Honors Art
Choose a historical artist whose work you admire and recreate it in your book. Michelangelo.
Visually respond to a social/political issue of your choice (include an article in your response). http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/31/news/economy/united-states-steel-aluminum-tariffs/index.html
Visually show evidence of weather.
Visually extend a cut magazine/newspaper image.
Choose one object with interesting negative space and visually show 10 different views of that one object
Create a work of art using only found images (from magazines, newspapers, worksheets, etc.). The image should communicate a message or tell a story
Look at yourself in a spoon, draw/paint/collage/sculpt the distorted image
I am a feminist in this world.
Visually respond to the question: What happens when a 6-foot tall squirrel shows up in your yard?
Who I was at various ages: 6, 12, now, 25, and 75.
Illustrate a dream you have had using only 5 symbols
Visually respond to: What would you see if you grew wings and flew over our town?
Visually respond it: What would you see if you suddenly became very, very small
Design a vehicle (car, spaceship, airplane, boat, motorcycle, bicycle, etc.) Include details and make it big!
Choose one emotion and visually represent it. Contentedness.
Fill a 2-page spread with miniature drawings of everything that relates to your lives...gum, braces, football jersey, drawing pencils, etc. The page/s must be filled, no blank spaces, and all items are reduced to the same or nearly same size.
Take a page from the notebook for another class and draw over the notes.
Visually recreate your happiest memory. The perfect field trip to Shawnee peak.
Create something using only your favorite color
Visually create a city on another planet
Drawing in sketchbook.
Final Project
Final Project Reflection:
For my final project, I re-drew a character that I made at the beginning of the year using the same materials. Surprisingly enough, I decided not try to go for a hyper-realistic portrait of somebody or something. Since I was already doing that as my last project in Foundations of Art, it made sense to make something more individual. So, I decided to look over my sketchbook. I decided to base my final project off of that specific drawing because, for a long time, it was my favorite drawing.
To make this drawing, I started with a basic sketch of the face. One of the ways I have improved my art skills by I can start drawings with the basic shapes instead of guessing. After this, I covered the mid-tone and highlight with my brightest blue color. From there, I used layering to get a seamless gradient between the shadow and the mid-tone. Next, I colored the hair using the dark red marker and a dark grey marker. After I was satisfied with the quality of the shading, I used my jelly-roller (white gel pen) to add highlights to the face and hair. Even with the highlights, there wasn't enough contrast, so I colored the background black. This created the effect that there was some sort of blue light reflecting on her face.
Why did I decide to use this for my final project? I think this drawing represents my current drawing style well, and the progression between these two drawings shows improvement in so many areas. This includes drawing style, better blending of colors, and more accurate proportions (to the point where I feel better experimenting with them). I chose to use this drawing to show my improvement and learning throughout the year because it incorporates the results of a lot of experimentation with head shape, hair, and color.
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