March 23: Perspective Refresher & Mini Project X Final Draft Start
March 24: Mini Project X Cityscape Background
Adding details & color to the background of the buildings
March 25: Mini Project X Due
March 26: Impact of Color/ Pattern in a Room
Talking about patterns that we see in our homes or rooms
Discussing how color/ pattern can impact more than adding detail to a page
March 27: Horizon Lines & Changing Perspectives (Regular)
Practice drawing rooms based on my classroom — from the right, left, and head-on perspective
Our natural horizon line is the height at which our eyes face when looking at an object; this is depicted by a horizontal line in the middle of a page
March 9: Cleaning Up our Work & Mini Project 2 Due
** If students are absent today and need additional time to complete their project, then they must come to my tutoring times. They will not have time in class to work on their projects.
March 10: Creating an Illusion of Space
Perspective drawing: a drawing method that uses lines to create the illusion of space on a flat surface
Overlapping shapes, differing placements, and size all affect our perspective of objects around us
March 11: Horizon Lines & Changing Perspectives (Giants & Ants)
Space: the area around or within an object; also, refers to depth in order to show perspective
For ants, the vanishing point would shift to the top of the page because objects are so much larger than themselves
For giants, the vanishing point shifts to the bottom because objects appear smaller to them
Neither would have a horizon line because the perspective shifts to all the way up or all the way down
March 12: Mini Project X Introduction & Before We Watercolor Quiz
Students will create a cityscape as they focus on the elements of value, color, and space
Students should study their Before We Watercolor notes in their sketchbooks
March 13: Mini Project X Rough Draft Sketch
March 2: Mini Project 2 Start
Students will have a limited color palette to have them approach the project differently and think creatively
** If students are absent during the project week and need additional time to complete their project, then they must come to my tutoring times. They will not have time in class to work on their projects.
March 3: Mini Project 2 Continuation - Correcting the Grid
A precise grid will allow our work to accurately reflect the reference photo
March 4: Mini Project 2 - Starting the Final Draft
March 5: Adding Color & Value
With our outlines now in place, students will begin to block in colors to highlight their chosen color palette and areas of shadow (value)
March 6: Adding More Color & Value
February 23: Watercolor Techniques
Wet-on-wet: you first get the paper wet before adding the wet paint
Wet-on-dry: paper remains dry as you add the wet paint
Repel: crayon wax repels water, so drawing with crayon prior to adding watercolor allows for a seamless background
February 24: Distinguishing Color Categories with Watercolor
Primary colors: Red, Yellow, & Blue
Secondary colors: Orange, Green, & Purple
Warm colors: Red, Orange, Yellow...
Cool colors: Blue, Green, Purple...
Neutral colors: Black, White, Brown, Gray...
Color complements: Red — Green | Yellow — Purple | Blue — Orange
February 25: Following the Grid Method
Similar to how we learned watercolor techniques, we are going to be learning the grid method
Grid lines can assist with determining scale and utilizing the maximum amount of space
February 26: Adding Color to the Grid Method
February 27: Introduction to Mini Project 2 & Test
Test on Elements of Value & Color
Value: variation of color ranging from lightest to darkest
Color: wavelengths of light visible to the human eye
Primary colors: red, yellow, and blue
Secondary colors: orange, green, and violet
Warm colors: red, orange, yellow, magenta, hot pink...
Cool colors: green, blue, violet, navy, teal...
Neutral colors: black, white, grey, gold, brown, tan...
February 16: No School, President's Day
** If students were absent last week and need additional time to complete their project, then they must come to my tutoring times. They will not have time in class to work on their projects.
February 17: Matisse's Cut-Outs & Elements Note 4
Value: variation of color ranging from lightest to darkest
February 18: A Value-able Lesson
Students have seen how Matisse uses value within his paintings and will learn to create value with another medium: colored pencil and pencil
February 19: Plant Pigments & Matisse-Inspired Activity
Color: wavelengths of light visible to the human eye
Buying paint from the store is easy but historically this wasn't always an option
We will be experimenting with creating watercolor paint from flowers. Check out this article to experiment at home!
February 20: Creating Color Wheels with Watercolor
No color has a higher value than white and no color has a lower value than black. The value of all colors is somewhere between the values of black and white
February 9: Project 1 — Self-Editing Rough Draft & Begin Final Draft Outline
Students will need rulers and colored pencils for their project. If they don't have these or any other materials listed on the Supply List, then please order them ASAP or let me know.
February 10: Project 1 — Final Draft Continuation
February 11: Project 1 — Final Draft Continuation
Following the Project Checklist and identifying what needs to be completed
February 12: Project 1 — Final Draft Continuation
February 13: Project 1 — Final Draft Large Project 1 Due
Students will score themselves on a Rubric sheet before turning in their projects to self-correct areas of improvement
** If students need additional time to complete their project, then they may come to my tutoring times
February 2: Illuminated Texts within Medieval Europe
Manuscript: meaning "hand-written"
Students will continue working on creating their own themed alphabets
February 3: Project 1 — Ruler Help
February 4: Project 1 — Ruler Help Continuation
Crafting a rough draft on graph paper to understand how individual items & sketches come together
Historically, illuminated manuscripts were written on vellum or other animal skin so how can we replicate something similar on our Final Draft paper?
February 5: Project 1 — Rough Draft Outline
February 6: Project 1 — Illuminated Letters
Students will learn a new technique of tracing their letters with tracing paper to transfer their designs from their Alphabet packets to their rough drafts
January 26: Turning Shapes into Forms
Notes | Form: a three-dimensional (3D) object with a length, width, and depth
Comparing and contrasting elements of line, shape, and form
January 27: Making an Alphabet
January 28: Organic & Geometric Shapes and Forms
January 29: Focus on Intricate Forms
January 30: Quiz & Introduction to Large Project 1
Quiz on Elements of Line, Shape, and Form
Line: a one-dimensional mark made by a pointed tool such as a brush or pencil that connects 2 points
Shape: a two-dimensional (2D) enclosed figure
Form: a three-dimensional (3D) object with a length, width, and depth
January 12: Names as Lines and Shapes & Elements Note 2
Notes | Shape: a two-dimensional (2D) enclosed figure
January 13: Introduction of Mini Project 1
Supply Check: students must have all materials listed under Course Materials within the syllabus
** Tutoring is Tuesdays before school and Thursdays after school if students are absent or need additional project time
January 14: Project Planning & Drawing Technique
Use the Project Checklist and double-check your work
January 15: Mini Project 1 Continuation
Finishing details and color
Students with self-check via the rubric chart
January 16: Mini Project 1 Due
Use the Project Checklist and double-check your work
* If your family is leaving early for the Barrett Jackson Week break, your project will be due before you leave. I would highly recommend coming to Tutoring if needed.
January 5: No School, Teacher Work Day
January 6: Syllabus, Procedures, & Tri-fold Name Plate
The signed syllabus is due on Friday, January 9
* If you have difficulty finding anything listed on the syllabus, please email me
January 7: Portfolio Creation
Portfolio materials will be provided in class
January 8: Portfolio Creation & Clean Up Procedures
Continuing our portfolio creation
January 9: Lines in History & Elements Note 1
Temple of Dendur (Met)
Notes | Line: a one-dimensional mark made by a pointed tool that connects 2 points
DUE: Signed Syllabus