Week of Dec 3rd

2nd Hour Drawing and Design

Last week to work on your Paper Cityscapes!!!  We are getting along nicely with these!!!

5th and 7th Hour Drawing and Design

Working on Storyboards- Creating a 6-10 frame story about an object.  Below are the handouts for the assignment if you need extra!

We started out by watching this clip from Toy Story- it talks about the storyboard process and how it works.

Here is one from the movie Brave which show us how they now create storyboards digitally.

This one is from Monsters INC.  Very good from start to finish.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q8mrsUqHsk&feature=share&list=PL6801DAC4808E9A91



Here are the handouts you will use in the class for your sketches for your assignment:

Weekly Happenings for Nov. 26th

Here is what going on the art room this week:

Drawing and Design

2nd Hour-  They are working on paper skylines.  Here is a link to the example!  Due next Monday!

5th Hour- Working on zentangle skylines!  Due Wednesday!

7th Hour- GIGANTIC ZENTANGLES!!!  24x36 zentangle with a partner or an 18x24 alone......stay tuned for images!  Due Wednesday

Drawing I

Reflection Self Portraits- They are creating self portraits using a picture taken looking into a bulb.  Here is examples of the photo.  They were printed 8x8 and will be doubled to 16x16 and created in black and white.

Drawing II

Working on one of there many assignments:

Self Portrait

Large free choice (larger than 18x24)

2 free choices

12x18 zentangle

Drawing I tessellations

Drawing I created 19 triangle designs using a sharpie marker.  Now they are going to use Photoshop to create tessellations!


Here are the instructions:

Drawing I Tessellations!!!

If opening your triangles for the first time: (If you have already created a tessellation skip ahead to the blue area!!!

1.    Open your triangles.

2.    Select the MAGIC wand tool.  (forth from the top)

3.    Click your empty triangle.

4.    Go to SELECT- Modify-Contract 2 pixels.

5.    Go to SELECT- Save Selection- name it triangles.

6.    GO TO FILE SAVE AS- press ok- you want this to be a psd file so you can load your selection next time you open your file!

If you have already done steps 1-6.

1.    Open your triangles.

2.    Select the rectangular marquee tool (2^nd down).

3.    Go to SELECT-Load Selection.

1. Now that you have a triangle selected move it to the triangle you want (you must have the rectangular marquee tool or the magic wand too selected)- use the arrow keys to nudge your outline and Cmd + to zoom in and Cmd – to zoom out.

2.  Copy your triangle (Cmd C)

3.  File- New- 

Width 10 INCHES

Height 8 INCHES

Resolution 300

RGB mode

4.             Paste your triangle.

5.             Select the arrow tool (top tool)

6.             Duplicate your layer (Cmd J)

7.             Edit- Transform- Flip Vertical

8.             Move your triangle down and match it PERFECTLY!!!

9.             Cmd E (merge down) rename your layer diamond.

10.          Cmd J (duplicate layer)

11.           Move your triangle to the left.

12.          Edit- Transform- Flip Horizontal

13.           Select- transform- Rotate- at the top where you see the angle type 60.

14.           Move over to match up PERFECTLY- remember to use the arrow keys to line it up perfectly.

15.          Cmd+J

16.          Edit- Transform- Flip Vertical

17.          Move your diamond to line up perfectly.

18.          Cmd E twice!!!  Make sure you don’t merge down to the background layer!!!

19.          Cmd J and move to line up- Fill your entire 10x8 canvas!  You can merge your layers to make a larger image, but make sure you keep on single to fill in small layers.

Drawing II Second Quarter

Drawing II is self guided for 2nd Quarter.  Here are the requirements:

Self Portrait
Large Free Choice (larger than 18x24)
2 free choice

1 12x18 zentangle

Sketchbook Assignments

Where can you get ideas???

http://pinterest.com/artteach13/tanya-s-art-ed/
http://pinterest.com/artteach13/artsy-stuff/
http://pinterest.com/artteach13/art-to-inspire/

Books and binders on the Drawing II green bookshelf!!!

Drawing and Design- Small Bottle Series

Small Drawing Series

Create a series of drawings using line only – drawings can be contour or modified contour (lifted line). Remember to touch at least 3 sides of the paper and to FILL the paper with details!  Remember what you are graded on!

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Looking up at a subject(s) – keep in mind composition

•Looking down at a subject(s) – keep in mind composition

•Fill page with one object only – go off the page on all 4 sides

•Draw the still life close up, magnified less objects

•Draw just the top half of the still life ( Use a long Sheet)

•Draw just the bottom half of the still life (Use a long sheet)

How you will be graded:

• At least 8 outlines per object
• Line quality
• Fill paper
• Details
• Likeness of objects (does it look like what it supposed to)
• Neatness

Bottles- Drawing and Design

Click on me to make me BIGGER!

So here is your next assignment, there are two parts- the first part is to use a sharpie and outline all of the value changes in your bottle photos!  Yes-----ALL of them, this should take 1 or more class periods, not 5 minutes!!!  Check with Mrs. Norby to see if you are done, if you are she will give you a piece of 12x15 paper- she will send you back to your desk if you don't have everything outlined, as a matter of fact she may send you back a few times.   You can ask the Drawing one girls- they did this assignment when they were in Drawing and Design!

Here is a video explaining more!

Drawing and Design

Here is your next assignment!  You will need 12x18 paper and pencils!