Unit 1 Drawing and Painting

Day 1

Students will…

Understand what is expected of them in the syllabus

Signed syllabus due Friday

Students will understand visual note taking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY9KdRfNN9w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNQJReku9Gw

Produce visual notes

Class work Day 1

In your sketchbook or on drawing paper students will make visual notes for he following terms

Value

Value scale

Value of a cone, cube, sphere

High light

Shade

Chiaroscuro

Due tomorrow if not done 10 pts

Day 1 Homework

Signed Syllabus by Friday

Bring sketchbook due Friday

Black charcoals and white charcoal pencil due Friday

Bring 3 objects that mean something to you (school appropriate) due tomorrow

Finish visual notes by tomorrow 10 points

Day 2-3

Students will produce a still life drawing of a few objects from home

Students will learn about different art materials

Take visual Notes on the following!

Powder Charcoal

This is used to lay a ground.

Take a teaspoon of powder charcoal and sprinkle on your paper

With a paper towel rub the powder charcoal around your paper

Vine Charcoal

This used to sketch out the subject.

You can ease vine with your finger

Compressed Charcoal

This is used to put values in your drawing.

We always lay value before we start o draw details

White charcoal

Used to add highlights

Ease the other charcoal before you add the white. This keeps it from becoming muddy

Charcoal pencils

We use these to draw details

Day 4

Students will get their sketchbook assignment.

Students will start their self-portrait

Self-Portrait Day 4- Day 11

Using the different charcoals we have in our classroom and a mirror students will make a self-portrait

Due August 17

Sketchbook Assignment 1 Day 4

In your sketchbook draw 3 different positions of hands in 3 different positions

Each hand should be on a different sheet of paper

Make sure the hands have a lot of value added to them

Due Aug 10

Worth 20 points

Sketchbook Assignment 2 Aug 10Day

Students using chalk pastel should draw a piece of clothe in their sketchbook

Due August 17

Worth 20 points

August 17

Finished self-portrait due

Classroom critique

Grade yourself with the rubric