Proficient

Course Outline and Expectations for Proficient Art Students

Mrs. Sinclair

Hoggard High School

anne.sinclair@nhcs.net

Proficient Art is designed for students who are interested in the practical experience of creating art on a rigorous level. Your art is based on the evaluation of the completion of the following projects that will demonstrate your authentic approach to understanding visual problems in design.

Instructional Goals

Encourages a systematic approach to understanding formal and conceptual issues in art.

Emphasizes the making of art as an ongoing process that involves making critical decisions.

Guides students to develop technical skills and familiarity with the visual elements and principles in art.

Encourages students to become independent thinkers who can contribute to their culture through art making, and content literacy

Commitment from the Student

Willingness to accept a rigorous academic curriculum and follow classroom protocol

Willingness to have projects ready on due due

Be highly motivated and serious with a strong interest in art

Willingness to be prepared with supplies for designs

Recognize that you need to work outside the classroom

Participate in class discussions and open to student/teacher critical analysis of individual works of art.

Create high quality art that can be exhibited

Requirements- The Proficient Art Student will complete the following projects;

Your sketchbook is used daily for recording research both written and visual, experimenting ideas and media and journaling your processes.

Each week you are required to work in your sketchbook exploring a personal chosen topic and have both written and drawing/painting concepts worked out.

Example- If your want to draw various eyes from different species using photos and then write to identify them and how they are different. Try different styles to draw the eyes for example, realism, cubism, pointalism etc.

WEEK ONE- REFLECTING ON RELATIONSHIPS- Compositional balance and its importance in relationship to creating visual unity. Draw a composed still life of three personal and two reflecting objects. Arrange them to overlap and demonstrate a foreground. middle ground and background. Medium is prisma colored pencils.

WEEK TWO- THREE- OBJECTS OF PERCEPTION- Review of contour lines, gesture drawing, and implied lines using pencil, marker, and ink

WEEK THREE-EYE SEE THAT IT’S ALL IN THE HAND- Close study of the anatomy of the eye and the hand holding objects of perception

WEEK FOUR- TONING UP WITH THE MASTERS- A view of the classical Greek, Roman, and Renaissance sculpture and their focus on balance, unity, and form. Recreating from observation the techniques of the masters applying tonal values in graphite. Using the grid system as a tool to size up.

WEEK FIVE-PUTTING IT INTO PERSPECTIVE- Appling your skills in perspective draw an architectural structure to perspective and detail with pen and ink techniques.

WEEK SIX-SURREALISM, FANTASY and DISTORTING FORM- Bend, twist, distort, and interlock shapes to express extreme emotion. Possible use of mirrors and distorted grid method. Your choice of medium

WEEK SEVEN- STUDY IN NATURE and POETRY- Close up observation of a photo for examination of color, texture, and form in oil pastel as related to a poem

WEEK EIGHT-WATERCOLOR REFLECTIONS DEPICTING CITY LIFE-Techniques in watercolor and color value to create an underwater scene.

WEEK NINE and TEN-IMAGE TO IMAGE-Print making techniques in woodcutting, drypoint, etching, mono-printing.

WEEK ELEVEN- SIXTEEN- RESEARCHING, COMPARING AND CONTRASTING ART AND WORKING TO FIND A STYLE INPAINTING

Friday’s class begins with an historical/ current event article review in the critical thinking and discussion of art. Every student is required to participate in weekly examinations of works of art, articles, and critiques that will strengthen each student’s understanding of art techniques, skills, and processes.