Tag: Pencil Drawing

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#Friday – and #Korb is away with #OtherArtStudents

Chick Close busy at work in his studio: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b8/38/22/b8382226b5e49669453989e41e984831.jpg

Art is an adventure into the unknown world, which can be explored only by those willing to take risks.” Mark Rothko

Drawing

7.2Ac: Evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.

PAGE 20 in your HANDBOOK – As this work develops, how are your ideas and Kandinsky’s similar and how are they different? What might you take away from this experience? How can you share that idea with the world? Write out Two similarities and One MAJOR difference.

Wassily Kandinsky and the Bauhaus: http://www.wassilykandinsky.net/images/works/544.jpg
Wassily Kandinsky and the Bauhaus: http://www.wassilykandinsky.net/images/works/544.jpg

As this work develops, how are your ideas and Kandinsky’s similar and how are they different? WRITE this out from the beginning of the hour. Has it Changed?

Studio Art 360

Develop Craft: Learning to use tools, materials, artistic conventions; and learning to care for tools, materials, and space.

Chick Close busy at work in his studio: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b8/38/22/b8382226b5e49669453989e41e984831.jpg
Chuck Close busy at work in his studio: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b8/38/22/b8382226b5e49669453989e41e984831.jpg

PAGE 20 in your HANDBOOK – What challenges did you have in the process of using the grid as a device to transfer the image from the photograph to the piece of paper? Explain why the process why so hard to you.

Advanced Drawing

2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.

Hands and feet are challenging – what is going to be challenging about these aspects to make them believable – one doesn’t want to draw mittens and socks in the place of hands and feet.

http://corewalking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/FITZ_december24_2011_grasping-at-straws-1024x510.jpg
http://corewalking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/FITZ_december24_2011_grasping-at-straws-1024×510.jpg

PAGE 20 in your HANDBOOK: How will you use the knowledge of the shapes and joints to help you make the proportions CORRECT? Give some technique and ideas in your answer.

AP Studio Art

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PAGE 20 in your HANDBOOK: What do you see as needing to be REALLY focusing on as NEXT WEEK comes up? I want you to be FOCUSED on the tasks at hand and get as much done next week so you have NOTHING but typing and tweaking your website over Spring Break. Make a list of things to do if you have to.

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#ArtExhibition in the #Community – Get Ready for FRIDAY!

“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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Studio Art 360 – FORMS and DRAWING – 2 Days to Go!

What has this artist done to REALLY succeed in the drawing? What is SIMILAR to your drawing? What is REALLY different – TECHNIQUE wise? http://erickjm2.blogspot.com/p/illustrations.html

COMPOSITION EXAMPLES

Goals:

  • 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
  • Look back at your THUMBNAIL drawings… Which type of composition did you choose to use? What are TWO things that have changed about your composition from the THUMBNAIL STAGE.

Looking at the THUMBNAIL again and the DRAWING – What positive changes or negative changes have come from the process of drawing?

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Painting and AP Studio Art – Critique – LAST DAY? HURRY!

Charles V Distributing Awards to the Artists at the Close of the Salon of 1824 François-Joseph Heim – Salon Style Exhibition – Definition HERE!

Goals:

  • PAINTING – 4.2Ac: Analyze, select, and critique personal artwork for a collection or portfolio presentation.
  • AP Studio Art – 4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
  • What ways do you feel we should display the groupings of artworks we have in front of us? Considering BOTH classes, the GALLERY SPACE, and the display boards.

What problems do you see or did you see in the process of hanging the show? How can we work through this better? Suggestions to make this an easier process?

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What is your observation of the space around you?

“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.” —Zig Ziglar

How do YOU cover your sense of being overwhelmed?

Art Foundations: Color Theory – Color Wheel – Color Schemes

Our color wheel as well as the tints, shades, and tones.

Goals:

  1. 1.4 Define color schemes and uses using analysis to define color relationships.

  2. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill 1.1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well.

List as many of the color schemes and examples of colors in the scheme with your neighbor.

Advanced Drawing: Gesture Drawings on the move…

From the sketchbook – Real People – Real Fast.

Goals:

  1. 1.4 Define, and solve QUICK and UNAWARE FIGURES through GESTURE DRAWINGS using skills of (1.4.1) analysis (.2) synthesis.
  2. 1.4 Initiate, define, and solve challenging visual arts problems using skills of (1.4.1) analysis (.2) synthesis (.3) evaluation.

Think about and compare the drawings we did yesterday – fast and furious. What were the major differences between then and today? Have a conversation with your neighbor about that and then… write the comments down so you can reflect on them later.

AP Studio Art: Computer and Website / Edit images

What are you doing? What have you NOT done? Why is a deadline important?

Goals:

  1. 1. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations (how to use and organize your files in Google Drive and on WordPress).

What is the biggest challenge you see in the process of developing and keeping a website up and running for yourself? What steps are you afraid to ask about? Write that down so you can give yourself permission to ask those questions later.