DP 1

Welcome to Drawing and Painting 1

Through the application of the Elements of Art and Principles of Design students create a variety of unique artworks that demonstrate mastery in all areas of foundational drawing and painting techniques. 

                                                                                                                                               Studio Projects 

Sketchbook Studies

Landscape Perspective 

Portrait/ Self Portrait

 Printmaking 

Drawing

Painting 

2D Media used in this course:        Pencils, Watercolor, Acrylic Paint, Crayons, Oil Pastel, Colored pencil, Markers, and Ink Wash

                                                                                                                                                                       Gesture

                                                                                                                                                                      Portrait 

Review Perspective (one point and two point) 

Still Life - altered

Painting/Color Theory: 

Color schemes 

Review Tints/ shades 

Review Neutrals 

                           Recycled Art 

Various techniques and media applied

                               Final Portfolio

                                Artist’s Choice

Common Vocabulary:

LINE- EXTENDED POINT

SHAPE-CLOSED

COLOR-HUE

VALUE-GRADIENT

FORM-3D OBJECT

TEXTURE-SURFACE QUALITY

SPACE-POS/NEG OR FOREGROUND/MID/BACKGROUND

BALANCE-EVEN/STABLE

VARIETY - MULTITUDE

CONTRAST- DIFFERENCE

EMPHASIS-IMPORTANCE

PATTERN-CYCLE/REPETITION

RHYTHM-VISUAL BEAT/ARTISTIC MOVEMENT

UNITY-ALTOGETHER/SAMENESS

PROPORTION- SIZE RELATIONSHIP

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