2D Art & Design Syllabus - 2021-22
Mrs. Bremer, Room 223, (608)637-1541
Email: brebri@viroquablackhawk.org Website: viroquaareaschools.com
Instagram: @mrsbremersartroom
You also have a Google Classroom for this course which you should have received an invitation to in your school gmail.
Availability for Help: 7:30 – 8:00am and after school until 3:45pm, Resource
Course Description:
This class has been designed for art students who want to further their skills in two-dimensional media such as acrylic paint, watercolor paint, oil pastels, relief block printmaking, screen printing, stained glass, etc. Students who elect to take this class should sincerely want to grow as artists. Students will be expected to show a high level of quality, craftsmanship, and complexity in their artwork. There will be a focus on the Elements and Principles of Art, color schemes, composition, and artists and styles from around the world and from throughout history.
Total Grade:
90% Projects 10% Tests
Most projects will be graded via a rubric in these five general categories: concept and design, craftsmanship, project completion, inventiveness, and knowledge of the elements and principles of art. Most projects are based out of 25 points. Sometimes I will ask you to be self-reflective and score yourself using a rubric and worksheet.
Units of Study:
Unit 1: Introduction and the Elements and Principles of Art Review
Unit 2: Visual Hierarchy and Graphic Design Composition Problems
Unit 3: Coloring Book Page and Color Schemes
Unit 4: Drawing En Plein Air
Unit 5: Abstract Emotion Paper Collage Inspired By Henri Matisse
Unit 6: Multiple Version of an Object
Unit 7: Surreal Collage Landscape
Unit 8: Color Wheel and Paint Mixing
Unit 9: Acrylic Still-life Painting on Stretched Canvas
Unit 10: Abstract Emotion Acrylic Painting Inspired By Jackson Pollock
Unit 11: Masterworks Study – Oil Pastel Combination of Two Artworks
Test 1
Unit 12: Abstract Watercolor Landscape Inspired By Georgia O'Keeffe
Unit 13: Agamographs
Unit 14: Alphabet Font Design
Unit 15: Letter Morphing Project
Unit 16: Black and White Scratch Art of Animal
Unit 17: Three Layer Relief Block Print Inspired By M.C. Escher
Unit 18: Silk Screen Printing Inspired By Andy Warhol
Unit 19: Stained Glass Panel Inspired By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Unit 20: Mosaic
Unit 21: Loom Weaving
Unit 22: Monoprinting Techniques with Self-Portrait Final
Test 2
Late Work Policy:
A half point will be deducted for each day your assignment is late. I accept all late assignments until the end of each quarter or a date shortly before the end of that quarter. All projects must be turned in in the basket on the back counter and not just left on a shelf, at home, on the bus, in the car… I will give partial credit for work that is turned in but not completed. I will give a zero for a project that was not begun, was barely begun, or does not meet the goals I set for the assignment.
Absences:
If you are sick, stay home! It is an excused absence so I will not take points off for a project being late. If you are excused sick two days, you get two additional days to complete an assignment. You will still be expected to turn in all other assignments that come after your excused sick days on the assigned due dates.
Classroom Expectations:
Please use hand sanitizer or wash your hands when appropriate.
Please wear your mask responsibly. It must cover the entire lower half of your face and your nose at all times.
You will reuse the same supplies each day. If you are completely done with something, place it in the “Used” box so I can quarantine and sanitize it.
Take care of your project, supplies and table. Store your supplies and project in the designated area. Use supplies safely and do not take anything that does not belong to you - this includes pencils, pens, and erasers. You are being disrespectful if you leave a mess for me to clean up (like globs of paint or clay in the sink).
If you need to blow your nose, please go to the clay room or middle school classroom to do it.
Please let me know if you leave the classroom for any reason.
I expect you to be respectful of your classmates’ space, materials, artwork, and opinions.
I tolerate drinks in the Art Room as long as you do it responsibly. Beverages should be in a sealed container to help avoid spills.
Keep your phone in your locker. If it becomes a problem, I will take your phone and you can pick it up from Mr. Cress later. You can get a chromebook from the library to look up reference images, but I do not want you to copy someone else’s artwork that you find on the internet. There is a difference between being inspired by another artist and copying or stealing something in order to pass it off as your own (plagiarism.)
Keep hats in your locker.