If you are currently enrolled in Painting 1 this is where you will find details on class assignments. Remember that assignment deadlines are always posted to the Google Calendar Tab.
Assignments Sheets are posted here along with the description for each unit.
Assignments Sheets are posted here along with the description for each unit.
Week of May 31 - June 3Learning Target: Create a free choice painting that summarizes all you have learned in this class. Create a complex composition that illustrates a complex concept through high quality craftsmanship and realistic color rendering. Develop work in media of your choice that has been explored in class.
Wednesday/Friday: Continue painting your final project paintings in chosen media. Due the day of the exam Tuesday June 7th.
Exam is Tuesday June 7th. Week of May 23 - 27Learning Target: Create a free choice painting that summarizes all you have learned in this class. Create a complex composition that illustrates a complex concept through high quality craftsmanship and realistic color rendering. Develop work in media of your choice that has been explored in class.
Monday-Wednesday: Research and develop your plan for final free choice painting. You may work in acrylic or watercolor media. Paintings must be at least 16 x 20. Use Visual Journaling techniques to develop your idea. This is due the end of class on Wednesday with a Sketchbook Rubric. Make sure you have the following:
Week of May 16 - 20Learning Target: Create free choice studies utilizing watercolor media and direct observation. Apply knowledge of color theory and media techniques to paintings. Develop an understanding of watercolor media.
Introduction to Watercolor media. Tuesday/Thursday: Plein Air watercolor painting. We will gather watercolor materials to head outside to paint.
Week of May 9 -13Learning Target: Create free choice studies utilizing watercolor media and direct observation. Apply knowledge of color theory and media techniques to paintings. Develop an understanding of watercolor media.
Introduction to Watercolor media. Monday-Friday: Demonstration of watercolor techniques. How to paint and develop your watercolor style. Experiment with watercolor crayons, pencils and paints to develop an awareness of media. Complete several sketchbook practice assignments to try the technique.
Week of May 2 - 6Learning Target: Respond and Present to peers' artwork through oral and written critique process.
Tuesday: Today is critique day for self portraits! Please have the following prepared for critique:
Presentation of new unit: Learning Target: Create free choice studies utilizing watercolor media and direct observation. Apply knowledge of color theory and media techniques to paintings. Develop an understanding of watercolor media. Introduction to Watercolor media. Experiment with watercolor crayons, pencils and paints to develop an awareness of media. Complete several sketchbook practice assignments to try the technique. Mrs. Bjork's Pinboard on Watercolors Week of April 25 - 29Learning Target:
Create a realistically rendered self portrait based on live observation and photo-altered selfie. Respond to research on master portrait artists and choose a master to emulate. Mimic the style of a master artist while developing the look of your self portrait. Take the painting beyond a selfie into a true work of art through digital image alteration and your painting skills. Render realistically blending colors and using color theory to enhance your self portrait. Respond and Present to peers' artwork through oral and written critique process. Monday and Wednesday: Work days to complete self portrait. If finished develop artist statement and photography your final work to post to Google Folder. Friday: CRITIQUE DAY!!! Please have the following prepared for critique:
Week of April 18 - 22Learning Target:
Create a realistically rendered self portrait based on live observation and photo-altered selfie. Respond to research on master portrait artists and choose a master to emulate. Mimic the style of a master artist while developing the look of your self portrait. Take the painting beyond a selfie into a true work of art through digital image alteration and your painting skills. Render realistically blending colors and using color theory to enhance your self portrait. Monday-Friday: Work days to complete Self Portrait Due for Critique Friday April 29th Week of April 11 - 15Learning Target:
Create a realistically rendered self portrait based on live observation and photo-altered selfie. Respond to research on master portrait artists and choose a master to emulate. Mimic the style of a master artist while developing the look of your self portrait. Take the painting beyond a selfie into a true work of art through digital image alteration and your painting skills. Render realistically blending colors and using color theory to enhance your self portrait. Tuesday: Finish selfie photos using the iPads and apps to create a selfie that emulates the style of your chosen master artist from the list. You can use one or several of the following apps: PhotoGene, Photoshop Touch, Snapseed or MegaPhoto.
Demonstration on mixing color for skin tones etc. See tutorials below right also for details on painting portraits. Week of April 4 - 8Learning Target:
Create a realistically rendered self portrait based on live observation and photo-altered selfie. Respond to research on master portrait artists and choose a master to emulate. Mimic the style of a master artist while developing the look of your self portrait. Take the painting beyond a selfie into a true work of art through digital image alteration and your painting skills. Render realistically blending colors and using color theory to enhance your self portrait. Monday: Watch and take notes from the embedded instructional video on self portraits in Painting. READ THE EMBEDDED ASSIGNMENT SHEET CAREFULLY
Wednesday: Continue research and development for self portrait assignment. Research a master artist from this list.
Use some of the following websites to help in your research: http://smarthistory.org http://www.wikiart.org http://www.complex.com/style/2012/10/25-awesome-contemporary-portrait-artists/karel-funk https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/u/0/project/art-project Shoot a self portrait with the iPad and camera app making sure you adhere to the 3Cs especially composition. Use the iPads and apps to create a selfie that emulates the style of your chosen master artist from the list. You can use one or several of the following apps: PhotoGene, Photoshop Touch, Snapseed or MegaPhoto. Friday: Continue with Self Portrait Planning
Week of March 21 - 24Learning Target:
Create a series of studies and a finished painting that express the science, theory and psychology behind color. Interpret 2-dimensional space through color, shape and repetition, while creating an abstract work of art. Respond and Present to peers' artwork through oral and written critique process. Monday: Today is the last in class day to work on your abstract paintings. They are due for Critique on Wednesday. Please make sure you have everything prepared for critique. See Wednesday's post for details. Wednesday: Critique of Abstract Shape Paintings Please have the following prepared for critique:
Week of March 14 - 18Learning Target:
Create a series of studies and a finished painting that express the science, theory and psychology behind color. Interpret 2-dimensional space through color, shape and repetition, while creating an abstract work of art. Tuesday and Thursday: Work time to develop and finish your abstract paintings. Make sure paintings have the following elements:
Critique will be Wednesday March 23 for these paintings. Week of March 7 - 11Learning Target:
Create a series of studies and a finished painting that express the science, theory and psychology behind color. Interpret 2-dimensional space through color, shape and repetition, while creating an abstract work of art. Monday: Turn in finished color wheels and complementary color tone scales by end of class. Develop a concept and compositions for the Abstract color project. Create thumbnails for color design project. Start designs. Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Abstract Art Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Color Theory Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Color Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Color Design Complete Sketchbook Rubric and meet with me to discuss your plan. Wednesday/Friday: Work days to develop abstract color painting. Week of February 29 - March 4Learning Target:
Create a series of studies and a finished painting that express the science, theory and psychology behind color. Interpret 2-dimensional space through color, shape and repetition, while creating an abstract work of art. Thursday March 3rd : Turn in finished color wheels and complementary color tone scales by end of class. Develop a concept and compositions for the Abstract color project. Create thumbnails for color design project. Start designs. Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Abstract Art Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Color Theory Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Color Week of February 22-24Learning Target: Respond and Present to peers' artwork through oral and written critique process.
Monday Critique of Monochromatic Still Life. Monochromatic Still Life painting and artist statements due today.
Wednesday Learning Target: Create a series of studies and a finished painting that express the science, theory and psychology behind color. Interpret 2-dimensional space through color, shape and repetition, while creating an abstract work of art. Intro to color theory. Create color wheels using primary colors only to mix and blend. Create a tint, shade and tone bar as part of the exploration. Tuesday March 1st : Turn in finished color wheels and complementary color tone scales by end of class. Develop a concept and compositions for the Abstract color project. Create thumbnails for color design project. Start designs. Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Abstract Art Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Color Theory Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Color Week of February 15 - 19Tuesday & Thursday
Work time to complete your monochromatic still life. The learning target is to Create a unique, complex composition that uses monochromatic color (one color + black and white to show value).
Critique is next Monday! Week of February 8 - 12Monday-Friday
Learning Target: Create a unique, complex composition that uses monochromatic color (one color + black and white to show value). Work time to complete your monochromatic still life.
Week of February 1 - 5Learning Target: Create a complex composition that depicts the still life as subject through monochromatic value painting.
Tuesday 2/2 Develop Visual Journal pages about goals, introductory notes and monochromatic still life. Develop thumbnail sketches and research to plan your complex composition for the still life painting.
Thursday 2/4 Work time to finish Visual Journal Pages and begin drawing and enlarging your thumbnail to develop your monochromatic still life painting. The learning target is to Create a unique, complex composition that uses monochromatic color (one color + black and white to show value).
Getting Started Day 1We will be setting up our online and in class room learning environment in the first days of class. You will want to bookmark the following:
Supplies For daily class you need your laptop and you also will need a sketchbook and number two pencil. The Sketchbook should have at least 50 pages and be book or spiral bound. 8.5" x 11" or 9" x 12" is a perfect size. We will be making portfolios the first day or so of class. Wednesday 1/27
Graffiti Art What is painting? What makes a painting good? What are the characteristics of a quality painting? Graffiti a board with your table team that answers those questions. Use words, colors and images to design. Make sure the artists from your table have tagged their names into the design. Check out my Pin Board on the topic for inspiration. http://pinterest.com/bellafiore3/street-art-and-graffiti/ What is a Visual Journal? How is it different from a Sketchbook? How will we be using Visual Journals in this class? Look at examples of Visual Journal Pages Reflect on the Graffiti Activity and Develop 1-2 Visual Journal pages about your goals for this class. Use paint, markers, collage any media to create your goals. Make the page(s) true works of art! Friday 1/29 This week we will begin our Monochromatic Still Life Paintings. You will be working from the still life set up in the room. Find a creative composition within the still life. You don't have to paint the entire thing. Things to remember for the still life:
Your thumbnails planning your painting are due Tuesday2/2 at the end of class. Make sure you show them to me along with a Sketchbook rubric. Develop them with writing and Visual Journaling techniques. Think about the 3 Cs of quality art making as you design your painting: 1. Concept: What's your idea? How can you make your painting unique and interesting. 2. Composition: How will you design the 2-dimensional space of your painting? Make sure you have the minimum number of objects and an interesting background. 3. Craftsmanship: How will you use the media? How do you blend smoothly creating tints and shades of the color chosen. |
Assessment in This ClassAs always the artwork you create and the way you present it will influence the grades you receive in this class. This year the district is moving towards Standards Based Grading. With each unit you will see a highly detailed form that describes the assignment and shows what Reportable Standards and Priority Standards are being covered in the unit. As we've done in the past you will participate in the critique process, which involves presenting your finished artwork and evaluating it in verbal and written form. You will use the following two rubrics to self assess your work. Each is standards based and will be used to determine your grade in this class. This year we will also be individually grading your artist statements with a separate rubric. Both rubrics are posted here. In some classes you will complete these digitally, while in others you will fill out a paper copy. Each class will digitally turn in their artist statements to the Google folder for the class.
Art Inspirations
The links shared here are meant to inspire your drawing skills or your creativity. Check them out for ideas on how to improve or just to be amazed and of course, have fun!
Interactive Websites: Artisan Cam Flash Face Police Sketch Art Jackson Pollack Dripping Site Keith Haring Coloring Book Light Brite Mondrian Compositions Meet Matisse Picasso Head Pysko Paint SumoPaint Scribbler This is Sand Van Gogh Mark Making Abstract Art Maker The Sistine Chapel (takes a while to load) Other Links You Might Like The Sketchbook Project Moleskine Drawing Journals, Apps and More Scholastic Art and Writing Winners The Artfuls-Illustrators Sketchbooks Trendland Art Mesh Portraits....AMAZING! Sidewalk Chalk Illusions Realistic Angry Birds Mind-blowing Realistic Paintings Art History Links Famous Painters Vincent Van Gogh SFO MOMA-Modern Art Smart Art History- Khan Academy Archive of Past Semesters
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