During our class meeting on May 14, we discussed 'mood' in artwork. Those who joined us have completed this assignment. If you were unable to join us during the class meeting, complete the following tasks:

1) View the "Respond to Art: Mood" presentation

2) Answer questions on slides 2, 3, 4, 14 and 15

3) Create a copy of the Respond to Art: Mood google doc

4) Complete your answers; share with Mr Mac

1) Reflect on feedback provided previously

2) Revise and improve your drawing

• Eliminate unproductive white space. This means you are coloring or shading (solid fill, pattern or additional imagery) in the negative space (background). 

• Practice Quality Craftsmanship .  Take time and put forth effort to produce your best work.

3) Post a photo of your work in Artsonia.com (place in the "7th grade Drawings" folder)

Remember: you are creating artwork to celebrate a Keepsake item. Therefore, your artwork should depict that item using your best artistic skills (i,e, quality craftsmanship); and should tell a story of your Keepsake (like the moment it became important to you - shown in additional imagery or with text added to the artwork). Also, take time to consider what you will add to negative space - color, design, imagery?  You are expected to eliminate unpurposeful white space in your artwork. 

1) Go to the Keepsake Feedback document, and provide feedback for your classmates

Required: You are required to provide feedback to the person who posted before and the person who posted after you. You may provide feedback to any other classmate after completing the required task. When providing feedback: 

• give a compliment - describe something you like about their artwork

• give constructive feedback - offer a suggestion to improve

2) Review feedback provided for you ~ and given to others (you can use feedback given to others to improve your work); Reflect on feedback and consider ways you can improve your artwork

3) Continue working to improve your artwork:

• Improve your ideas

• Improve your composition

• Improve your skills and quality craftsmanship

1) View Artistic Style Variations presentation

2) Develop your ideas for Keepsake artwork:

• Sketch - create sketches to explore compositional options for your artwork

• Experiment - with different styles. Choose the style that works for you

• Finalize plans and creative ideas - add notation if you need to explain anything 

3) Share your ideas with a post on Keepsake Feedback document - this document does not have to be a completed work of art; the intent of this post is to share and seek feedback from others so you can revise and improve a work of art in progress

There are many styles and techniques artists use to create artwork based upon a theme. Today you will begin planning artwork with the theme "Keepsake"

1) Sketch ideas for your artwork 

Here are some methods you can explore as you develop your ideas...

• Draw your Keepsake in a realistic style, adding to and eliminating white space in the background

• Arrange your Keepsake with other items to draw a still life in any style - realistic, impressionistic, surrealistic

• Simplify your Keepsake to it's silhouette - add colorful patterns and designs in the negative space

• Repeat the image - create design through repetition - color with your choice of color scheme

• Write a story about your Keepsake, add imagery to the story

2) Note: 7th Grade Google.Meets for Art Class will occur Wednesday at 10am. We will discuss these options - and hear your original ideas - at that time. 

A Keepsake is an item you cherish. It is not easily replaced, and may be one-of-a-kind. 

A Keepsake is special, it likely celebrates a special memory, or is in honor of something, someone, or recognizes an achievement. 

Take a photo of your Keepsake, Save to Drive, share with Mr Mac 

1) Review and reflect upon feedback provided in Shading Feedback and Artsonia

2) Revise and improve your work. Focus on creating core and cast shadows as you eliminate the initial outline of the objects you are drawing. Practice - demonstrate persistence developing skills. Show quality craftsmanship in your work.  

3) Post (or re-post) a photo of the final version of your Still Life drawing to Artsonia. Place these posts in the "7th Grade Drawings" folder

4) Write an artist statement using the writing prompts you see in Artsonia

Task: Use shading to create the illusion of form with multiple and/or complex objects. 

1) Look at the Still Life imagery in the images in the photos above this post. Study the core and cast shadows, and the attention that was given to negative space. Notice that the artists reproduced the reflections that were visible on the object's surface

2) Find objects in your home, search for things that are meaningful to you, or common objects that have interesting form (groups of three things usually work well together). Place them together on a table - shine a desk light at the object(s) to increase the value range  

Potential objects include anything with interesting form:

• trophies; a stuffed animal; a sculpture; a figurine; a baseball glove; shoes, coffee cups; your hand; a sewing machine; a lamp; a bottle; a pair of scissors; folded/crumpled paper; etc...

• Things to avoid: things that are flat, such as cell phones

• Things that create a theme. For example, a basketball, basketball shoes and a basketball jersey or trophy. 

3) Use the shading technique to reproduce the values you see. Pay attention to core shadows, cast shadows, reflective light and negative space. 

4) When you are finished with your Still Life Drawing, post it to Artsonia.com - 7th Grade Drawings folder

1) View Shading - Creating the Illusion of Form video tutorial on Youtube. 

2) Practice creating the illusion of form using a shading technique 

• Keep previous contour line work in mind - artists imagine contour lines when creating the illusion of form with shading

• Create these forms: sphere, cone, cylinder, cube

3) Post results to Shading Feedback (be sure to add your name to your slide & artwork)

1) Review complex objects in Contour Lines handout. 

• • Study the more complex contour line drawings of an apple, a banana, a hand, and shoes in the handout 

2) Choose a 'complex' object, or a set of objects from your home or from your imagination

3) Create a contour line drawing of the object(s) you chose. 

4) Post a photo of your work in Contour Lines Feedback

5) Comment on artwork posted by your classmates; check back for feedback

Mr Mac will be adding feedback to the Imaginary Friend Slides presentation

Today you should: 

     1) Confirm that you have made two comments for the person who posted before you, and two comments for the person who posted after you. 

            ~ one comment about what you like (for acknowledging hard work)

            ~ one comment about what you would like to see (for improvement)

            ~ two comments on two slides = 4 comments total (minimum)

     2) Begin reflecting upon the feedback that you have been given, and developing ideas about how you can improve your work. Sketching tutorial

Imaginary Friend Criteria

**Suggestions to improve artwork (look for individual suggestions on your slide in the Imaginary Friend Slides presentation:

• Consider the Elements of Art such as shape (flat, 2D) , form (value/shading/3D illusion), and color

• Consider textures

• Develop a story for your Imaginary Friend - depict action and a scene from that story, or create a cartoon

• Draw your imaginary friend again, working to improve quality craftsmanship 

• Fill the white space in your artwork - consider negative space - what will be added and visible in the area that is not your Imaginary Friend

• What is your imaginary friend holding?  wearing?  

• Who is with your imaginary friend? 

**Suggestions to improve artwork are not limitations ~ be CREATIVE!

For today's art assignment, 

1) post artwork and description of your Imaginary Friend (if not yet done)

2) make sure you have provided feedback to your classmates' posts in the Imaginary Friends google.slides presentation: 

   Required: comment on the person who posted right before you; and the person who posted right after you. (1 comment for each sentence starter = 2 comments per post; w comments on 2 classmates' posts = 4 comments total)

   Optional: comment on any classmate's post - 2 comments per slide, no limit

**Remember to highlight sentence starter when commenting.                               highlight text > right click > comment - add your feedback to comment box 

This assignment should be completed Wednesday, April 8

Tasks: Post photo of Imaginary Friend artwork; post description of your Imaginary Friend; give feedback to at least two classmates...

1) Go to google.slide presentation. 

2) Read directions and/or watch tutorial. 

3) Contact Mr Mac with questions. 

Many students have completed their "Imaginary Friend" sketch and description. You may extend your skills and creativity today by adding to either: 

1) Draw a close-up version of your Imaginary Friend, or a different pose or view of your Imaginary Friend's whole body. Color your work.

2) Add to the description - check that the description matches the image.

On Wednesday, you will upload photo(s) and the description of your Imaginary Friend to a Google slide presentation that Mr Mac will share with you later. You will also give and receive feedback to/from classmates.