Mr. Klausing's Drawing I Class 9/21/09-9/25/09
Mr. Klausing's Art Classes
DRAWING I
In Drawing I class this week, students spent two days finishing up their still-life drawings in class. The last day in class for 3rd hour was on Tuesday and the last day in class for 4th hour was Wednesday. Due date for the still-life drawing assignments will be: 3rd hour- Sept. 29th, 4th hour- Sept. 30.
Here are the grading criteria for the Still-life Composition assignment:
Space is filled/composition is balanced
Accuracy of objects being drawn
Stil-life clearly shows background, mid-ground, and foreground
Use of shading and value contrast in still-life drawing
Detail/complexity/Challenge of drawing
Craftsmanship/Neatness/Presentation
DRAWING I
In Drawing I class this week, students spent two days finishing up their still-life drawings in class. The last day in class for 3rd hour was on Tuesday and the last day in class for 4th hour was Wednesday. Due date for the still-life drawing assignments will be: 3rd hour- Sept. 29th, 4th hour- Sept. 30.
Here are the grading criteria for the Still-life Composition assignment:
Space is filled/composition is balanced
Accuracy of objects being drawn
Stil-life clearly shows background, mid-ground, and foreground
Use of shading and value contrast in still-life drawing
Detail/complexity/Challenge of drawing
Craftsmanship/Neatness/Presentation
Beginning Sept. 23, students are beginning work on Perspective Drawing
Classroom work: Practice boxes in sketchbook
Experimental forms using one and two-point perspective drawn on 12" x 18"
paper
Next week(week of Sept. 28-Oct 2nd), we will be outside drawing the house across Ward Road from the school using one and two point perspective.
DRAWING II
In Drawing II class, we continued to work on Non-traditional self-portraits. We will begin a new project on Monday, Sept. 28th, but you will have that class time to finish the self-portraits. The final due date for the Non-Traditional Self-Portrait is Friday, Oct. 2nd.
Primary grading criteria for the Non-Traditional Self-Portrait will be:
Composition
Accuracy/Likeness of Portrait
Creativity/Originality/Concept of Drawing
Use of media in drawing
Use of value contrast in drawing
Detail/complexity of drawing
Classroom work: Practice boxes in sketchbook
Experimental forms using one and two-point perspective drawn on 12" x 18"
paper
Next week(week of Sept. 28-Oct 2nd), we will be outside drawing the house across Ward Road from the school using one and two point perspective.
DRAWING II
In Drawing II class, we continued to work on Non-traditional self-portraits. We will begin a new project on Monday, Sept. 28th, but you will have that class time to finish the self-portraits. The final due date for the Non-Traditional Self-Portrait is Friday, Oct. 2nd.
Primary grading criteria for the Non-Traditional Self-Portrait will be:
Composition
Accuracy/Likeness of Portrait
Creativity/Originality/Concept of Drawing
Use of media in drawing
Use of value contrast in drawing
Detail/complexity of drawing
DRAWING III
All Drawing III students are working on their second Independent Study Theme-Based Project.
The due date for these drawings is next Monday, Sept. 28th. Primary grading criteria are:
Creativity/Concept
Commitment
Composition
Craftsmanship
Neatness/Presentation
PAINTING II
Painting II students continued work on their Fauve/Cubist/Expressionism Self-Portraits.
The last day in class we will spend on these is Monday, Sept. 28th. The final due date will be Friday, Oct. 2nd.
PAINTING III
Painting III students continued work on their first Independent Study Project. These projects will be due Oct. 2nd.
IB VISUAL ARTS
IB Visual Arts students turned in their Investigation Workbooks on Friday, Sept. 25th. Seniors' first Independent Study Theme-Based Project will be due Friday, Oct. 2nd. Juniors are moving from planning their Figure/Portrait- Based Project to developing that project. All Juniors should be working on their Figure/Portrait Project by Tuesday, Sept. 29th.
