September 8: Project 1 — Final Draft Due
Students will score themselves on a Rubric sheet before turning in their projects to self-correct areas of improvement
September 9: Matisse's Cut-Outs & Elements Note 4
Value: variation of color ranging from lightest to darkest
September 10: 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
September 11: Plant Pigments & Creating Color Wheels with Watercolor
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!
September 12: Creating Color Wheels with Watercolor, Continued
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
September 1: No School, Labor Day
September 2: Project 1 — Final Draft Start
** If students need additional time to complete their project, then they may come to my tutoring times
Projects will be due on Monday, September 8 EOC
September 3: Project 1 — Final Draft Continued
September 4: Project 1 — Final Draft Continuation: Backgrounds
September 5: Project 1 — Final Draft Continuation: Coloring
Following the Project Checklist and identifying what needs to be completed
August 25: Project 1 — Illuminated Manuscripts
August 26: Project 1 — Focusing on Form - Rough Draft 1 Outline
Crafting a rough draft on graph paper to understand how individual items & sketches come together
August 27: Project 1 — Rough Draft 1
Following the Project Checklist
Just like a scribe, identifying items that need to be created in the pre-production stage
August 28: Project 1 — Rough Draft 1 Continued
August 29: Project 1 — Rough Draft 1 Continued
August 18: Organic & Geometric Shapes and Forms
August 19: Letters as Forms
August 20: Geometric Shapes into Forms
August 21: Quiz & Ruler Help
Quiz on Elements of Line, Shape, and Form
Line: a one-dimensional mark made by a pointed tool that connects 2 points
Shape: a two-dimensional (2D) enclosed figure
Form: a three-dimensional (3D) object with a length, width, and depth
August 22: Ruler Help & Building Organic Forms
August 11: Mini Project 1: Final Draft Continuation
** Tutoring is Tuesdays before school and Thursdays after school if students are absent or need additional project time
August 12: Mini Project 1: Final Draft Continuation
Finishing details and color
Students with self-check via the rubric chart
August 13: Mini Project 1 Due
Use the Project Checklist and double-check your work
Supply Check: students must have all materials listed under Course Materials within the syllabus
August 14: 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
August 15: Making an Alphabet
August 4: Portfolio Creation
Portfolio materials will be provided in class
August 5: Lines in History & Elements Note 1
Temple of Dendur (Met)
Notes | Line: a one-dimensional (1-D) mark made by a pointed tool that connects two points
DUE: Signed Syllabus
August 6: Introduction of Mini Project 1
Notes | Shape: a two-dimensional (2-D) enclosed figure
** Tutoring is Tuesdays before school and Thursdays after school if students are absent or need additional project time
August 7: Project Planning & Drawing Technique
Use the Project Checklist and double-check your work
August 8: Mini Project 1: Final Draft Start
July 31: Syllabus & Procedures
The signed syllabus is due on Tuesday, August 5
* If you have difficulty finding anything listed on the syllabus, please email me
August 1: Portfolios