10/31 Sketchbook Homework

Student can select three objects or animals that start with the letter "C", and must represent them in detail, with color or shading. They are due friday 11/4/2011.

Some Finished Collages

Fun With Collage

Students used images from magazines to represent their chosen sub contextual themes based on their objects.

Students Begin Context and Subtext around "Material Culture"

Students complete a show and tell type activity where they present an item of importance to them. the context and subtext are listed by the class and the student then takes ideas surrounding a sub-textual theme and isolates it for a collage.

10/24 Sketchbook Homework

Student can select three objects or animals that start with the letter "B", and must represent them in detail, with color or shading. They are due friday 10/28/2011.

Students Begin One Point Perspective

Students will be taught to use a vanishing point to demonstrate one point perspective by drawing image of a school hallway. Once hallway is drawn students will trace pencil lines in marker and erase pencil. Vocabulary includes parallel lines, recede, converge, vanishing point, and foreshorten.

10/17 Sketchbook Homework

Student can select three objects or animals that start with the letter "A", and must represent them in detail, with color or shading. They are due friday 10/21/2011.

Sketchbook Homework

10/11 Sketchbook Homework

Students must complete three full page landscapes, showing a horizon line, and techniques that emphasis depth, such as smaller objects closer to the horizon line or lighter colors on areas that recede. Due Friday 10/14/2011.

Aerial Perspectives

Students begin Aerial Perspective

Students learn concepts surrounding aerial perspective and terminology including "Horizon Line". In order to produce illusion of depth students should show a reduction in size of objects that are further away, a light color for objects further away, and objects in the distance should be placed closer to the horizon line.

Students will create landscapes from imagery based on these details.

Textural Drawings are complete!

10/3 Sketchbook Homework

Students complete three textural drawings of objects from their home, due Friday 10/7/2011.