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Sketchbook Assignment – due Thursday, Jan. 31st

Every year, the Course of Studies Guide includes artwork done by students to fill spaces in the book.
Your assignment is to draw one or more objects that you feel represent one of your subject areas. For Math, perhaps a compass, for Art, some brushes and paints, a stack of books for English class; you get the idea.

Whatever you draw, MAKE SURE YOU DRAW IT IN PERSPECTIVE!

1. Draw your object(s) lightly in pencil.
2. Draw large enough to fill the page and think about your composition.
3. Check your proportions, make sure your perspective is accurate, and make any corrections.
4. Once you are satisfied with your drawing, go over it using black pen and ink.
5. Be sure to use a variety of marks, show volume (3-dimensionality), and include a range of values in your drawing.

Due Friday: Janaury, 18th

Use the following web sites to assist you in the exercises below:

http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Arts/drawings/PerspectiveDrawing/TwoPointPersp/TwoPointPersp.htm

Student Examples:

http://yhs.yarmouth.k12.me.us/Art%20Department/yhs.web/perspective/FrameSet.htm

http://yhs.yarmouth.k12.me.us/Art%20Department/a.yhs.web.03/2pt.persp/index.htm

Draw a cityscape in two-point perspective that includes the following:
• 4 buildings in 2 pt. perspective
• 2 buildings in 1 pt. perspective
• 2 roads
• windows and doorways in the buildings
• trees, lamp posts, or street signs that diminish into the distance
• other details to help describe your scene

Do some sketching/brainstorming before you begin

Use 9 x 12 white drawing paper, oriented horizontal
Refer to your practice exercises as needed
Make a conscious decision about where to put the horizon line

Due: Thursday, January 10th

We will begin this in class, to make sure you are on the “right” track.

After looking at and studying the examples of perspective strategies on the following web site, complete the following:
http://www.wiu.edu/art/courses/design/depth.htm

• Find and print a painting that is an example of one of the perspective strategies. Using Google, type in “perspective painting” or “perspective photograph” and click on “image”. You are not limited to these search tools, however, it might be a good place to start. If you choose a photograph, it must be color.

• Tape or Glue the painting to one page of your sketchbook and write the title, date, and artist of the painting.

• One the next page in your sketchbook, copy, not trace, as close as possible, the composition of the painting, being sure to follow the perspective strategy used.

• Using colored pencil, closely match the color scheme of your selected work of art. We understand your colors will not match exactly, but use laying to help achieve a variety of values.

• Pay close attention to detail in the composition and color scheme.

Foundations in Art
Sketchbook assignment due December 14 (Friday)

Assignment:
A careful drawing, in which you:
• Find the correct proportions of objects
• Find the relationship between objects
• Find the objects’ relative positions in space
• Use a variety of marks to define the forms

You will use three (3) objects:
• A regular sized Styrofoam coffee cup or similar standard cup
• A lemon, lime, egg, apple, or pear
• An easily recognizable standard size milk or juice container (quart or half gallon)

You should:
• Draw as close to life size as your page will allow.
• Orient your page vertically
• Stand the bottle and cup up. Do NOT lay them on their sides.
• Position the three objects so that they OVERLAP each other
• As you begin your drawing, mark location points to help you figure out proportions and placement of objects on the page.
• Use line variation (light/dark, thin/thick) to indicate the light source, the structure, and detail.
• Define the shapes of your objects using colored pencils. Think about mixing colors just the way you do when you mix paints.
• Use the same color scheme you are using for your mood painting in class. Name the color scheme and the mood – in writing at the bottom of the page.
• When this homework is placed next to your painting, the two should be clearly related because they have the same color scheme.
Materials:
Sketchbook
Pencil, eraser, colored pencils
Three objects

EXTRA CHALLENGE:
Include a second cup lying on its side, with the open end towards you.

Due Date: Thursday, 12/6

In order to further your understanding of color schemes and composition please complete the following:

1. Make either a 1.5” square or a 1” x 1.5”rectangular viewfinder (I will show you how). Choose either a square or rectangle for the activity.
2. Using your viewfinder, as you might use a camera, look for an interesting shot. Look through magazines and find interesting compositions by sliding the “frame” over the page.
3. When you find one you like, lightly trace the frame, and cut it out.
4. Arrange them on your sketchbook page, categorizing them by color scheme.
5. Using at least 3 columns and 5 rows, glue (using a glue stick and gluing all the way to the edges) the squares/rectangles down to your page.
6. There should be equal amounts of white space between and around each composition.
7. Pay close attention to the cutting and the gluing. Craftsmanship Counts!!!

Homework Due Friday, November 30

In your sketchbook, please draw a circle that almost touches the edges of your page:
Then divide the circle into 12 sections and label them:
Red
Red-Orange
Orange
Yellow-Orange
Yellow
Yellow-Green
Green
Green-Blue
Blue
Blue-Violet
Violet
Violet-Red

Look through a variety of magazines to find several examples of those colors. Tear out the pages. Now tear small pieces of each of the colors, and glue them onto the page of your notebook to create a color wheel collage.
Reminders:
• Use small pieces of colored paper.
• Make sure pieces within each labeled color are similar.
• Make sure that each piece of the pie is a different color.
• High quality craftsmanship counts.
• Label the colors NEATLY!
• Use the whole page.

Sketchbook assignment due November 2
A careful drawing, in which you:
• Find the correct proportions of objects
• Find the relationship between objects
• Find the objects’ relative positions in space
• Use a variety of marks to define the forms

You will use three (3) objects:
• A regular sized Styrofoam coffee cup or similar standard cup
• A lemon, lime, egg, apple, or pear
• An easily recognizable standard size milk or juice container (quart or half gallon)

You should:
• Draw as close to life size as your page will allow.
• Orient your page vertically
• Stand the bottle and cup up. Do NOT lay them on their sides.
• Position the three objects so that they OVERLAP each other
• As you begin your drawing, mark location points to help you figure out proportions and placement of objects on the page.
• Use line variation (light/dark, thin/thick) to indicate the light source, the structure, and detail.
• Define the shapes of your objects by shading (NOT SMUDGING), using marks to achieve a wide range of values in your drawing. Look back in your sketchbook for inspiration from the work of van Gogh or other artists. See what strategies they used to create values.

EXTRA CHALLENGE:
Include a second cup lying on its side, with the open end towards you.

Homework due: Thursday, October 25

Please look at the work of the following artists online:
Francisco Goya
Kathe Kollwitz
Honoré Daumier
George Bellows
George Seurat
Dewitt Hardy

Choose two artists, and find for each one a work of art that is a really strong example of the use of a wide range of values. (Values are those steps between white and black or between light and dark that you have been using in your still life collages.)

Print copies of the two images you have chosen, trim the excess paper from them, and glue them into your sketchbook. Be sure to include the title, artist, and date of the works chosen. (You can do this manually or in a Word document.)
Pick one of these images, and copy it, using similar marks and range of value.

Sketchbook assignment due October 15
Assignment:
A careful contour line drawing, in which you:
• Find the correct proportions of objects
• Find the relationship between objects
• Find the objects’ relative positions in space
You will use three (3) objects:
• A regular sized Styrofoam coffee cup or similar standard cup
• A lemon, lime, egg, apple, or pear
• An easily recognizable standard size milk or juice container (quart or half gallon)
You should:
• Draw as close to life size as your page will allow.
• Orient your page vertically
• Stand the bottle and cup up. Do NOT lay them on their sides.
• Position the three objects so that they OVERLAP each other
• As you begin your drawing, mark location points to help you figure out proportions and placement of objects on the page.
• Use line variation (light/dark, thin/thick) to indicate the light source, the structure, and detail.

Shaded lines go from thick to thin and create a subtle illusion of space. Thin areas recede while thicker sections advance. (From Design Language by Tim McCreight)

Materials:
Sketchbook
Pencil, eraser
Three objects

EXTRA CHALLENGE:
Include a second Styrofoam cup lying on its side, with the open end towards you.