #MakeArt

What is Art? Anges Martin “Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.” Art In America (p.124, 1996)

Stained Glass: Balance

G: 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

Of your initial designs – what are you happiest with and what makes it strong? Of the types of balance- what do you prefer?

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Radial Balance: http://www.weisserglass.com/classes/images/20160630_161526_hdr_resized_001.jpg

Of the images that you are working through, what are you going to pursue as a finished work? 10 shapes, type of balance, 3 pieces per day (goal to set for yourself). 1st small 3” square due in 2 weeks: designed, cut, foiled, soldered and done.

Computer Illustration and Drawing (CIaD): AI

2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

What are variables that one can use with regards to LINE? List 3 among your classmates.Write them out on page 9 in handbook.

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Types of Line in Illustrator: https://img00.deviantart.net/a30c/i/2009/187/9/3/hair_line_art_brushes_for_ai_by_chewedkandi.jpg

What struggles did you have with Illustrator so far today?

Drawing: David Hockney – Examples of Student Work

G: 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

What are some of the photographs that you made over the past VACATION (snow day) that you are able to use in the upcoming Artwork? Share your images with your classmates.

David Hockney - Sketchbook Drawings: https://kelise72.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/david_hockney_yorkshire_sketchbooks.png?w=370&h=385

David Hockney – Sketchbook Drawings: https://kelise72.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/david_hockney_yorkshire_sketchbooks.png?w=370&h=385

What struggles did you face in the simplification of the images?

AP Studio Art: The View

G: 1.2Ad: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.

Take a few minutes and talk to your tablemates – share your sketches – share your ideas about the chapter you have begun.

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a View from a Studio Door: https://www.independentcottages.co.uk/gallery/2881/1500839620r.jpg

Friday you and I will have a conversation one on one about the direction you are going in with your chapter. Please be ready to have that discussion.

Advanced Drawing: Fast Food – Examples of Student Work

2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

What was the biggest challenge you found as you began came up with your first drawings yesterday? What ELEMENT or PRINCIPLE did you begin with? How many did you get finished / started?

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Janet Fish: Glasses and Transparency: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/8b/d5/4f/8bd54f5c5d293e3153b95959e275aded.jpg

What are 2 skills you have already that are going to make your experiences in Advanced Drawing easier?

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#Friday ALREADY? 4 Classes you MUST attend.

Ten Things You MUST Give Up To Move Forward – Stephen Covey

Drawing: Thumbnails and Composition!

Thumbnails and Drawing – What’s interesting to you? https://korbartwuhs.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/6a64c-esplin1.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • Most young artists work with their FIRST idea and that’s it. What might the benefit be to begin with MORE ideas? When you sketch in your binders / homework… where do you mostly get your ideas from?  How do you define OBSERVATION?

Reflection: As you drew today, how have you begun to break the shapes and forms down into more bite sized, more manageable pieces? Do you need to LIGHTEN UP your initial drawing? Do you need to get the WHOLE COMPOSITION figured in first? Are you really OBSERVING?

Studio Art 360: VALUE SCALES!

HOPE – How does Indiana use the same idea with different words? http://media.trb.com/media/photo/2011-11/159353720-03073954.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • What did you do successfully yesterday with VALUES that you can continue with today? What is it you need to erase, change, resolve to make the drawing today even more successful.

Reflection: What is one thing you are putting into your drawing of the 3D Forms and VALUE in the worksheets that you demonstrated and / or learned about in your Artist Trading Cards from last week? Make sure you are really need to be aware of the Elements and Principles as you are making art.

AP Studio Art: CRIT TODAY! 

How’s the critique Jerry? https://abiggerworldyet.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/20100610_art_560x375.jpg

Goals:

  • 4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
  • What are TWO THINGS you took away from YESTERDAY’s Critique that you can see as helping you become a stronger artist? 

Reflection:  Look at the List of Habits of an Artist on page 30 in your folder. What is one area that you feel you may need to look at strongly as you move forward into the next artwork?

Advanced Drawing: Fast Food Nation.

Janet Fish, Beer and Brandy Glasses, http://images.dcmooregallery.com/www_dcmooregallery_com/Beer_and_Brandy_Glasses_03578.jpg

Goals:

  • 4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
  • Step back from your drawing and write out two things you see that are in need of attention FIRST! WRITE them down and then write down the WHY they need attention.

Reflection: Turn to the second set of pages in your rubric packet and get together with a friend / fellow artist and consider this a PRE-mid critique (sort of) and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the work you have in front of you. In the space provided in the RUBRIC write out your thoughts about the good, the bad, and the ugly WITH EXPLANATION. Are you STRONG, GOOD, BASIC, WEAK, or POOR – WHY? Execution, Composition, and Character – all

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#Workday #Wednesday #Still Life too.

Ten Things You MUST Give Up To Move Forward – Stephen Covey

Drawing: Thumbnails and Composition!

Morandi: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aUkktG0wzs4/hqdefault.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What did you accomplished yesterday? Thumbnails from MONDAY help prepare ideas for more solutions and ideas
  • Page 31 and 32 in Folder – Go over this with kids – Read aloud.

Reflection: In your compositions, IDENTIFY and WRITE DOWN the Transparent, Opaque, Translucent, and Metallic Objects you have chosen? Looking at your thumbnails, what compositional styles have you chosen to focus on?

Studio Art 360: STILL LIFE and PERSPECTIVE!

Robert Indiana: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2277/1750965577_f7ee03962d.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • Think about YESTERDAY’s Sketchbook Beginning… How do YOU draw something in 3 dimensions? What are different techniques you know?
  • REVIEW the HABITS of an Artist Page 30 in the Folder.
  • Let’s Look at EXAMPLES of PREVIOUS year’s work…

Reflection: What is ONE thing you noticed about the different drawing pencils you experimented with today?

AP Studio Art: Art and Fear – DUE THURSDAY!

Art and Fear? I’m a bit freaked out. http://www.likesharetweet.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/girlsonwall-Optimized.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.3Ad: Demonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture defines, shapes, enhances, inhibits, and/or empowers people’s lives.
  • Last day in class to work on this breadth piece is today. As you look at the work in front of you, what is it you need to do SPECIFICALLY to resolve this image? What is in need of FINE TUNING and REVISION?

Reflection: What is the MOST successful aspect of your work about Art and Fear? WHY? Can you explain any sense of artistic growth or development in this work?

This one is creepy too: http://www.ago.net/assets/images/554/FearStill-594.jpg

Advanced Drawing: Fast Food Nation.

Janet Fish: Still Life in Pencil. http://www.moma.org/media/W1siZiIsIjI2Nzk3MyJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcmVzaXplIDUxMng1MTJcdTAwM0UiXV0.jpg?sha=c88e1477e390418e

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • Looking over your ideas from yesterday – which ONE stands out as successful and WHY? What type of composition (looking at the handout from today) would you say it is most like?

Reflection: What have you done to begin your final composition today? What ARTIST HABIT OF MIND are you thinking about – or maybe you are considering the levels in the rubric as you continue to develop your artistic skills?

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#Friday already? Well… not really, but #CloseEnough!

“The question for each man is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has.” — Frank Hamilton

Studio Art 360 – FINISH THE DRAWINGS – Mount them to Mats – Exhibit your work!

Now that you have a good understanding of drawing from OBSERVATION… How can you carry that FURTHER into the idea of OTHER objects and Still Life Paintings? Janet Fish has spent a career on that VERY IDEA! http://artandperception.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/fwf1.jpg

GOALS:

  • G: 4.1P: Analyze, select, and curate artifacts and/or artworks for presentation and preservation.
  • How do you feel about MATTING and PRESENTING your work? What sort of FINISH will putting a WHITE MATT around it do for your work? Give two ideas and explanations.

Why does the presentation of your final works make you PROUD or NOT PROUD? Please give a solid three sentence explanation to your answer.

Painting – Hallways – Wow – One More Day?

What makes this a more successful DRAWING than yesterdays? How do you see your abilities as you see a strong drawing like this one? What can you do?

GOALS:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What EXPERIMENTS are you using as you make marks in the hallways? Are you finding NEW SKILLS you didn’t think you had? Explain the STRENGTH (in art terms) of your initial ROUGH drawing and Thumbnails.

What about today’s drawing makes for a successful drawing? Three reasons please. 

AP Studio Art – LECTURE TIME – Art and Fear – Sit and Chat about the challenges ahead of you.

What is the FOCAL POINT? What Elements is this artist using to create a sense of EMPHASIS or UNITY? https://korbartwuhs.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/755a3-dscf0129.jpg

GOALS:

  • 2.2Ad: Demonstrate understanding of the importance of balancing freedom and responsibility in the use of images, materials, tools, and equipment in the creation and circulation of creative work.
  • Looking at the hands and feet drawings – what can you do now – 3 things – to EMPHASIZE the FOCAL POINT through your use of CONTRAST?

Looking at the rubric from the AP Site – are you hitting the level 6 marks? What do you do SPECIFICALLY to match one of them (or not match one of them).

AP COURSE Rubric: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap12_studio_art_scoring_guidelines.pdf

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What skills do you have that you can use NOW to do your best?

Ok… I may not mountain climb, surf, hang glide, or scuba dive… but I DO love to use my skills on the stage! Who’d have thought I was funny?

“The question for each man is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has.”

— Frank Hamilton

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TONIGHT! Marty’s Banquet Hall – STUDENT WORK. Studio 107 – Mr, Korb’s Work! Bring your family and friends – take in a lot of art tonight!

Thank You Mel Trittin and Studio 107 for you FOREVER support!
Space getting ready for display at Studio 107.
Studio 107 – REAW – Friday, October 11, 2013. Waterford, WI 5 – 9pm. See you there!

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Art Foundations: Negative Space Drawing – let’s add color / value!

Positive and Negative space. Let’s do this with WATERCOLORS first… then Sharpie to finish the branches. LET THE PAINT DRY FIRST. 1.bp.blogspot.com

GOALS:

  1. 1.4 create, define, and solve visual challenges using 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the artwork / subject matter to basic elements)

What about the use of space did you still have questions about. You and your classmate need to get together and review the first two sections of the chapter and come up with a CHALLENGING QUESTION from the text. I will collect the questions for future use…

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Advanced Drawing: Still life drawings – FOCUS ON THE TRANSPARENCY, LIGHT BENDING, and REFLECTION

http://www.thirstyreader.com – What is the transparent aspect to this painting? How did Janet Fish REALLY show the transparency and bending of the light?

GOALS

  1. 2.6 Work on creating multiple solutions to solve visual challenges.

What is it about the transparent glass that makes this a challenging or easy subject matter to work with? Share your preliminary work with your neighbor – write the thoughts down and THEN… let’s get together and talk about the discoveries you have made.

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AP Studio Art: Time to consider the idea of your Concentration.

  1. Link to examples HERE
  2. Link to Acorn Book HERE
  3. ANSWER THIS QUESTION: Clearly and simply state the central idea of your concentration .
Concentration time… Ok… maybe not this kind of concentration. We ARE going to get into the ideas of concentration however. http://www.pathways-to-peak-experience.com

GOALS:

  1. 1.4 create and define, visual challenges (your concentrations)  using 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the artwork / subject matter to basic elements).

What have you narrowed some ideas down to? How have you discovered NEW ideas regarding what you MIGHT want to be dealing with in your concentration? What is the artistic stuff that you might be exploring (elements and principles? Mark making techniques? Media you might be exploring?) Share your thoughts about the 2 questions that we will be visiting and revisiting throughout the semester. 

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What can you do with the skills you have? Let’s see you DO IT!

Thank You Mel Trittin and Studio 107 for you FOREVER support!
Space getting ready for display at Studio 107.
Studio 107 – REAW – Friday, October 11, 2013. Waterford, WI 5 – 9pm. See you there!

“The question for each man is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has.” — Frank Hamilton

And Deep Sea Diving — I love the little fish… http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu

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Art Foundations: DRAW the NEGATIVE SPACE you see. Harder than you think.

DRAW THE NEGATIVE SPACE – NOT the positive space… Do you think you can handle it? http://fc08deviantart.net

GOALS:

  1. 1.4 create, define, and solve visual challenges using 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the artwork / subject matter to basic elements)

What did you find as the most difficult aspect of the creation of the drawing? What was the hardest? What was the easiest? Are you able to see the negative space in the 1 – drawing, 2 – actual object?

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Advanced Drawing: Transparent Objects and Drawing what we see.

Janet Fish is a GREAT PLACE TO START. Check out the transparency and how the light bends and twists… OBSERVATION! http://www.askart.com

GOALS:

  1. 2.6 Work on creating multiple solutions to solve visual challenges.
  2. 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures (how do the objects you are choosing relate to your life and culture? How can reflection and transparency work for you?)

What are you drawn to? What is successful in your composition? What is it about the transparent glass that makes this a challenging or easy subject matter to work with? Share your preliminary work with your neighbor – write the thoughts down.

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AP Studio Art: Research and Investigate the artists you are interested in. Go to the Library, Get an Art History Book. Begin with the letter A.

This is where to start. Not in what you already know. Look through the images from the past to see where the images of NOW are from. http://www.themasterpiececards.com

GOALS:

  1. 5.1 identify the rationale behind making art.
  2. 4.4 evaluate and interpret art for relationships in 4.4.1 form 4.4.2 context

What research and new discoveries in art history have you accomplished today? What is the greatest surprise you have found today?  What are your INITIAL THOUGHTS about the idea of a concentration?

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How can we use the NEGATIVE to make the POSITIVE work better?

And here I am HANG GLIDING… I love to use my abilities to really have fun in life. http://www.seekextreme.com

“The question for each man is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has.” — Frank Hamilton

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Art Foundations: Space – Positive and Negative Space in your artwork and in life.

What did the artist focus their attention on? The NEGATIVE SPACE! http://www.drawingandpaintinglessons.com

GOALS:

  1. 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the artwork / subject matter to basic elements)

What did you find as the most difficult aspect of the creation of the drawing? What was the hardest? What was the easiest? Are you able to see the negative space in the 1 – drawing, 2 – actual object?

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Advanced Drawing: Crit and PENCIL DRAWINGS.

Check out and SEE the GLASSES that Janet Fish Draws and Paints. How do you deal with TRANSPARENCY? http://2.bp.blogspot.com

GOALS:

  1. 2.6 Work on creating multiple solutions to solve visual challenges.

What are you drawn to? What is successful in your composition? What is it about the transparent glass that makes this a challenging or easy subject matter to work with? Share your preliminary work with your neighbor – write the thoughts down and share the challenges with your neighbors.

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AP Studio Art: RESEARCH and begin the ideas for your CONCENTRATION

Vincent Van Gogh spent time LOOKING at and THINKING about the works that he focused his life on… what are you going to do to do the same? http://www.vggallery.com

GOALS:

  1. Research and Information Fluency – Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
  2. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making – Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

Look over and SHARE your research about the artist that you have begun looking at and also share a bit about what your initial thoughts are regarding the idea of having a concentration.

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