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 25-29, 2015Learning Target: Create and Plan a unique free choice painting that illustrates realistic color and rendering, while developing a complex composition and concept. Apply knowledge of color theory and media techniques to paintings.
Wednesday 5/27 Work on your final free choice painting. Due the day of the exam, fully rendered. If completed please work on the exam paper. Make sure your late, missing and incomplete assignments are turned in by Friday at the latest. Today is the last day to turn in any late, missing or incomplete assignments. Will not accept work after today. Friday 5/29 Work on your final free choice color painting. Due the day of the exam, fully rendered. If completed please work on the exam paper. Remember the exam paper must be written on the shared Google doc. The Exam day is not a work day and there will be no time to type your paper. If you don't have it done you will receive no credit for the paper. OPEN ART STUDIO IN ROOM 115: Tuesday May 26, 2:45 - 4:00 Wednesday May 27 2:45 -4:00 Thursday May 28 2:45-4:00 Week of May 18-22, 2015Learning Target: Create and Plan a
unique free choice painting that illustrates realistic color and
rendering, while developing a complex composition and concept. Apply
knowledge of color theory and media techniques to paintings.
Monday 5/18 Get started on Free Choice paintings. All written proposals and sketchbook thumbnails were due last week. Wednesday 5/20 Studio work days to continue with final free choice project. Friday 5/22 Studio work days to continue with final free choice project. Week of May 11-15, 2015Learning Target: Create and Plan a unique free choice painting that illustrates realistic color and rendering, while developing a complex composition and concept. Apply knowledge of color theory and media techniques to paintings. Develop an understanding of watercolor media.
Tuesday 5/12 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 Thursday 5/14 Finish one day painting with water color media working from observation. Free Choice Proposal is due today. Make sure you have the following:
Week of May 4-8, 2015Create and Plan a unique self portrait that illustrates realistic color and rendering and also gets at who you are as a person. Apply knowledge of proportion and color theory to paintings. Present and Respond to self portraits through verbal and written critique process.
Monday 5/4 Continue working on self portrait paintings. Self-portrait paintings due on Friday 5/8 Wednesday 5/6 Continue working on self portrait paintings. Complete artist statements for painting when you are done with your self-portrait. Self-portrait paintings due on Friday 5/8 Friday 5/8 Critique of Self Portrait Paintings. Self-portrait paintings due today. http://www.pinterest.com/bellafiore3/paintings/ Week of April 27 - May 1, 2015Learning Target: Create and Plan a
unique self portrait that illustrates realistic color and rendering and
also gets at who you are as a person. Apply knowledge of proportion
and color theory to paintings.
Tuesday 4/28 Studio work day to develop your self portrait. Be sure you are meeting the criteria of the assignment including realistic proportions, colors and rendering. Make sure your thumbnails and features sketches have been turned in for grading. Thursday 4/30 Studio work day to develop your self portrait. Be sure you are meeting the criteria of the assignment including realistic proportions, colors and rendering. Week of April 20-24, 2015Learning Target: Create and Plan a unique self portrait that illustrates realistic color and rendering and also gets at who you are as a person. Apply knowledge of proportion and color theory to paintings.
Tuesday 4/21 Painting demo on skin tones and other self portrait technique ideas. Reminders about color theory. Get started on self portrait painting. Thursday 4/23 Studio work days to develop your self portrait. Be sure you are meeting the criteria of the assignment including realistic proportions, colors and rendering. Make sure your thumbnails and features sketches have been turned in for grading. Week of April 13-17, 2015Learning Target: Create and Plan a unique self portrait that illustrates realistic color and rendering and also gets at who you are as a person. Apply knowledge of proportion and color theory to paintings.
Monday 4/13 Watch and take notes from the embedded instructional video on self portraits in Painting. READ THE EMBEDDED ASSIGNMENT SHEET CAREFULLY
Wednesday 4/15
Meet with Mr. Lamp and show sketchbook studies from self guided Self Portrait presentation. Get sketches onto canvas to plan self portrait painting. Friday 4/17 Painting demo on skin tones and other self portrait technique ideas. Reminders about color theory. Get started on self portrait painting. Week of March 30 - April 3, 2015Learning Target: Create a retro, art deco inspired Super Heroes poster using strong bold shapes and colors dynamic diagonals. Compose your idea with a strong awareness of positive and negative space. The concept should involve everyday acts of heroism as your inspiration. This can be funny or serious. You decide.
Monday 3/30 Studio work day on poster designs. Continue painting. Due for critique Wednesday, April 2nd Wednesday 4/1 Critique Day for Everyday Superhero Paintings Students will work with a partner to critique their Everyday Superhero paintings. They will photograph their work and conduct an "interview" with a partner on their work, offering critique and asking questions about the work. This will be done on a shared Google Doc. After the critique, students will have an opportunity to work on parts of the painting that need more attention. Everyday Hero Paintings due today at the end of class! Week of March 23-27, 2015Learning Target: Create a retro, art deco inspired Super Heroes poster using strong bold shapes and colors dynamic diagonals. Compose your idea with a strong awareness of positive and negative space. The concept should involve everyday acts of heroism as your inspiration. This can be funny or serious. You decide.
Tuesday 3/24 Studio work day on poster designs. Continue painting. Due for critique Wednesday, April 2nd Thursday 3/26 Studio work day on poster designs. Continue painting. Due for critique Wednesday, April 2nd Week of March 16-20, 2015Learning Target: Create a retro, art deco inspired Super Heroes poster using strong bold shapes and colors dynamic diagonals. Compose your idea with a strong awareness of positive and negative space. The concept should involve everyday acts of heroism as your inspiration. This can be funny or serious. You decide.
Monday 3/16 Get started on posters, sketch out and plan. Begin paintings, making sure you are meeting criteria Wednesday 3/18 Studio work day on poster designs. Continue painting. Due for critique Wednesday, April 2nd Friday 3/20 Studio work day on poster designs. Continue painting. Due for critique Wednesday, April 2nd Week of March 9-13, 2015Learning 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. Connect and Respond to peer's abstract paintings through written and verbal critique process. Tuesday 3/10 Critique of abstract paintings. Have a printed artist statement that explains how you met the criteria. Use the IT'S CLEAR rubric at right. Make sure your painting is finished or close to finished for this critique. Thursday 3/12 Finish off abstract paintings based on critique comments and turn in for grading. Introduction to new unit on Every Day Super Heroes full color poster designs. Learning Target: Create a retro, art deco inspired Super Heroes poster using strong bold shapes and colors dynamic diagonals. Compose your idea with a strong awareness of positive and negative space. The concept should involve everyday acts of heroism as your inspiration. This can be funny or serious. You decide.
Week of March 2-6, 2015Monday 3/2
Students will begin or continue their simple objects from multiple perspectives painting today in class. Each view of the simple object must be done with a different color, and students only have the opportunity to use the three primary colors and white paint. Wednesday 3/4 Students will continue their simple objects from multiple perspectives painting today in class. Each view of the simple object must be done with a different color, and students only have the opportunity to use the three primary colors and white paint. Friday 3/6 Students will complete their simple objects from multiple perspectives painting today in class. Each view of the simple object must be done with a different color, and students only have the opportunity to use the three primary colors and white paint. When the painting is finished they will write an artist statement for the painting, which is due next class. Color Paintings due on Tuesday 3/10 Color Painting critique on Tuesday 3/10 Week of February 23-27, 2015Tuesday 2/24
Students will discuss their simple objects from multiple perspectives thumbnails with Mr. Lamp. When compositions have been approved, students will begin drawing on large pieces of paper and begin their painting studies. Each view of the simple object must be done with a different color, and students only have the opportunity to use the three primary colors and white paint. Week of February 16-20, 2015Monday 2/16
Students will view a video on painting a sphere and practice painting a sphere on a piece of paper. They will gain further practice mixing, blending, and rendering with acrylic paint. In addition, they will plan a color wheel painting to be completed next class. Wednesday 2/18 Students will paint a color wheel using only the three primary colors of acrylic paint. They will practice blending the colors, not focus on just mixing colors. In addition, they will practice blending tints, shades, and tones. Friday 2/20 Students will begin planning their next painting: a simple object from multiple perspectives using color. They will select a simple, organic object for the subject of their work. From there, they will develop 6 sketches of the object from different perspectives, and develop a plan drawing of the different views in an interesting composition that focuses on variety. Students that have their plan checked by Mr. Lamp will begin drawing on a large sheet of paper. Week of February 9-13, 2015Tuesday 2/10
Painting of monochromatic still life. Make sure you've met the criteria. 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 at least the minimum number of objects and an interesting background. 3. Craftsmanship: How will you use the media? How do you blend smoothly. Did you create a monochromatic painting? If you finish your painting work on your IT'S CLEAR artist statement. Type the statement on the summative document. Thursday 2/12 Critique of Monochromatic Still Life. Make sure you photograph your work and post to the NING or Google Community. Week of February 2-6, 2015Monday 2/2
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). Must have a minimum of 3 objects in the composition. Must show full value range of lights to mediums to dark tones. Goal is to realistically represent the still life and fill the page with your composition. Due Thursday, February 12 for critique. Wednesday 2/4 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). Must have a minimum of 3 objects in the composition. Must show full value range of lights to mediums to dark tones. Goal is to realistically represent the still life and fill the page with your composition. Due Thursday, February 12 for critique. Friday 2/6 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). Must have a minimum of 3 objects in the composition. Must show full value range of lights to mediums to dark tones. Goal is to realistically represent the still life and fill the page with your composition. Due Thursday, February 12 for critique. Week of January 26 - 30
Tuesday:
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 Thursday 1/29 at the start of class. Make sure you show them to me. Thursday: Get started painting. Discuss color mixing, clean-up and care of brushes. 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. 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:
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/ 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. |
ExamsAssignment Description: Final Exam
You will present your selective portfolio to the class. It will consist of what you consider to be your top 3 Paintings created during this semester. Your final free choice must be one of these! After the exam you will take your portfolio and sketchbook home unless I’ve asked to keep something to be photographed or put in a future exhibit. The presentation will include two components: written paper and oral presentation of the actual works of art. Click the button below to download the Exam Details. Art Department Rubric
The two embedded files are the rubric we use in Art. You are welcome to download these to your own directory.
Rubric Spreadsheet Rubric IT'S CLEAR artist statement 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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