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Week 7: Life was busy and we missed a week.

Hello Friends of Art with Korb

With technology finally working and the artists now completing some MAJOR works of art – the assessment time comes up on us. While we critiqued our works from 7th grade – the 6th graders are doing it this week. I will get the 7th grade done timely so that the 6th grade doesn’t fall behind.

The digital display (thank you Wal-Mart for the Grant) is up and running (thank you IT for helping with the hard wiring). Now… how do I keep the images looping and NOT moving onto some other YouTube set of videos? Great work by the portrait artists and the 6th graders one point perspectives are coming along great as well. Watercolors was a huge part of the learning curve in both sets of classes with colored pencils and crayons (all Water-Soluble) being new to the 7th graders.

8th graders are wrapping up the stop motion photography films and the efforts are REALLY showing off. I have some kids working a bit AVANT GARDE (I wish they knew what that meant) and we will see how the efforts turn out. Effort and attitude is ALWAYS an issue and I am curious to see how the CLAY projects move along when we turn on the potter’s wheels. It will be fine.

If there is anything that I have learned over the past week it is that being helpful and sincere is how I live my life AND that keeping in my lane is sometimes a heck of a lot easier in the long run. Ok. Here we go!

We are going to leave the posts below as they are (for the most part) and we will update more as the projects develop along. Thanks.

Here are all of our Studio EXPECTATION

6th Grade: One Point Perspective – looking up and WRAPPING UP!

Here are the 6th-grade semester Lesson Plans to show you what our day will look like.

One point perspective is used and seen everywhere you find a single vanishing point with all diagonal lines receding to that point. Below is my example from last year. We are working collaboratively with our other art teacher in the 6th grade classes to learn how to draw using this Renaissance invented technique. I am looking down into my studio space – how would you approach this work?

This is not one of my kids works but this is the direction we are going – or looking up. One point perspective is a great use of a lot of the art vocabulary – this is another goal this year. VOCABULARY!

Here is the assignment for One Point Perspective

7th Grade: SOFT PASTELS and PRINTMAKING as we wrap up the Neurographic Portraits and Color Schemes

Here are the 7th-grade semester Lesson Plans to show you what our day will look like.

What can you do with SOFT PASTELS? We are going to be working on landscapes or floral drawings and then we are going to make MONO PRINTS and GHOST PRINTS from them – assuming it all works for us. This was new to us last year and the CRAYONS did not work out (cheap and not as good as the ones I have used int he past) so we are switching to SOFT PASTELS – MUCH BETTER! We will also take a look at Wolf Kahn’s pastel works! He was a contemporary artist who did landscapes in soft pastels – the colors are great!

Soft Pastel Assignment is HERE.

And from the first 6 weeks – my final image of BIRK:

What do you look like? How do you see yourself? What are your favorite colors? What is a line exactly? Are all lines the same? What about watercolors? Is it as simple as putting water in the tray and taking the color out? Are there more things that can be done with the paints? YOU BET! We are also using Colored Pencils and crayons – all Water-Soluble.

This artwork is going to help you explore ALL of those ideas AND it is going to give you the option of making your final artwork be as bright and colorful as you are! Below is my final work of art from last year and BIRK has never looked more colorful!

This portrait is using the watercolors and Caran-Dache crayons in the face and body and then the Stadtler Pencils in the background. HERE is a link to the midway rubric that the kids can work through all while they are working on the artwork.

Here is the Neurographic Assignment.

AGAIN – HERE is a link to the midway rubric that the kids can work through all while they are working on the artwork.

8th Grade Sculpture: Claymation and Collaboration

Here are the 8th Grade Sculpture semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

We are moving from making photographs to the digital lab this week and exploring iMovie to begin the film making. This is a LOT to work on and the 8th graders are absolutely up to the challenge. STAY TUNED!

Stop Motion Film Making has been around for a long time. Collaboration has too. We are going to be taking some time to work on this assignment and we are going to also work through some new challenges that are going to be really open to you as you make decisions in how you plan it out. What MIGHT your ideas be? How are you going to work on the ideas together? This might be challenging in how you choose your groups and the stories and the set design and the approach and ALL SORTS of other ideas.

HERE is the Claymation Assignment!

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Week 5: Hands and minds are hard at work in the Art Studio

Hello – Welcome back to the classroom space. It has been a rewarding year so far with only technology getting in the way of greatness. We’ve gotten a grant from Wal*Mart for a flat screen smart TV to share the works (more-so the digital work that can’t be hung up) with everyone and it has found a small glitch in that the wi-fi isn’t staying connected all the time.

We are working around that problem this week. The top of a cabinet was pulled off to make it easier for the wi-fi to pass through but that didn’t seem to do it. We are still working through some issues.

The rest of the classes have been great and are making wonderful works. I need to make more photos of the hands at work so… that’s a goal for this week! How are things going in YOUR classroom studio space?

We are going to leave the posts below as they are (for the most part) and we will update more as the projects develop along. Thanks.

Here are all of our Studio EXPECTATION

6th Grade: One Point Perspective – looking up!

Here are the 6th-grade semester Lesson Plans to show you what our day will look like.

One point perspective is used and seen everywhere you find a single vanishing point with all diagonal lines receding to that point. Below is my example from last year. WE are going to work collaboratively with our other art teacher in the 6th grade classes to learn how to draw using this renaissance invented technique.

This is not one of my kids works but this is the direction we are going – or looking up. One point perspective is a great use of a lot of the art vocabulary – this is another goal this year. VOCABULARY!

Here is the assignment for One Point Perspective

7th Grade: Neurographic Portraits and Color Schemes

Here are the 7th-grade semester Lesson Plans to show you what our day will look like.

What do you look like? How do you see yourself? What are your favorite colors? What is a line exactly? Are all lines the same? What about watercolors? Is it as simple as putting water in the tray and taking the color out? Are there more things that can be done with the paints? YOU BET!

This artwork is going to help you explore ALL of those ideas AND it is going to give you the option of making your final artwork be as bright and colorful as you are! Below is my final work of art from last year and BIRK has never looked more colorful!

This portrait is using the watercolors and Caran-Dache crayons in the face and body and then the Stadtler Pencils in the background. HERE is a link to the midway rubric that the kids can work through all while they are working on the artwork.

Here is the Neurographic Assignment.

AGAIN – HERE is a link to the midway rubric that the kids can work through all while they are working on the artwork.

8th Grade Sculpture: Claymation and Collaboration

Here are the 8th Grade Sculpture semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

Kids hands at work are a real example of what working through challenges and then onto actual collaboration looks like. I sent home 4 postcards that day to express how happy my heart felt.

We are moving from making photographs to the digital lab this week and exploring iMovie to begin the film making. This is a LOT to work on and the 8th graders are absolutely up to the challenge. STAY TUNED!

Stop Motion Film Making has been around for a long time. Collaboration has too. We are going to be taking some time to work on this assignment and we are going to also work through some new challenges that are going to be really open to you as you make decisions in how you plan it out. What MIGHT your ideas be? How are you going to work on the ideas together? This might be challenging in how you choose your groups and the stories and the set design and the approach and ALL SORTS of other ideas.

HERE is the Claymation Assignment!

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Week 4: Now the work begins…

As we move forward in the art of the middle school, the hands are getting busy and the final products are starting to come forward. Continue to follow along with us – I’ve a feeling I am going to be making modifications to the posts but… not just yet. ALSO – the second season of Our Studio with Frank Korb will begin shooting again next week. I hope you follow along. Below is the end of last season.

We are going to leave the posts below as they are (for the most part) and we will update more as the projects develop along. Thanks.

Here are all of our Studio EXPECTATION

6th Grade: One Point Perspective – looking up!

Here are the 6th-grade semester Lesson Plans to show you what our day will look like.

One point perspective is used and seen everywhere you find a single vanishing point with all diagonal lines receding to that point. Below is my example from last year. WE are going to work collaboratively with our other art teacher in the 6th grade classes to learn how to draw using this renaissance invented technique.

Here is the assignment for One Point Perspective

7th Grade: Neurographic Portraits and Color Schemes

Here are the 7th-grade semester Lesson Plans to show you what our day will look like.

What do you look like? How do you see yourself? What are your favorite colors? What is a line exactly? Are all lines the same? What about watercolors? Is it as simple as putting water in the tray and taking the color out? Are there more things that can be done with the paints? YOU BET!

This artwork is going to help you explore ALL of those ideas AND it is going to give you the option of making your final artwork be as bright and colorful as you are! Below is my final work of art from last year and BIRK has never looked more colorful!

Here is the Neurographic Assignment.

8th Grade Sculpture: Claymation and Collaboration

Here are the 8th Grade Sculpture semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

Stop Motion Film Making has been around for a long time. Collaboration has too. We are going to be taking some time to work on this assignment and we are going to also work through some new challenges that are going to be really open to you as you make decisions in how you plan it out. What MIGHT your ideas be? How are you going to work on the ideas together? This might be challenging in how you choose your groups and the stories and the set design and the approach and ALL SORTS of other ideas.

HERE is the Claymation Assignment!

AND… This is an 18 minute video with Adam Savage and Laika’s Stop Motion photography in the science and patience of Stop Motion Photography and CORALINE specifically.

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Week 3: Sets are being built and watercolor media are being opened! New approaches all around!

Week 3 is beginning and the artists are really working! Collaboration and story development is happening in the 8th grade with their stop motion films. 7th graders have had their photographs made and they have found all sorts of values and shapes and highlights and shadows in themselves (and a bunny). 6th graders have gathered together into one classroom and have been learning through co-teaching about the ideas of one point perspective. The artists are moving fast and the work is moving forward! Thanks!

We are going to leave the posts below as they are (for the most part) and we will update more as the projects develop along. Thanks.

Here are all of our Studio EXPECTATION

6th Grade: One Point Perspective – looking up!

Here are the 6th-grade semester Lesson Plans to show you what our day will look like.

One point perspective is used and seen everywhere you find a single vanishing point with all diagonal lines receding to that point. Below is my example from last year. WE are going to work collaboratively with our other art teacher in the 6th grade classes to learn how to draw using this renaissance invented technique.

Here is the assignment for One Point Perspective

7th Grade: Neurographic Portraits and Color Schemes

Here are the 7th-grade semester Lesson Plans to show you what our day will look like.

What do you look like? How do you see yourself? What are your favorite colors? What is a line exactly? Are all lines the same? What about watercolors? Is it as simple as putting water in the tray and taking the color out? Are there more things that can be done with the paints? YOU BET!

This artwork is going to help you explore ALL of those ideas AND it is going to give you the option of making your final artwork be as bright and colorful as you are! Below is my final work of art from last year and BIRK has never looked more colorful!

Here is the Neurographic Assignment.

8th Grade Sculpture: Claymation and Collaboration

Here are the 8th Grade Sculpture semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

Stop Motion Film Making has been around for a long time. Collaboration has too. We are going to be taking some time to work on this assignment and we are going to also work through some new challenges that are going to be really open to you as you make decisions in how you plan it out. What MIGHT your ideas be? How are you going to work on the ideas together? This might be challenging in how you choose your groups and the stories and the set design and the approach and ALL SORTS of other ideas.

HERE is the Claymation Assignment!

AND… This is an 18 minute video with Adam Savage and Laika’s Stop Motion photography in the science and patience of Stop Motion Photography and CORALINE specifically.

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Week 2: Perspective on the Self-Portrait through Claymation Movies

Welcome back. Setting up the weekly post has taken a bit of getting back to and I appreciate your following us and your understanding in the first week not getting out in a timely fashion. We are now finding our stride as we begin our first major works of art. We have got two full days of art making in with the artists and mandalas about ourselves and small clay sculptures (pairs) about ourselves are in the books. What do we have in store for this week? Let’s find out.

Here are all of our Studio EXPECTATION

6th Grade: One Point Perspective – looking up!

Here are the 6th-grade semester Lesson Plans to show you what our day will look like.

One point perspective is used and seen everywhere you find a single vanishing point with all diagonal lines receding to that point. Below is my example from last year. WE are going to work collaboratively with our other art teacher in the 6th grade classes to learn how to draw using this renaissance invented technique.

Here is the assignment for One Point Perspective

7th Grade: Neurographic Portraits and Color Schemes

Here are the 7th-grade semester Lesson Plans to show you what our day will look like.

What do you look like? How do you see yourself? What are your favorite colors? What is a line exactly? Are all lines the same? What about watercolors? Is it as simple as putting water in the tray and taking the color out? Are there more things that can be done with the paints? YOU BET!

This artwork is going to help you explore ALL of those ideas AND it is going to give you the option of making your final artwork be as bright and colorful as you are! Below is my final work of art from last year and BIRK has never looked more colorful!

Here is the Neurographic Assignment.

8th Grade Sculpture: Claymation and Collaboration

Here are the 8th Grade Sculpture semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

Stop Motion Film Making has been around for a long time. Collaboration has too. We are going to be taking some time to work on this assignment and we are going to also work through some new challenges that are going to be really open to you as you make decisions in how you plan it out. What MIGHT your ideas be? How are you going to work on the ideas together? This might be challenging in how you choose your groups and the stories and the set design and the approach and ALL SORTS of other ideas.

HERE is the Claymation Assignment!

AND… This is an 18 minute video with Adam Savage and Laika’s Stop Motion photography in the science and patience of Stop Motion Photography and CORALINE specifically.

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#Collaboration – What are you doing to ADD to the group work?

NEW SEATING CHARTS!

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“Talent may get someone off the starting blocks faster, but without a sense of direction or a goal to strive for, it won’t count for much.” – David Bayles and Ted Orland

Ready, Set, GO! Use your SKILLS to get things going. http://arumarathon.nohost.com.br/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/GD4415087-1513.jpg

Art Foundations: Resolve your COLLAGE

Max Enst’s Collage / painting: TEXTURE! http://uploads0.wikipaintings.org/images/max-ernst/the-entire-city-1935.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 4.2 describe the purpose of creating a textured collage in your classroom. How have you used the ideas of texture to create an image of emotion?

What did you do to make the collage represent the 2 different emotions you chose? How would you change the work if you could have 1 more day?

Drawing: 2 More days on your PORTRAITS!

Kahinde Wiley – What are YOU doing with your work? https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/8c85f-dee-and-ricky-by-kehinde-wiley.png

GOALS:

  1. 3.1 reflect on how your portraits and graffiti art differs and describe how it relates to your personal history and personal culture.

One more day to work. What do you need to look at tomorrow and think about – fix, change, clean up? WRITE THAT DOWN and make sure you deal with that first thing tomorrow!

AP Studio Art: Collaboration and Installation!

GROUP – You are working with a larger goal in mind! What are you adding? http://www.originofcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/389243_294877460598531_217231461696465_698020_1158791058_n-e1336969265898.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 1.4 create, define, and solve visual challenges using 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the artwork / subject matter to basic elements), 1.4.2 synthesis (put all the parts of a work together to form a whole), 1.4.3 evaluation [critique] (formative and summative reflections about your artwork) – How are you using this project as a GROUP effort / COLLABORATIVE work to communicate BIGGER ideas than individual CONCENTRATION projects from your AP Work.

What happened today? Write down your best thoughts from today’s collaboration.

 

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Genius, Color, and Matting artwork… are you up for the challenges?

“Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.” — Julie Andrews

Art Foundations: COLOR and YOU!


Goals:

  1. 1.4 Analyse (break it down) and Define color schemes and how you use color on a daily basis.

Review with neighbors the relationships of the colors on the color wheel? QUIZ one another on the names, types and labels of the colors. What three colors can you use to mix ALL THE OTHER colors? In your GOALS SHEET…

Drawing: Genius Day (a bit longer than a day).


Goals:

  1. 1.1 Define and consider your PASSIONS through the media, techniques, and processes that you want to consider. Don’t forget about the 1.1.1 skill , 1.1.2 confidence and 1.1.3 awareness that you have and will use so that your ideas are executed well.

Working with Mr. Korb “out of the way/” Here are your “24 hours” of doing what you want with who you want in the way you want with the idea of a product being the end result and presenting being the final evaluation. What have you accomplished today and what do you need to accomplish tonight so that you can present tomorrow? The presentation is a huge factor. What did you intend to do? What did you intend to learn? Why is this a GREAT experience for you? How is having an assignment easier or harder for you? Lots to think about…

AP Studio Art: MAT YOUR WORK – Consider Duchamp


Goals:

  1. 6.3 use the principles and techniques of art with those from other discipline to PREPARE your WORK for QUALITY!

What are you doing this weekend to PREPARE for the next 1 weeks of WORKING on ONE BREADTH work based on the figure drawings that we worked on this week. How can you look at the Marcel Duchamp work of the world and resolve the image you have in front of you. Next week… resolution – Pastels, Conte, Charcoal? Whatever…

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TED says that COLOR sound beautiful!

“Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.” — Julie Andrews

Art Foundations: Artist Statement – TURN IN SELF EVAL!

GOALS:

  1. 1.4 Define visual challenges using analysis.What are the colors that we, as painters / drawers use to make all the other colors? ANSWER ME ARTISTS!

Review with neighbors the relationships of the colors on the color wheel? QUIZ one another on the names, types and relationships of the colors.

Drawing: Collaborative Work – Figure this out – TOMORROW – GENIUS DAY!

http://abc.go.com/shows/modern-family/video/PL5520993/VDKA0_lu9sqex5

GOALS:

  1. Use Google Presentation and Docs (and the lab) to resolve your self evaluation and work collaboratively to support individual learning and to the learning of others.

BEGIN PLANNING FOR TOMORROW – GENIUS DAY – ALL WEEKEND to work – PRESENT on MONDAY! ?What? Yikes!

Working with Mr. Korb “out of the way” here are your “24 hours” of doing what you want with who you want in the way you want with the idea of a product being the end result and presenting being the final evaluation. What have you accomplished today and what do you need to accomplish… the presentation day on Monday…

AP Studio Art: FIGURES… just figures.

Goals:

  1. 2.3 create artworks that solve visual challenges of a figurative nature… WHAT DO YOU WANT TO EMPHASIZE TODAY?

How did things go today? Look at everyone’s drawings and make comments about their figure drawings in their binders.

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Updates and Changes are ALWAYS happening! How is your art changing you?

“Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.” — Julie Andrews

Art Foundations: Artist Statement

How are the ideas coming with the artist statement? This is a challenging process. Stay focused on the ideas we spoke about. wpid-0325141357.jpg Goals:

  1. 4.4 evaluate and interpret your oil pastel drawing for relationships in 4.4.1 form 4.4.2 context as it related to the original photographic image from the microscope.

YOUR ARTWORKS that have been PHOTOGRAPHED

How do you feel about the paper you have written? Does it fully describe your artwork? Does it partially describe your artwork? Does it fall flat? WHY?

Drawing: WRITE – SUMMARIZE – FINISH – INSPIRE!

Drawing 5th Hour Goals:

  1. 4.4 evaluate and interpret your oil pastel drawing for relationships in 4.4.1 form 4.4.2 context as it relates to the IDEAS of Wassily Kandinsky – Can you explain it concisely?

LINKS TO WORK WITH TODAY!

How do you feel that writing this artist statement has helped you to 1) better understand your art and 2) explained it to your audience, those interested in buying your art?

AP Studio Art: Art Mounting Time

Be CAREFUL as to how you use the tools. Make your lines STRAIGHT and CLEAN! Goals:

  1. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges – What are the VISUAL CHALLENGES that you are faced with in this part of the art toolbox?

Well… how did you do? What do you need to FOCUS on as you mount MORE and MORE artworks? Is this as easy as MAKING art? Would you reconsider HOW you make your work so you can skip this step?

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One more week of the Quarter! YIKES!

Shane Koyczan – TED Talk “To This Day”... for the Bullied and Beautiful… “If you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror, look a little closer, stare a little longer, because there’s something inside you that makes you keep trying despite everyone who told you to quit.”

Join Mr. Korb’s Remind 101 Texting Service for the following classes for:

Art Foundations: 2 Point Drawings of Microbiological images…

Malcolm MacDougall and his Microscopic Inspired Sculpture – 3D… How are you doing similar? http://malcolmmacdougall.com/wp-content/gallery/sculpture/scupture3_0.jpg

Goals:

  1. How are you communicating 5.5.1 rationale, 5.5.2 ideas and, 5.5.3 opinions. How does the drawing relate to the idea of PERSPECTIVE and making art inspired from SCIENCE and OTHER IDEAS?

Based on the ideas of science and microscopic images, is your work successful in creating a NEW and INTERESTING COMPOSITION? What is SUCCESSFUL? Composition? Technique with OIL PASTELS? Process with PERSPECTIVE?

Drawing: Kandinsky – What did you take from yesterday?

How are you doing? What’s your negative space looking like? http://newabstraction.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/KandinskyWassily.jpg

Goals:

  1. 5.5 evaluate responses to works of art for communicating 5.5.1 rationale, 5.5.2 ideas and, 5.5.3 opinions. How does the drawing relate to the idea of COLOR / MEANING / EMOTION / Spirituality / YOU / Music?

What’s working? What’s not? What to do to wrap it up for next week?

AP Studio Art: Snacks for Monday – Crit on Monday

How are you using line, shape and form? How are you advancing the ideas of your concentration? http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2012/10/24/1351096937370/Barbara-Hepworth-Concentr-010.jpg

Goals:

  1. 1.1 apply whatever media you are choosing  and use a variety of techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill and 1.1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well.

What have you got to do this weekend to present your work? ANSWER The TWO QUESTIONS AGAIN… ONLINE!