Art Class

Art - Sketching Still Objects.

Using soft and hard pencil strokes we want to comfortably and confidently sketch still objects.  Our First sketch will be a set of flowers.

1. Sketch the flowers in your scrap book.  Focus on practicing the techniques displayed in class and in the video.

2. Use the squint test to "see" that your sketch is "soft" and life like.

3. experiment with using a touch of colour to enhance your composition

4. Sketch your flowers in good copy on the provided card stock.  You can use any size paper for your final copy.

Here is the link to watch flowers being sketched





Framing:

Art – How to mat and choose the appropriate colour for your frame.  You have 4 options:

1.     Cold Frame pasted on a piece of bristolboard (cold are colours such as black, blue, purple, etc.).

2.     Cold Frame matted properly constructing a real matte.

3.     Warm Frame pasted on a piece of bristolboard (warm are colours such as red, yellow, orange).

4.     Warm Frame matted properly constructing a real mat.

* When selecting your frame colour you should be aware of the colour tone of your art-work.  If your work is warm then you should choose a matte to complement it (warm) or choose one to contrast it (cold). 

The student created peer evaluation checklist:

Art Checklist:

Sketching Techniques		Colouring Techniques		Framing Techniques
1 Sketch		1 colored neatly		1 lines are straight
2 Outline (hard ad soft lines)		2. color should blend in		2 cuts are clean
3 Shading		3 colour stokes should be light and soft		3 frame is spotless
4 Only Flower/ Erased extra lines		4colur should stand  out with the frame		4 frame colour enhances flower
5 Squint Test (Soft Drawing)		5able to see the realistic part		5 frame size matches art work
6 Looking Realistic		6 the color is a slight highlight of the color of the picture		6 high level of creativity

Name:

Total Checks:

Final Grade (15 or higher level 4, 11 – 14 level 3, 9-11 level 2, 8 or under level 1):

The Art Show:

To build on the success of our project we will run an interactive Art Show for Mrs. Suppa's Class.  It will be similar to our own peer evaluation time but include a few other elements: 

1st I will give a presentation to Mrs' Suppa's class describing our activity and show them the Blog.

2nd they will ho around the view viewing the art and your scrap book with your original sketches.

3rd they will have a few student evaluation checklists to assess your work (they will be far more simplistic then our peer evaluation ones)

4th we will have a work station where you will demonstrate live your sketching techniques and then allow them to draw their own flowers

The room will be redesign to set up the necessary stations and workspaces