Statement of Inquiry
The BIG IdeaStatement of Inquiry
Development of personal style allows artists to communicate a unique perspective.
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Factual Questions
Remembering facts and topicsFactual Questions
What is style?
What styles are unique to particular artists or cultures? (Crit. A)
What are some strategies I can use to improve my drawing? (Crit. B+D)
Conceptual Questions
Analysing big ideasConceptual Questions
How can the style of a drawing communicate artistic intentions? (key concepts)
How does my unique perspective influence my personal style? (global context)
How does sharing artwork create dialogue? (Crit. D)
Debatable Questions
Evaluating perspectives and developing theoriesDebatable Questions
To what extent can an artist develop a personal style?
Unit Checklist
Unit Checklist
Process Journal: Organize + Get to know the artist (you!)
Process Journal Organization:
Clear name on inside cover
number pages on bottom right corner
Which page is half way? Mark the halfway point.
2. Brainstorm: all about the artist mind map
Put your name in the center. Categories to Include:
Art artists art materials
music drama
Your countries - artists you know/like from your countries
UNIS ASAs
Goals
Food
Hobbies animals movies TV
Seeing Edges: Contour Lines
Seeing Edges: Contour Lines
What is contour line drawing?
Defines the edge or outline of an object.
Today we are going to practice contour line drawing. (both blind and non-blind).
Include these drawings in your Process Journal.
Blind Contour Line Drawing of Hand.mp4Unit focus areas for our drawing skills:
Unit focus areas for our drawing skills:
Self Portrait by Pan Yuliang
Foundations: workspace, mindset and level exercises
Seeing edges (blind and non-blind contour line drawings)
Symbolic vs. Realistic drawing (quick drawings, reflect)
Seeing relationships with other objects (negative space and using an anchor object when drawing)
Seeing mass tonal drawing using shading (highlights, midtones, shadows)
Are you ready to draw?
Are you ready to draw?
Workspace + Mood
Workspace + Mood
flat, neat, clutter free surface, well lit, organized materials (avoid getting up)
silent, focused drawing time.
Talking makes you “blind” to seeing, including teacher talking.
Relax your mind and eyes.
Symbolic vs. Realistic Drawing
Symbolic vs. Realistic Drawing
Examining our brain's existing knowledge of symbols
Examining our brain's existing knowledge of symbols
In your Process Journal, quickly draw:
An apple
A house
A car
A flower
An ice cream cone
An animal
A person
Reflection:
What do you remember about your early drawing experiences?
What do you like to draw?
What is the point of this exercise?
We have learned symbols for things from an early age. At times we have to fight these symbols when observation drawings. Take time to OBSERVE, LOOK and SEE what you are drawing.
21 Day Drawing Challenge
21 Day Drawing Challenge
Why Draw?
Why Draw?
To develop a creative skill, a lifelong skill
An effective stress reducer
A form of communication
A mental exercise that develops problem solving skills
Fine motor skills, off screens
Drawing is at the foundations of humanity + communication
Developmentally, students are at an age where opinions about drawing skills are formed. It is am important time to embrace the ability to draw.
Joy
What is negative space?
What is negative space?
Vocabulary: What is negative space? Write definition in PJ.
Vocabulary: What is negative space? Write definition in PJ.
How do I draw negative space? Demo from sketchbook skool.
As humans, we are so conditioned to focus on the object in front of us. As artists, it is important to see the spaces between and around the objects. These spaces are important and hold relative location and proportions that do not exist in the objects themselves. Learning to see and draw the shapes between the lines that make up an object with help you correctly render your subject.
Read more: http://www.finearttips.com/2011/08/loris-top-10-tips-to-improve-your-art/#ixzz2sRPoVdeR
Drawing Focus: Seeing Relationships
Drawing Focus: Seeing Relationships
Using an anchor or a reference point
Using an anchor or a reference point
How do objects relate to each other?
Demo from Sketchbook Skool. Note: the artist is a professional and completes this drawing over several hours. We are beginners and have a 30 minute time limit.
After drawing: Mindfulness reflection
After drawing: Mindfulness reflection
How does it feel to sit, observe, draw in silence for 30 minutes?
A bigger picture: Observing your world and being fully present in your environment
"The more deeply we feel our own life, the more we experience our inter-connectedness with others. This kind of love is a force for change. It bestows the courage to face the suffering in the world and the energy to act for its healing." -Oren Jay Sofer
Drawing Focus: Seeing Relationships, a beautiful snack
Drawing Focus: Seeing Relationships, a beautiful snack
Managing self talk: Shut your Monkey!
Managing self talk: Shut your Monkey!
What is self talk?
What can you do when you hear that monkey while drawing?
When is Danny Gregory dealing with self talk in this video?
Today we will draw a beautiful snack inspired by Danny Gregory's The Art of Breakfast
Drawing Focus: Drawing Upside down
Drawing Focus: Drawing Upside down
A drawing puzzle
A drawing puzzle
Choose one drawing to draw top to bottom, upside down.
Focus on the lines and the relationship between the lines
Avoid “naming” parts
You are putting this together as a puzzle
Drawing Focus: Seeing Mass
Drawing Focus: Seeing Mass
Turning 2D shapes into 3D forms with shading
Turning 2D shapes into 3D forms with shading
Where is the light source?
Include: shadow, highlight, midtones
Try making these forms with your hatching as shading:
Artist investigation: Hyperrealism
Artist investigation: Hyperrealism
Arinze Stanley
Arinze Stanley
In your Process Journal:
write the artist's name
write 3 facts about the artist
Drawing Mass, Part 2
Drawing Mass, Part 2
Practice drawing a jar using hatching
Practice drawing a jar using hatching
Draw along in your Process Journal.
Make something using origami and draw it using hatching for shading.
Origami drawing: let's make origami!
Origami drawing: let's make origami!
21 Day Drawing Challenge reflection
21 Day Drawing Challenge reflection
Part 1: Sharing + Peer Feedback
Part 1: Sharing + Peer Feedback
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