Warm Up

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Warm Up

• Describe this drawing.
• What is the focal point (center of interest?)

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Drawing I II

• Leland High School Art Program
• Fall 2008

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1st Quarter Requirments

• Minimum 4 Approved Projects (Photographed
  self-critiqued)
• Warm-up sketches
• 3 Artist Reports (1 Présentation)
• 50 of your required work will be due by
  mid-quarter

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2nd Quarter Requirements

• Minimum 4 approved projects (Photographed
  Self-critiqued)
• Warm-up Sketches
• 3 Artist Reports (1 Présentation)
• 50 of your required work will be due by
  mid-quarter
• You are required to submit a peice of work for
  exhibition at some point during the semester

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Artist Report Requirements

• Essay- 1 artist each
• Information must be in essay form, and your own
  words!
• Biographical Information
• Information about art style, movements, media,
  and subject
• Education, career and life
• Review of work including a reproduction (include
  title year)
• Power Point- Comparison between the two artists
  that were researched for the essays
• essay 1 page, Présentation 9 Slides
• See rubric on the website. . .soon!

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Final

• Leland High School Art
• Semester Portfolio Requirements
• ? In a digital format (Power Point or
  Dreamweaver) you will construct a portfolio,
  which provides evidence of your development,
  skills, knowledge and style.
• ? Include at least 3 pieces that evidence your
  proficiency in each area.
• ? Keep this document, as you will be able to make
  additions to it in coming art courses you take.
• Create
• Artworks (be sure that your photographs of the
  works represent them well)
• Perform/Present
• Examples of works on display
• Documentation of works submitted to exhibitions
• Artifacts from critiques or sharing sessions
  (peer reviews)
• Published works (Exposures, Beechnut, Art
  Department Web Gallery)
• Artist research power points

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Assignment Options

• No more than 2 projects on the same assignment
• Still life
• Portraiture
• Landscape
• Abstract
• Illustration

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Still life

• Black White or color w/ various media
• Focus on Contour
• Negative Space exploration

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Portraiture

• Black White or color in various media
• Figures with use of gesture
• Anatomy exploration
• Portraits (faces)
• Self-portraits (thats you)

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Landscape

• Black White or color with various media
• Focus on archetecure or the natural world

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Abstract

• Expoloration of the elements of art or principles
  of design
• Op art

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Illustration

• Narritve artworks
• Graphic novels
• Posters
• Design

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projects

• You will create individualized Projects from
  these options
• You and I will discuss them and agree upon the
  requirements
• You will turn in all parts of projects with
  signed assignment sheet and Self-Critique
  Photos
• see Assignment Sheet Self Critique

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Create

• This is the part of the project that involves you
  making art
• To be approved you will need to let me know
  exactly what you plan to make and turn in
• I may require projects that incorporate various
  multiple peices.

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Present

• As an artist you need to share your work with an
  audience, how are you doing that?
• Exhbition
• Peer review
• Publish

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Respond

• What have you learned?
• What can you take from the expereience?
• Learning statement
• Reflection
• Related artist report

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Mini Projects

• Small short term projects which the entire class
  will complete together
• These require no paper work

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Critiques

• Whole class critiques
• Periodically we will share our work and
  experiences with the class as a whole or a small
  group
• Individual Critiques
• On a bi-weekly basis you will meet with me to
  discuss projects and progess.
• You will be expected to particpate in a positive
  way