Semester 1 Assignments

CALENDAR

Quarter 1: DRAWING (Aug. 26th - Oct. 23rd)

Drawing is an essential part of an art portfolio; we will focus on this medium for quarter one and you will create 4-6 portfolio-ready drawings.
Get inspired! Check out our Pinterest Drawing board....

Focus: Traditional & Non-traditional Drawing Techniques

Essential Question: How can you use different drawing approaches to best express your 'voice'?

Using letters from your name, how will you create a name tag that visually represents who you are and/or what you believe?

To READ:

  1. Assignment
  2. Rubric
  3. Adjectives

Resources:

  1. Clipping Mask Tutorial
  2. CHALLENGE: Clipping Mask
  3. List of Downloadable Font Sites

Clipping Mask Challenge Results

Quarter 2 (Oct. 24th - Jan. 16th)

Focus: PRINTMAKING and COLOR

Essential Question: How can you use color and approaches in printmaking to convey emotion?

Printmaking Resources

Check out the Printmaking Pinterest page! Here!

SUBRACTIVE MONOPRINT

DUE: TBA (by the end of class)

To READ:

  1. Monoprint Assignment
  2. Reductive Monoprint Instructions
  3. Rubric

To SEE:

Video Overview of the Process (3:44)
Monotype Demonstration with Barbara van Buskirk (7:08)

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