If you are currently enrolled in Drawing 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. 

Week of January 18 - 22

Learning Target: Create drawings that illustrate an understanding of realistic figure proportions and foreshortening.  

Monday/Tuesday:  Last in class day to work on final Exaggerated Figure Full Color drawings.  Make sure these are fully finished for the Exam Critique.  For EXAM day have the following completed.
  1. Completed Full Color Exaggerated Figure Drawing
  2. Completed Art Project Rubric (2 sided)
  3. Final EXAM Artist Statement Rubric (this is different from the regular one we usually use.  See exam details and rubric below. 
  4. Photograph of Self Portrait, Final Color Nature Drawing and Exaggerated Figure Drawing deposited into the Google Folder for each assignment.  Make sure these are in focus, cropped to only include the image and saved as jpg files (high resolution).
Open Art Studio and Mac Lab Hours After School
Monday-Wednesday 2:45 - 4:30
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Wednesday:  EXAMS
B1- 7:50- 9:40
B2- 9:55 - 11:45
B3- 12:55 - 2:45

Thursday: EXAMS
A1- 7:50- 9:40
A2- 9:55 - 11:45
A3- 12:55 - 2:45

Friday:  EXAMS
A4- 7:50- 9:40
B4- 9:55 - 11:45

Week of January 11 - 15

Learning Target: Create drawings that illustrate an understanding of realistic figure proportions and foreshortening.  

Monday/Tuesday: Research and develop Visual Journal plan for final full color exaggerated figure drawing.
Find a photo (preferably your own) that shows a figure in a space (foreground, middle ground and background) doing something active- see Exaggerated Figure Pinboard and Human Figure in Art Board. This will be your final full color drawing for the class.  Choose which background you will use (pattern or realistic). Develop a plan for the background in your visual journal doing research, thumbnails and a written proposal explaining your idea.   Develop Visual Journal plan sketches and written proposal explaining your final full color drawing.

Journals, Figure studies from last week and sketchbook rubric due at end of class.  

Wednesday-Friday:  Work days to develop Exaggerated Figure final full color drawing.  Emphasis on figure proportions, complex composition and full color rendering.  

Week of January 4 - 8

 Learning Targets: Present and Evaluate full color nature-based drawing through critique process, both written and verbal critique. 

​Monday: Critique of Full Color Nature-Based Drawings  
Make sure you have the following finished for critique. 
  • finished full color drawing that shows a complex composition, foreground, middle ground, background, with 3-5 objects.  
  • Written artist statement posted to the Google Folder for the class.  
  • Photo (jpg) of your drawing posted to the Google Folder
  • Completed artist statement rubric
  • Completed art project rubric
  • After critique complete parent communication email about critique.  See Google Doc for what to say. You will simply copy and paste the appropriate portion of the document.   Make sure you copy your teacher on this email.
Learning Target: Create a series of figure study drawings illustrating gesture, shape/skeletal structure stick figure, contour, cross contour and fully rendered from direct observation.  Create drawings that illustrate an understanding of realistic figure proportions and foreshortening.  

Tuesday/Wednesday:  Introduction to Figure Drawing- Create visual journal pages with notes and diagrams that illustrate the anatomical aspects of figure.  Develop strategies for measuring and mapping out the figure.  Work from live model review gesture and contour line.

Thursday/Friday:  Figure Studies from Observation and Live Model- Learn how to draw contour and cross contour of the figure through direct observation.  Discuss the purpose of both.  Longer drawing poses to add to collection of studies.  

Remember the Step to Get Started:
  1. Measure- the head is the unit of measure
  2. Map It out- the shape of the overall pose.
  3. Stick Skeletal Figure (gesture lines of skeleton)
  4. Flesh it out with contour line
  5. Add rendering and cross contours to show shadows and 3-dimensionality
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Begin to Research and develop Visual Journal plan for final full color exaggerated figure drawing.
Find a photo (preferably your own) that shows a figure in a space (foreground, middle ground and background) doing something active- see Exaggerated Figure Pinboard and Human Figure in Art Board. This will be your final full color drawing for the class.  Bring for next week.  Choose which background you will use (pattern or realistic). Develop a plan for the background in your visual journal doing research, thumbnails and a written proposal explaining your idea.  

Weeks of December 14 - 23

Learning Target: Create fully rendered color drawings that show a full range of value and look realistic  and 3-dimensional while using color media.  
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Monday:  All students should have met with me to share Visual Journal plans for project.  Make sure the following is completed for our meeting: 
  1. Visual Journal 6-8 thumbnail sketches showing your plans for a complex composition and concept that meets the asssignment criteria
  2. A printed copy of your nature-based photo(s) for the project.
  3. Written 3-5 sentence proposal explaining your plan and how you will meet the criteria of this assignment, including the color media you plan to use, the size of the drawing (11 x 14 minimum if using color pencil, 16 x 20 minimum if using pastels and oil pastels.), how it is complex.
  4. Complete Sketchbook Grade Rubric.
Map out your drawing on large paper in #2 pencil.  
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Tuesday 12/15 - Monday (12/21)  Continue color rendering your free choice, nature-based drawing.  Emphasis on color rendering, realistic value, complex composition and space.

 Learning Targets: Present and Evaluate full color nature-based drawing through critique process, both written and verbal critique. 

Tuesday 12/22-Wednesday12/23
Critique of Full Color Nature-Based Drawings  
Make sure you have the following finished for critique.
  • finished full color drawing that shows a complex composition, foreground, middle ground, background, with 3-5 objects.  
  • Written artist statement posted to the Google Folder for the class.  
  • Photo (jpg) of your drawing posted to the Google Folder
  • Completed artist statement rubric
  • Completed art project rubric
  • After critique complete parent communication email about critique.  See Google Doc for what to say. You will simply copy and paste the appropriate portion of the document.   Make sure you copy your teacher on this email.

Week of December 7 - 11

Learning Target: Create fully rendered color drawings that show a full range of value and look realistic  and 3-dimensional while using color media.  
Monday/Tuesday:  
  • Finish full color still life drawings.  
  • Complete the grade rubric for the color still life and turn in with your finished drawing.  
  • Develop 6-8 thumbnails in your visual journal to plan your free choice full color, nature-based drawing illustrating your ideas for a complex composition based on your own photograph or combine 3 photos by someone else. 
  • Make sure you have planned a complex composition (3-5 objects, a foreground, middle ground and background). See details from still life below. 
  • Make sure the thumbnails show more than one idea for the composition and design of your space.  
  • Write a 3-5 sentence proposal in your visual journal explaining your plan and how you will meet the criteria of this assignment, including the color media you plan to use, the size of the drawing (11 x 14 minimum if using color pencil, 16 x 20 minimum if using pastels and oil pastels.), how it is complex. 
    • Remember your compositional tips
      • having objects touch all sides of paper,
      • having 3 or 5 objects in the composition
      • zoom in on your subject or portray it from an unusual point of view
      • use the rule of thirds
      • avoid the belly button centered/floating objects composition
      • overlap objects
  • Complete sketchbook rubric when you have completed the Visual Journal pages to plan your design.  
Wednesday/Thursday:  Finalize sketchbook planning thumbnails and written proposal with rubric completed.  Conference with me to discuss your plan.  Start mapping out your drawing on large paper in #2 pencil.  
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Friday/Monday 12/14:  Begin color rendering your free choice drawing.  

Week of November 30 - December 4

Learning Target: Create fully rendered color drawings that show a full range of value and look realistic  and 3-dimensional while using color media.  

Monday/Tuesday:  Finish Sketchbook worksheet pages and turn in with SKBK rubric for grading.  

Begin full color still life on larger paper using color media of your choice.  (chalk pastel, oil pastel, color pencil)
  • Goal is to show fully rendered color with strong 3-dimensionality and lighting of subjects.  Start with #2 pencil and then render with color media. 
  • Remember your compositional tips
    • having objects touch all sides of paper,
    • having 3 or 5 objects in the composition
    • zoom in on your subject or portray it from an unusual point of view
    • use the rule of thirds
    • avoid the belly button centered/floating objects composition
    • overlap objects
Wednesday/Thursday:  Continue with fully rendered color still life.  Bring free choice Nature based photograph that you took for next class.  We will begin free choice color drawings based on Nature next time. 

Friday:  No classes End of Term Teacher Work Day

Weeks of ​November 16 - 24

 Learning Targets: Create a fully rendered gray scale self portrait based on observation, that illustrates a unique point of view or expression and utilizes the appropriate rendering technique for the chosen media. Present and Evaluate gray scale self portraits through critique process, both written and verbal critique. 

Monday:  Continue drawing and rendering your grayscale self portrait.  Emphasis on drawing realistically, showing who you are and using a full range of value from white to grays to black.  Make sure you have developed a pose that shows an expression or unusual point of view.  
Critique next class! 

Tuesday/Wednesday:  Critique of Self Portraits
  • Make sure you've completed an artist statement and submitted in the Google folder for your class.  
  • Make sure you have a art project grade rubric and artist statement rubric completed. 
  • Photograph your self portrait and put a copy of the photo into the Google Folder for your class for the assignment.  
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Learning Target: Create fully rendered color drawings that show a full range of value and look realistic  and 3-dimensional while using color media.  

Thursday/Friday:  
Complete parent communication email about critique.  See Google Doc for what to say. You will simply copy and paste the appropriate portion of the document.   Make sure you copy your teacher on this email.

Introduction to Color Rendering

Monday 11/23:
Complete parent communication email about critique.  See Google Doc for what to say. You will simply copy and paste the appropriate portion of the document.   Make sure you copy your teacher on this email.

Continue with color rendering exercises in Visual Journal.  Design notes pages as well.  

Tuesday 11/24:  Continue with  Visual Journal Color wheel and color relationships drawings.  Design and finalize notes as well.  

Week of November 9 - 13

Learning Target:  Create a fully rendered gray scale self portrait based on observation, that illustrates a unique point of view or expression and utilizes the appropriate rendering technique for the chosen media. 

Monday - Friday:  Continue drawing and rendering your grayscale self portrait.  Emphasis on drawing realistically, showing who you are and using a full range of value from white to grays to black.  Make sure you have developed a pose that shows an expression or unusual point of view.  
Critique next week! 

 Learning Targets: Present and Evaluate gray scale self portraits through critique process, both written and verbal critique. 

Tuesday/Wednesday 11/17-18:  Self portrait critique.  Have your finished self portrait ready for display.  Make sure all smudges and smears are cleaned up.  Make sure you have a written artist statement turned into the Google Folder for your class.  

Week of November 2 - 6

Learning Target:  Create a fully rendered gray scale self portrait based on observation, that illustrates a unique point of view or expression and utilizes the appropriate rendering technique for the chosen media. 

Monday:  Finish Sketchbook requirements for Self Portrait.  See last week's Wednesday/Thursday description for details.   If all of the sketchbook requirements are complete do a practice self portrait in your sketchbook with the media you will use for the real thing (gray scale pastels or ebony pencil).  

Tuesday/Wednesday:  Sketchbooks are due with all planning for self portrait.  Meet with me to show your sketches.  Make sure your SKBK rubric is completed for the meeting.  Begin mapping out your full sized self portrait on either 18 x 24 or 12 x 18 paper.  

Thursday/Friday:  All line work should be complete on Self Portrait.  Begin rendering in media chosen.  Emphasis is on full value scale, realistic rendering, proportion, concept (what does this self portrait reveal about you?), realism and expression/point of view.  

Self portraits will be due for critique on November 17/18

Week of October 26 - 30

Learning Targets: Present and Evaluate gray scale drawings through critique process, both written and verbal critique. 

Monday/Tuesday:  
​Present your finished viewfinder gray scale drawing by hanging in the class room gallery.  
  1. Reflect on not only the gray scale viewfinder drawing, but also your dramatic still life and prepare a written artist statement and turn into the digital google folder for your class.  Complete an artist statement rubric and an art project rubric. 
  2. Pair Share- You will present someone else's drawing for critique today.  You will draw their name, read their artist statement, examine their drawing and then explain how their work meets the criteria of the the Value unit.  Explaining the following:
    1. ​What is their concept, compositional techniques and craftsmanship level with media chosen.  
    2. What could they improve upon?
    3. What did they do well?

Wednesday/Thursday: 
Learning Target:  Create a fully rendered gray scale self portrait based on observation, that illustrates a unique point of view or expression and utilizes the appropriate rendering technique for the chosen media. 

Intro to Self Portraits: 
  1. Watch and listen to the embedded PowerPoint about Self Portraits.   See Above Video. 
  2. Take notes especially on the details of how to set up a portrait.  (Visually journal, don't just write down)
  3. Draw along in your sketchbook to practice setting up the proportions. 
  4. Using the mirrors, develop sketches and expression studies for the Self Portrait unit.  (There should be at least 16 different expressions and points of view.  See sample in classroom)
  5. By the end of this class you should know which expression and position you plan to pose in for your self portrait. 
  6. Download the description of the unit for details on what to do in your sketchbook.  
  7. See examples as part of your notes and research click the link below.   Mrs. Bjork's Pinterest Board on Self Portraits​​

Week of October 19 - 23

Learning Targets: Create drawings that utilize mark-making systems to illustrate the illusion of space and 3-dimensionality through value and light.  

Monday/Tuesday:  Last day to finish up dramatically lit still life.  Make sure you've sprayed your final work and turn in with your name on the back, newsprint cover sheet on the front. 

If finished begin work with  black and white photograph.  Learn to do the following with photos:
  • create a unique and interesting composition through the use of a viewfinder
  • develop a system of mark-making through ebony pencil that shows a full ranges of tones from white to grays to black showing strong craftsmanship
  • create an interesting concept based on someone else's photo by rendering and composing in a unique and interesting way. 
Wednesday-Monday (October 26th)- Studio work days to complete fully rendered BW  photo drawings.  

Week of October 12 - 16

Learning Targets: Create drawings that utilize mark-making systems to illustrate the illusion of space and 3-dimensionality through value and light.  

Monday/Tuesday:  Continue exploring mark-making systems with dramatically lit still life drawings using gray scale pastels and gray scale paper.  Discuss building a composition that is creative and dynamic and utilizes the entire space.  Discuss developing your own mark.  Continue the mantra: Draw what you see, not what you know.  

Wednesday/Thursday:  Continue studio time to draw dramatically lit still life.  

​Friday/Monday:  How to work from a photograph and still make it original and unique.  Discuss viewfinder and demonstrate its usage.  Choose BW photo to work from and use ebony pencil to create a fully rendered (gradation style mark-making) drawing from the photo.

Week of October 5 - 8

Learning Targets: Create drawings that utilize mark-making systems to illustrate the illusion of space and 3-dimensionality through value and light.  

Monday/Tuesday:  
Make Sure Perspective Drawings are turned in for grading!
Introduction to Value- How to make drawings look more 3-dimensional using mark-making systems such as pointillism, cross hatching, scribbles and text.  Take notes and design visual journal pages about mark-making. Complete grayscale chart and mark-making worksheet.   Mark-Making worksheet. 
See examples of Mark Making here.

Wednesday/Thursday:  Continue with mark-making explorations in sketchbook.   Make sure you have all the required mark-making journal entries.  Collection should include:
  1. worksheet on different types of mark-making.
  2. 6-8 step gray scale rectangle showing rendering with ebony pencil to make the marks.
  3. page of shape drawings that are rendered using the various mark-making techniques and made to look 3-dimensional, using varied media and techniques listed here:
  • pointillism,
  • scribble rendering,
  • crosshatching,
  • text,
  • full rendering with gray scale technique 
Hand in Sketchbooks for grading along with Sketchbook Rubric. 

Week of September 28 - October 2

Learning Targets: Create drawings that utilize perspective to create the illusion of space. Create drawings that utilize mark-making systems to illustrate the illusion of space and 3-dimensionality through value and light.  

Monday/Tuesday:  Finish perspective drawings outside if weather permits.  Ink drawings to finalize line and space.

Wednesday/Thursday:  Introduction to Value- How to make drawings look more 3-dimensional using mark-making systems such as pointillism, cross hatching, scribbles and text.  Take notes and design visual journal pages about mark-making.   Mark-Making worksheet. 

See examples of Mark Making here.

Friday:  Continue with mark-making explorations in sketchbook.   Make sure you have all the required mark-making journal entries.  Collection should include:
  1. worksheet on different types of mark-making.
  2. 6-8 step gray scale rectangle showing rendering with ebony pencil to make the marks.
  3. page of shape drawings that are rendered using the various mark-making techniques and made to look 3-dimensional, using varied media and techniques listed here:
  • pointillism,
  • scribble rendering,
  • crosshatching,
  • text,
  • full rendering with gray scale technique 

Week of September 21 - 25

Learning Targets: Create drawings that utilize perspective to create the illusion of space. 

Monday/Tuesday:  Draw 10 boxes in One and Two point perspective.  Emphasis on showing 3-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface and developing accurate perspective.  Continue designing notes pages in sketchbook.  Create 1-2 pages about perspective and connect to your own experience or ideas. 

Wednesday/Thursday:  Work from observation to apply perspective principles.  How do you set up an accurate perspective drawing when looking at real objects?

Friday/Monday: Ink drawings from observation.  Continue designing Visual Journal pages regarding perspective. 

Week of September 14 - 18

Learning Targets (on Monday we will finish with last week's targets)
PS5-
Develop portfolio exhibit of drawings that exhibit varied line types and qualities.
Choose one drawing to exhibit that best illustrates the student’s learning.
PS6-
Evaluate the collection of drawings with a written artist statement using the It’s CLEAR format for writing. 
Explain how the criteria was met for this unit. 
Explain what elements and principles of art were used. 
Explain which drawing(s) you feel are best and why.
Describe improvements or changes.
Explain how to implement these changes.

Monday : Review blind contour and contour.  Continue exploration of media and line with gesture drawing from live model using conte, charcoal, pastel and India ink (bamboo brushes).  Review types of line; gesture, blind contour, contour.  

Tuesday/Wednesday:  Present your collection of line drawings for critique. Choose one best drawing for oral critique and discussion.   You will also turn in your sketchbook for review with a sketchbook rubric.  

Make sure you have your drawings in your portfolio in the order described here.  
Back to Front Organization
  • 1st drawing will be the back-bag drawing first day
  • blind contour of single objects, still life, person sitting near you (some of these were done in your sketchbook, leave them in the book do not tear out)
  • contour of still life
  • collection of gesture drawings from figure including India Ink (experimentation sheet too) Last drawing should be India ink figure/gesture
  • Complete a sketchbook rubric and put inside your sketchbook and turn in with your portfolio collection. Sketchbook should include: goals from day 1, notes from line discussion, experimentation with media (conte, charcoal, etc) line sketches, elements and principles notes
  • Complete an art rubric for this collection filling out all aspects of the rubric
  • Complete an artist statement and deposit in the class Google Folder See targets above and rubric for what to write. 
  • Complete an artist statement rubric and turn in stapled behind your completed art rubric 
  • Complete parent communication email about critique.  See Google Doc for what to say. You will simply copy and paste the appropriate portion of the document.   Make sure you copy your teacher on this email.  
Hard copies of all rubrics can be found in the classroom.  

Thursday/Friday: 
Introduction of Unit 2 Space/Perspective- Take notes on presentation, develop sketches of boxes in 1 and 2 point perspective.  Develop an awareness of the difference between the two ways to express space.  

Week of September 8 - 11

Learning Targets:
PS1
  • Experiment fully with the element of line. 
  • Illustrate a variety of line types/qualities.
  • Design 2D space to create a strong composition.  
PS2-
  • Develop work in a variety of media. 
  • Create a series of line drawings that demonstrate your knowledge of line types. 
PS3-
  • Establish a strong focal point in 2D composition.
  • Develop an interesting, meaningful and purposeful break-up of 2D space. 
  • Illustrate an awareness of positive and negative spaces. 

Tuesday :  Introduction to Line Unit- Take notes and discuss the elements and principles of art as related to drawing.  Focus on Line.  Drawing with blind contour lines.  What are they and how do we use them?

Wednesday/Thursday:   Create blind contour and contour drawings using  varied media to explore the element of line & the concept of observational drawing.  

Discuss and show Pinterest board on Sketchbook and continue to discuss expectations of designed Visual Journals that explore creative journey and process.
  • warm up blind contour in sketchbook any object
  • media experiment page in sketchbook using conte, charcoal pencil, vine charcoal, sauce (chalk)

Friday/Monday : Review blind contour and contour.  Continue exploration of media and line with gesture drawing.  Review types of line; gesture, blind contour, contour.  Create a full contour drawing of the still life.

Week of September 1 - 4

Getting Started: Day 1

Tuesday 9/1
 We 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:

  1. This website assignment page
  2. The Google Assignments Calendar
  3. You may also want to subscribe to the Art Blog for the latest news from the art department including exhibit opportunities, scholarships and more. 
  4. I don't use School Fusion, so please make sure you've bookmarked this site. 
  5. Bookmark the Google Folder for this class see button to the right for link. 

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. 

Wednesday/Thursday
Learning Target:  Create a plan for our space for the semester.  Develop an awareness of what drawing is and what makes a drawing good.  

https://todaysmeet.com/A1Drawing1
https://todaysmeet.com/B1Drawing1

What do you know?  Make sure you have your sketchbook today!!
  • Make portfolios and set up where we will store our work.  
  • Define Drawing, 
  • Set goals for the course.  
  • Test our abilities in drawing. 
  • Mini critique of work.  

Friday
Unit Name: Unit 1- Line-The Most Basic Element of Design  Unit Description:   Create a series of line drawings that demonstrate your knowledge of line including, blind contour, contour, gesture, open, closed, parallel and varied line. Goal for this unit is to investigate line as an element of art and also to explore varied media used in drawing. 
  • Take notes and discuss the elements and principles of art as related to drawing.  
  • Focus on Line.  Drawing with blind contour lines.  What are they and how do we use them?

Assessment in This Class

As 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.  

Drawing 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

Past Units and Lessons

To view units from 2013 Click the corresponding link below.