Welcome to STUDIO ART 2D

FINAL EXAM: Equals 1/5 of your Final Average. 50 Multiple Choice questions

It is based upon Artists, art terms & tools, art vocabulary, color theory, perspective and art styles we covered this semester. Please go over the REVIEW PACKET to prepare for your final exam.

EXAM DATES: BLOCK 1 BDF : THURS. JAN. 15, 2026

BLOCKS 1 & 2 ACE: FRI. JAN .16, 2026

Should you miss the exam, you will need to make it up. You should contact Mrs. Layden and/or your Guidance counselor to schedule it as soon as possible,

**If you are absent: Check Google Classroom: Classwork for any assignments, contact a friend in class or Mrs. Layden to see what you missed.

For absences longer than 2 consecutive classes, please contact Mrs. Layden to make arrangements to make up work at home or upon your return during AAP.

See or contact Mrs. Layden if you have any concerns, questions about your work, grades or about the class in general.

🎨 What is this course about and what will we be doing?

COURSE OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this one semester class is to build a foundation of art concepts, techniques and skills associated with producing and appreciating 2 dimensional art. Students will practice critical thinking, creativity, idea development in order to produce original work. This course makes up ONE HALF of the NYS Requirement of 1 year of Studio ART for Graduation. The SECOND HALF of Art Credit is Studio Art 3D. Upon completion of a full year of STUDIO ART- you may sign up 2D, 3D and computer art electives.

COURSE FORMAT: FIRST QUARTER: Focus is on drawing media

• Journal Drawing practice exercises and warm ups

• Contour Drawing - Focus on line & contour drawing to slow down & look as you draw

• Art Criticism- Analyzing & comparing works of art for better understanding

• Digital Citizenship- Using references properly and understanding copyright for creators

• SKILLS: Observational Drawing & Shading Exercises –Practice drawing objects in space from LIFE with proper perspective. Shading value

• Perspective Drawing Exercises or review

• Hatched/Shaded Drawing Project(s) – Apply shading techniques and capturing finer details in graphite/white/pencil, charcoal, pastel and/or other medium using hatched linework or blending to create tonal value

SECOND QUARTER: Focus is on painting media

•Journal Drawing practice exercises and warm ups

• SKILLS: Color Theory - Color wheel & color scheme exercises

• SKILLS: Color Theory Exercises -Color mixing, intensity & matching. Painting practice

• Figurative Drawing - Drawing people using proper proportions

• Gouache or Watercolor Painting

• Acrylic Painting Project

• Other Mixed Media project(s) or activities, time permitting

COURSE EVALUATION

4 -5 Art Projects (usually 2-4 weeks each) – 100 pts -Count 1-2x each
Class drawing exercises & ART JOURNAL: - Completed in-class or as homework. 10 – 25 pts each exercise. Generally collected periodically throughout the quarter as assigned depending upon schedule and projects.
In Class-Workday Grades – 25 pts. - Unannounced grade for workday based on proper use of class time & materials, clean up, & following directions while working in the classroom on your project.

Overall Performance/Participation – 100 pts. Quarterly numeric class grade factored into average. Based upon participation in class discussions, following remote expectations, attendance (tardy, skip etc.), attitude, responsibility & cooperation, meeting deadlines.

•* *Final Exam – END OF SEMESTER-Given during exam block – 100 pts.

FINAL AVERAGE = EACH quarter grade is worth 40% of Final Average PLUS the Final Exam grade which is worth 20% of your Final Average.

MATERIALS: Charged, working Chromebook and pencils.

Optional: 2 pocket Folder for loose handouts/worksheets

GENERAL RULES for Our Class

"Be A STAR"- Be Your Best Self

READ GENERAL RULES & GUIDELINES -FIRST DAYS OF CLASS

Bottom Line: If what you are doing in class INTERFERES WITH LEARNING OR AFFECTS OTHERS OR THE CLASSROOM IN A NEGATIVE WAY, YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING IT.

First day Rules 2025 slides.pptx.pdf

Learn & Apply:

BASIC DRAWING SKILLS & ART TECHNIQUES

• DIGITAL LITERACY: COPYRIGHT, APPROPRIATION & FAIR USE

• ART Elements & Principles- Click here for link

DRAWING & SHADING TECHNIQUES- CLICK FOR VOCABULARY/INFORMATION

• CONTOUR DRAWING: What is it? Why do it?

Contour drawing is a continuous line drawing of the outer edge of a subject. The purpose of a contour drawing is to practice looking slowly and carefully at the details of your subject's outer edge, timing your eye with the movement of your hand. It is done slowly without lifting your pencil or pen.

A blind contour means you do not "peek" by looking at your paper to check where your pencil is on your paper.

• COMPOSITION

IMPORTANCE OF COMPOSITION IN YOUR DRAWINGS & PAINTINGS

Composition is the arrangement of the subjects on your paper or canvas. Subjects should be arranged to move the viewer's eye around the artwork, not going off the page. Space, the negative area of a drawing, and the drawn subjects, the positive areas, should be balanced.

A helpful tip is to AVOID placing the most eye catching part of your work, the Point of Emphasis, directly in the center. Better to place your main subject, the brightest, busiest, boldest or biggest, off center.

Using the RULE OF THIRDS to arrange your composition is very helpful technique. See below.

Imagine a grid of thirds horizontally and vertically. Place important subjects at the intersections. Place horizon line on either of the two horizontal lines, not through the middle.

• PERSPECTIVE- Use it to draw box like forms in a space properly

KEYWORDS: Perspective, vanishing point, horizon line

• VIDEO: 1 PT. PERSPECTIVE- Click HERE

• VIDEO: 2 PT. PERSPECTIVE - Click HERE

HERE are samples of 1 Point Perspective:

Refer to your practice sheet we did in class

Lines converge to single center vanishing point on horizon line

CLICK, FOR ANOTHER GOOD RESOURCE LINK FOR 1 POINT PERSPECTIVE

HERE is sample of 2 Point Perspective: Refer to your practice sheet we did in class

All lines converge to vanishing points on right or left

3 Point Perspective

•COLOR THEORY

COLOR THEORY LINKS & TERMS

*More review on Color Schemes- for painting project

DRAWING PEOPLE

•How do you draw a human face correctly? Use proper proportions- see below

•How do you draw a human form correctly?

Learn & Understand:

PROJECTS: ARTISTS, ART STYLES & INFORMATION

More information to come!

MINI INTRO PROJECT : JIM DINE STYLE CLASS PAINTING

CLICK the Slide Show below TO LEARN ABOUT JIM DINE AND HIS HEART ART

Copy of Jim Dine for Hearts 2025

PROJECT 2 : SURREALISM

White on Black drawing

• REVIEW 6 Surrealist Techniques to try in your project

Surrealism .pdf

Personal Values by Rene Magritte,

Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali, 1931

PROJECT 3-

Positive Propaganda Portrait : Artist & Activist Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey.pdf

PROJECT 4: Plant Painting - Up Close

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE AND LILLIAN THOMAS BURWELL

Georgia O'Keeffe

Lillian Thomas Burwell

_2025 OKeeffe & Lillian Thomas Burwell Nature Close-Ups .pdf

PAINTING NATURE UP CLOSE
Both American painters O'Keeffe and Burwell zoom in and focus on their natural subjects. As women artists working in the 2oth and for Burwell 21st centuries they were pioneers in their portrayal of their subjects and for breaking in what was a male dominated profession in the 20th century.
Click /Scroll to view the Google Slide presentation on O'Keeffe and Burwell

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