Sketchbook Quarter 4 Due Monday April 30

#1 "Size Distortions" Choose two ordinary objects at home which have a relationship to one another but are not the same size at all. (Like: the front door and a key -- or -- the refrigerator and an apple. Draw the two different sized objects as if they are the same size, and draw them so they have a new relationship at the new size. (So: the key is as big as the door in the new relationship, and can only lean upon it!) (So: the apple could be so big that it occupied the entire inside of the refrigerator!) Be inventive! think up your own two related objects, and observe and draw their details carefully.  Plan an interesting composition on the page.

*Notes: direct observation, visual and spatial relationships, exaggeration, distortion

#2 "Machine Impossible" What do you wish you had a machine to do for you? Make your bed? Fix your lunch? Fetch your soda? Include: a power supply: Solar? Electric? Hamster? Hydro? Air? Arrange: the elements of your imaginary machine in an interesting composition, filling the page, and complete your drawing with a pleasing application of color

*Notes: invention, sequencing, spatial relationships, composition

#3 "Roller Coaster Contrast" You will be creating at least six continuous bands of color. (You can think of them as loops - like flat and really long rubber bands. ) Each band must reach at least 2 sides of the paper. Each band must cross or be crossed by at least 2 other bands. Bands should be at least 1/4" wide, with consistent width. One path will appear to be above another at each crossing site (you'll have to plan, and erase one set of lines.)

Shading info: Let's assume that things that are closest to us will get more light, and appear lighter, and that things further away from us receive less light, and are therefore darker. As we look at the bands you have drawn, bands passing under others seem far away from us, and bands on top seem near. To emphasize this, shade each band darker when it goes under another, and lighter where it passes above. (Layer combinations of colors to achieve best darks!)

*Notes: spatial relationships (overlapping), composition, gradations, and color layering

#4 Draw the inside of your own head  What are you like? Are you: Colorful? Plain? Accurate? Disorganized? Soft? Sharp? Poetic? Focused? Musical? Funny? Dependable? Flightly? Spacey? Numerical? Cautious? Organized? Fashionable? Rigid? Geometrical? Bright? Dull? Speedy? Mysterious? Exotic? Electric? Please, No "Brain" Drawings, No Heads!!! Be imaginative!!! Be conceptual!!!

*Notes: Conceptual, Abstract, Symbolic

#5 "Full of Contours Page" Do a page full (20 to 25) of "mini" blind and modified blind contour drawings. (May take 2 facing pages.) These are quick studies of people/children in different positions doing things. Perhaps --- go to a park or a sporting event of some kind. Observe and Quickly draw people being active Do this in pen please!!

*Notes: contour (blind & modified), figure studies, gesture, impression

Sketchbook Quarter 3 Due Monday March 5

#1"All the Letters in Your Name"

Start: At any place on your page - this example started at the lower left. Draw the first letter (from your name) with an outline shape (lower case letters are the most interesting.) Before you draw the second letter, turn it, so that it creates interesting negative shapes. Let the letters touch each other in order to close off more of the negative spaces. Fill your page, adding and turning letters, and creating interesting negative spaces between them.

Note***letterforms, upper and lower cases, pos/neg space, letters as shapes

#2 "Spiraling Spheres"

Overlap circles (or other shapes) of graduated sizes, moving from smallest to largest (largest on top- draw it first) to create an illusion of movement toward you from the surface of the page. Fill the page with various sized trails.
Shade one end of the spiral trail gradually darker, one end lighter to enhance the illusion of movement and depth. Your choice of colors.
Create an interesting background; perhaps using analogous colors or monochromatic tints and shades to develop an ambiguous space.

#3 Create your very own Superhero. Your drawing must be in color and it should take up the entire page. Include your action hero's name, his/her superpowers and super-talents. Also, write what this hero's biggest pet peeve is... what do you have to do to really tick this person off? And if you did... what would they do to you? (Be inventive, not gorey, please.)

* theme, concept, symbolism, abstraction, humor

#4 Draw what scares you. Doesn't have to be spooky ghosts and traditional stuff (but it can be). What else is scary? That Chemistry test? A bad hair day? Breaking out on prom night? The dentist? Your dad's wardrobe? A coach on a really bad day? OK to include words as part of your design! You can mix your personal scary things with traditional if you want to. Remember to keep it "G" rated, fill your page, and use color!!

*Teaching points: theme, concept, symbolism, abstraction, humor

#5 "Illustrate a Joke" Choose a joke and draw the picture or pictures that go along with it. You don't have to make the joke up, and you won't be graded on how funny it is. Remember that all material must be G-rated, and cannot be derogatory to a group of people. If you're unsure of the appropriateness of your subject, ask your teacher.

- use color - fill the page - create your own drawings - don't copy another artist's joke drawings -

*Teaching points: visual descriptions, sequencing, invention, humor, cartooning, lettering

Sketchbook Quarter 2 Due Monday Dec 5

#1 "Typography Tester" Fill the page with a variety of lettering styles. Be creative! Find a poem - a favorite song - a list of favorite sayings - your favorite things - Perhaps start with pencil (very light) then move to markers or colored pencil Perhaps divide your page into separate shapes, perhaps use borders Must do's: Include color Fill the page Have five or more styles  #2 PEN & INK STROKES I There are seven basic strokes used to shade with pen and ink. In your sketchbook, use a minimum of five different types of strokes to shade from black to white. Fill the page. Try to go from light to dark in the sections. The areas can be any shape; they don't have to be rectangles.  Contour Lines: Contour lines are marks that precisely follow the curves and planes of an object. Parallel Lines: Parallel lines are straight marks that extend in the same direction. Sketched free-hand, the lines need not have ruler straight perfection. Crosshatching: Crosshatching consists of two or more sets of contour or parallel lines that are stroked in different directions and intersect. Stippling: Stippling is a grouping of dots. Scribble: A scribble line is a free flowing (but controlled) mark that loops and twists in a sketchy manner. Wavy Lines: Wavy lines are drawn side by side in a repetitive pattern Crisscross Lines: Crisscross lines flow with the contour of an object and are arranged in a staggered crossing manner. #3 "Pencil Shading" Fill the page with overlapping shapes that run off the page on all sides. No pos/neg spaces larger than a fist print. Fill each pos/neg space with smooth pencil gradations (from light to dark). The Shading Do-Nots: Do not shade with the side of your pencil. Do not smear the drawing with your finger or a tissue. Do not start out too dark - you can always get darker as you work. Do not use mechanical pencils. (Sorry- won't work!) The Do's: Do make a flat edge on the tip of your pencil lead by "coloring" a sharpened tip on a piece of scrap paper. Do shade in one direction only... then shad the opposite direction on top. Do shade from light layers to dark to avoid uneven transitions.  The color wheel: Violet, Red-Violet, Red, Red-Orange, Orange, Orange-Yellow, Yellow, Yellow-Green, Green Green-Blue, Blue, Blue-Violet #4 "Blind Contour with Color Wheel" Using your black felt-tip (not roller-balls) do two blind contours of your teachers. Use two pages; draw one on each page. Using colored pencils, turn the most interesting of the two blind contours into a color wheel. The colors must flow in the order of the color wheel. Be Creative! Design the entire page. Perhaps use a floating rectangle behind as a way to unify. The color can go on top or behind the contour figure. Blend the color very carefully and smoothly. You'll have to "make" some of the colors by carefully layering two colors on your page. Maybe use some of the techniques you learned in some of your other sketchbook assignments. #5 "Bottle Landscapes" Everyone knows that things that are further away from us look smaller. But what if you can't rely on size to tell the story? This assignment uses plastic bottles, which can be any size. How do you make a big detergent bottle look like it's sitting behind a little eyedrops bottle? Things that are partially covered by another object are seen as being behind the object: (overlapping) Things that are further away are drawn higher on the picture plane. Their bases (bottoms) will be placed higher on the page than the bottles that are supposed to be closer. Assignment: Take one bottle at a time to your table, and do a contour line drawing of it, starting anywhere on your page. Then do the same thing with another bottle. Fill your page with overlapping bottle shapes. Bottles that are meant to be in front must have a base that is lower on the page than the object that is behind it. Warning: If the bottom of your front object is higher than the one behind it, your front object will appear to be floating in the air!

Sketchbook Assignment Quarter 1 Due Monday October 3

Please include these five pages plus any of your own work due on Monday, October 3, 2011 worth 100 points.
1. Expressive Lines

Try to make as many types of lines as you can.

• Repeat each type of line several times.
• Try all types of lines: wavy, curly, jagged, dashes, fat, thin, etc.
• Fill your page with as many lines as you can.
• color or B/W. 

2. Directional Lines

Unlike the expressive, directional lines are very precise. Lines should all be the same thickness. These lines look as if they are bending and overlapping. This is not "free" like expressive lines) but calculated constant, and even.

• Start anywhere on your paper. Move in a certain direction. stop and begin in a new direction
• Keep lines in a group the same distance apart.
• Try to go in every direction at least once
• color or B/W 

3. Echoes

Begin by drawing an abstract, free-form line on the page. Then use other lines to echo the original line, flowing with it, into it, and away from it. Add color on or between the lines.

• Even very young children can merely trace outside a line. You must create new variations away from your first lines to make it look different !

4. Draw what you Hear 

Interpretive, Conceptual Visualize sounds without drawing an object. Color


5. 2D and 3D arrows

• Create a full page composition using a combination of 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional arrows. Use overlapping to break up the spaces into interesting positive and negative shapes.
• Outline with felt-tip pen.
• Think up an interesting color scheme and fill the shapes with colored pencil

upside down Picasso

Draw this, yes upside down.
Igor Stravinsky by Picasso

Syllabi 2012

Drawing/Painting

Ms. Teri Dillon Scott Visual Arts Faculty                     

Office: 650-851-6153 email: tscott@prioryca.com

Course Description:

We will study drawing through the graphic elements of line, plane, tone, shape, form, volume, rendering, and perspective. We will study light and shadow and the analysis of basic forms, structure, proportion, symmetry, balance, and rhythm. We will be studying color, light, paint, encaustic and learn how to stretch canvases. This class encourages self-expression in a wide variety of media. Technical information about materials and media and working in/maintaining a studio are part of many projects. Students will learn the vocabulary and processes to build a strong foundation in drawing and painting. Presentations on historical drawing/painting and contemporary drawing/painting artists will supplement the course. Students will be expected to keep a sketchbook and turn it in at the end of each quarter.

Course Requirements:

Actively participate in all class activities including critiques and field trips. 

All-School Art Show

Help plan, set up and take down the all school art show in April.

Critiques (discussions about the work) will be held after the completion of all major projects and will be held on announced dates. These group discussions are invaluable as a troubleshooting aid as well as an arena for expanding ideas. Attendance with completed work is mandatory. Participation during critiques is required, in this portion of the class you will begin to develop your critical thought process and gain the insight of your peers.

Maintain Studio We are a “community of artists and designers” using this space and we (all of us) are responsible for keeping it clean and organized—not the maintenance staff or the teacher or studio assistants. This means cleaning more than just your personal workspace. An organized studio promotes working and that is what we are here for. You will be required to keep up with studio maintenance.

Grading will be based on participation, effort and completion of project criteria. The willingness to learn and to improve is far more valuable than already-acquired skill. Taking pride in your work and doing the best job you can is what you should always strive for. Specific grading details (point values) will vary from project to project. Quality and timeliness of assigned projects: You are expected to complete all assigned work on time and to the best of your ability.  Your ability will improve drastically over the course of the year as long as you continue to challenge yourself and work diligently.  Late or poor-quality work will result in a lower grade. You can improve the quality portion of your grade by reworking or improving the quality of the project, this won’t affect the on-time portion of your grade.

Resources: You will be given ample resources throughout the year which may include handouts, slide presentations, guest lectures, field trips, videos, and anything else I find to help encourage, inspire, challenge, excite, or surprise you.

Materials Fee: Due to the high cost of consumable art materials each student’s bookstore account will be charged a materials fee of $50 per semester.

Open Studio: The Fine Arts building is open every H block and after school most days until 4:00pm. If you need extra time feel free to arrange it.

Instructional Methods: Demonstrations, lectures, group projects, working critiques, videos, slides, books, guest artists, field trips.

Assessment Methods: Projects, participation, effort, quality of work, written assignments, exhibitions, critiques, sketchbook, final portfolio.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as the act of representing the work on another as ones own regardless of how that work was obtained and submitting it to fulfill academic requirements. All work must be original. If students use someone else’s work or image as a basis for their own pieces, there must be SIGNIFICANT alteration to the piece for it to be considered original.

Sketchbooks

Please bring your sketchbook to class every day, we will work in our sketchbooks regularly. These should be private, personal creative spaces for ideas, thoughts and feelings.

Places to purchase materials:

Some students may wish to purchase additional materials for the class.

University Art Center 267 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto 650-328-3500

Accent Arts 392 S. California Ave, Palo Alto 650-424-1044

                                                     

Perspective