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Well, life is hectic and I haven't had a chance to post in a couple of weeks...I apologize. What we've been up to... Foundations of Drawing: Foundations of Drawing has been continuing to work with contour lines. Contour line drawings are drawings that defy the outer and inner line by prohibiting lifting of the pencil. In other words contour line drawings teach you to view all lines as significant, forcing the artist to focus on detail. This is important because many people tend to focus on just the outline or just the obvious lines...well, not in my class! Creative Hands Project: We began a project using sign language letters to guide our drawing. Each student chose a series of words or a phrase, perhaps even their name, to sign with one hand. With the other hand they were asked to draw a contour line drawing of their own hand. Again this was used to practice focusing on detail by forcing the artist to look back and forth between the object and the paper. Rubric: 1. Student dem...

Foundations of Drawing: As our semester comes to a close every student should be turning in missing assignments in order to receive a partial grade. If you have questions about what you are missing, be sure to visit with me in class. As a reminder of what we've done the last week: - We finished our "4 portraits" drawing - 65 pts. - We did an introductory worksheet called "Working with the Grid". This was a drawing of a baseball player that we increase in size by using the guidelines of a grid. - We did a second worksheet "Working with the Grid 2" that was similar to the first but incorporated value. - We've started our large scale, in-depth grid drawing using the images that we brought from home. The last day to work on these in class will be Friday the 10th. Final: We will be conducting our final on Tuesday, Dec. 15th. We will do quick review on Monday. I will be posting more about our last week of school later this week. Keep your eyes peeled. Ti...

Foundations of Drawing Brief Recap: We recently finished our section on perspective drawing. Our last big project dealt with two-point perspective and resulted in a drawing of thirty boxes executed in a "city block-esque" layout. Friday the 14th we discussed three new concepst: Representationalism, Abstraction and Non-Objective art. We had a handout and a class discussion about some art history and how artists choose different styles to work within as a function of how they might best express their personal ideas and thoughts. These concepts will be on the test so be prepared to know the following definitions. Representationalism -Any artwork based on people, places or things that looks very much like what one sees. A visually accurate depiction. Abstraction -Any artwork based on people, places, things that represents the essence of what one sees. A conceptual depiction. Non-Objective -Any artwork without recognizable natural objects. A depiction sourced in the artist's...

Foundations of Drawing Monday through Wednesday we continued working on our One Point Perspective Project. Wednesday was our last full work day. The complete project is due Wednesday, Nov. 13th. If you are unaware of the project guidelines please look at last weeks post. Thursday we introduced Two Point Perspective. Two Point Perspective utilizes two vanishing points to create a different type of three diminsionality. Two Point Perspective requires that two separate sets of lines converge at one point to give the illusion of shapes receding in two directions. See example below: We also did a practice worksheet that is worth 20 points. Here is a great online tutorial to show you how to use Two-Point Perspective properly. Friday we continued working on the Two Point Perspective worksheet and introduced Three-Pt.Perspective (third vanishing point) to the mix. When students finished they had time to continue working on their One Pt. Perspective Project (due Wed. 13th As always, e-mail ...

Foundations of Drawing Monday - Was the last work day on our Circles and Ellipses Project. The final due date is Monday the 2nd. Tuesday we introduced a new concept this week - one point perspective. One point perspective is a perspective in which all parallel lines converge at wo points on the horizon. We discussed this in class and did a worksheet to practice. This worksheet is worth 10 pts. Wednesday the class continued discussing one point perspective and its roll in architecture. We took several images and traced how lines in architecture meet at one single point of convergence called the vanishing point. This worksheet was worth 10 pts. Thursday and Friday we started a new project called Explosive Shapes. Students used their new knowledge of One Point Perspective to do a drawing of 30 shapes exploding from one vanishing point. PROJECT GUIDELINES: 1) 30 shapes in one point perspective (15 squares/rectangles, 15 shapes of your choice). 2) MUST HAVE: vanishing point an...

Foundations of Drawing This was a short week due to Parent Teacher Conferences. Monday through Thursday we continued working on our Circles and Ellipses (Value) Project. I've reposted the directions and rubric for the project. As usual, if you have any questions please give me an e-mail: brandon.briscoe@leesummit.k12.mo.us Here is the outline for the project: Draw a value scale and number each box 1-8. (example of 10 grade value scale above) - It must be 1"x8" - It must be .5" from the bottom ride corner (the right side and the bottom). - It must be numbered one through eight - Each number must represent a different tone on the value scale, starting with white (#1) and ending with black (#8). The second part of the project requires you to draw 15-20 circles and ellipses. Each shape should overlap at leas two other shapes. Each shape should be shaded to represent one of the value scale swatches at the bottom of your page. Look back and forth to make sure they match on...

Monday we took some time to review for the test. We spent the first fifteen minutes discussing what to expect and did a brief recap of the definitions. We did a short in class project where we drew definitions from a hat. We demonstrated each concept by drawing it. For instance, if you drew the word "value" from the hat, you would have to draw the word value and demonstrate how light effects the relative lightness and darkness of an area. This was worth 10 daily work points. Tuesday we took the Midterm. Wednesday we started a new project focusing on craftsmanship and value. On a large sheet of paper student drew a value scale. The value scale is intended to guide the rest of the project and needed to be drawn with great accuracy. Here is the outline for the project: Draw a value scale numbered 1-8. - It must be 1"x8" - It must be .5" from the bottom ride corner (the right side and the bottom). - It must be numbered one through - Each number must represent a ...

Monday and Tuesday of this week we continued the Value Drawings of the sculptures that we built in our group (see last weeks post). These drawings focused on quick drawings with detailed shading. Spot lights were used to accentuate the shadows cast by the shapes. These drawings were due at the end of class on Tuesday. The Rubric is as follows: 1. Student used basic knowledge of line, overlapping, background, foreground and value. - 15 pts . 2. Student used high degree of detail. - 15 pts . 3. Effort - Student took time to develop idea and complete the project. - 20 pts . 4. Craftsmanship - Neat, clean and complete. - 20 pts . Wednesday we busted out the charcoal and man it was messy. We continued drawing under the spotlight but this time we drew large pieces of oddly shaped styrofoam . These were a big departure from the detailed paper sculptures. It allowed us to focus more closely on the value itself an important part of the drawing. These drawings were due at the end of class. 10...

This week in Foundations of Drawing we finished working in class on our ribbons project. The final due date on this project is Tuesday, October 6th. Do not forget to hand this in. See syllabus for art department policy concerning late work. 10 Ribbons value drawing - 65 pts. 1. Student has basic understanding of how light effects value. - 15 pts 2. Student used basic understanding of three dimensionality, overlapping, line. - 10 pts 3. Student used high degree of detail. - 10 pts 4. Effort - Good use of class time. - 15 pts. 5. Craftsmanship - Neat, clean, complete. - 15pts Wednesday in class we worked on building paper sculptures. This was a group activity worth 20 daily work points. These sculptures were and will continue to be used to practice value drawings in class. Thursday I was absent from class but Mr. Weinell led you in a worksheet on value. This worksheet was worth 10 pts plus 10 daily work pts (20 total). On Friday we got our sculptures back out and pulled the tables...

This week in Foundations of Design we began a new project and discussed how value effects a drawing. Remember, value is the relationship between the lightness and darkness of a given area . This means that when your draw using value you are studying how light effects your drawing. Value adds a greater sense of realism when it is used correctly. Value gradation also adds a sense of mass or depth to an image. Click on the example below: Notice how the image on the left is flat and is shaded so that no depth is added to the circle. Notice the circle on the right is round and looks more like a sphere. When you shade correctly you can add a sense of three-dimensionality to your drawing. See our recent project below: 10 Ribbon Value Project: Draw 10 ribbons that show three-dimensionality by overlapping, twisting and turning them. Decide where you would like to put a light source in the drawing and shade accordingly. Remember to include shifts in dark to light value as the ribbon is exposed...

Mr. Rice's Graphic Design: This week we completed pictograms and started sketches of optical illusions. Optical Illusions: Google search of optical illusion images. Create 4 black and white optical illusions on 1 8.5in x 11 in. page. On another page create 4 color optical illusions. All illusions must be different. You cannot cut and paste your black and white designs and make them color. The color illusions must be different. We will work more Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Rice's Visual Art: This week we continued working on the hand design. All hands are shaded to create depth. Background design should be transferred, and traced in sharpie on the watercolor paper . Use watercolors to add color to your background design. You may use any of the watercolor techniques studied last week. We will finish painting Monday or Tuesday. Sketchbooks were due Thursday Sept. 24. Mr. Rice's Foundation of Design: This week we started working on optical illusions...

Monday, 9/21 - We continued creating the illusion of depth in the background of your drawing using careful observation and 3 pen & ink techniques. Tomorrow is the last full day in class to work!! Tuesday, 9/22 - Keep using your pen & ink to shade the background. Remember to show contrast, high-lights and shadows. When the pen work is done, go back to the graphite sections and erase in some high-lights and make your shadows darker to pump up your contrast! Remember Contrast creates Interest!! Wednesday, 9/23 - We took notes the first half of the hour!! Proportions of the face. Get these from your table neighbor or Mrs. Graves when you get back to class. If you are done with your shoes, legs & folds project you can use a mirror and in your sketchbook begin your self-portrait practice. Observe carefully! If you have not finished the shoe project spend the rest of class working. TODAY is the last day in class-- Grace period due date is WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30!! Here ...

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 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 ...

October 2nd through January 10th Uniton Station will be showing a collection of artist's Andy Warhol's most famous work. Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life & Legends will be open Fridays from 9 p.m. "...more than seventy pieces includes portraits of Muhammad Ali, brilliantly colored flowers, illustrations of endangered species and portrayals of characters from American pop culture, ranging from Howdy Doody to Uncle Sam. These portfolios share innovative reflections of postwar America, as well as insight into Warhol's forms and ideas that continue to influence artists today." Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was the leading figure in the pop art movement of the 60's. He embraced concepts of commercialism and materialism breaking down past ideas of "high art." Warhol was important to making art accessible for the masses. In his personal life Warhol was eccentric and and misunderstood. Today, Warhol is still considered t...

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