Clay Tea Pots

Clay class is going to create slab tea pots based on Famous Artists.  Here is the hand out

Click me to make me BIGGER!

All artwork on the handout is of contemporary ceramist Noi Volkov which can be seen here.

Watercolor Lanterns- Painting I/II

Tuesday Painting started watercolor lanterns.  They created their paper using liquid watercolors, salt to create a starburst effect and plastic wrap to create "folds".

Wednesday they applied the pattern to the lanterns and started applying zentangles to them.  They could do the entire lantern or part of the lantern with patterns.

Here a photos of the steps in creating the lanterns.

Step 1- Painting with the  salt and watercolors

Step 2- Adding the pattern to the back- cutting it out and folding so you know where to zentangle.

Step 3- Zentangling at its finest.

More zentangling

Step 4- Putting them together.

Backside of the lantern with tabs folded.

Frontside with tabs folded.

Finished!!!!

LINE- Drawing and Design

LINE in art is like letters in words and numbers in math............

What we are learning about-

Line is the most basic element of art!
What is Line quality?
How can you show mood with line?


Create a 2x2 grid in the first 2 pages of your sketchbook:

Show me the following types of lines:

Wave

Brick

Circle

Zig Zag

Triangle

Star

Scales

Weave

Thick

Spiral

Curves

Thin

Angry

Sad

Confused

Happy

Music- what kind ?  Hard rock vs Classical 

You may use any materials you like to show me these lines-  Your goal- to be DIFFERENT than EVERYONE else in the room!  Why........................artists need to think OUTSIDE of the BOX!

1st Semester Projects that Need to Be Turned in

Semester 1 art projects still need to be turned in!  You have until Tuesday, January 8th 3:30 to turn in things.  I will be here until 4 pm on both Monday and Tuesday.  You spent ALOT of time and effort on these projects, not to mention they were due BEFORE the 21st.  I will also except all late work.  Here is what needs to be turned in and what will count as extra credit:

2nd Hour 
Graded:
Rolled Paper Cityscapes
Extra Credit:
Map Painting

5th Hour
Graded:
Maps
Storyboards and worksheets

6th Hour
Drawing I-
Pick one to be graded and one to be extra credit:
Graffiti or Free Choice
Also 12x18 zentangles!

Drawing II
ALL projects are due!

7th Hour
Graded:
Storyboard
Extra Credit:
Recyled art project

Also- please stop by the art room and pick up ALL art work by Friday!

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.