Studio Art

Course Overview

Studio Art is a basic art comprehensive course outlined by New York State and one of the three choices students have as a required course.

Studio Art students will:

Touch base on Art History from Cave art to Contemporary work
Learn about the Elements of Art and Principles of Design
Explore different media such as pen and ink, colored pencils, charcoal, pencil, clay, oil pastels, tempera paint, watercolor paint, and digital design
Create projects that concern themselves with the elements and principles and explore different media
Learn basic drawing, painting, and clay techniques that will help the students grow as artists

SKILLS AND CONCEPTS

Elements of Art/Principles of Design
- Vocabulary Review
- Elements/Principles Wheels using prior knowledge
Printmaking You/Artist Research
- Self-Portrait studies through relief printing on velum
- Mixed-media discovery to develop backgrounds based on themes and artist inspiration
Value Drawing
- Observational drawings using a grid-system
Abstract Watercolor Expressions
- Inspired by a variety of musical compositions and the work of Kandinsky
Watercolor Landscapes
- Review of foreground, middle-ground, and background with an emphasis on textures and watercolor techniques
Clay Double Pinch Pot Animals
- A review of slab, hand-building, and coil techniques

Colored Pencil Parodies/Color Theory Review
Memory Project Portrait Drawing
- Participation in the non-profit organization that pairs our EJD artists with orphans from across the globe to create a kinder world through art connections.
Written Critique
- Based on experiences at various field trips to galleries and local art exhibits.
Two Point Perspective Drawing
Ellipse Still Life Studies
Artist Statements

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