Art: Week 8

Home-work for the weeks of  October 8 - 15, 2015
Assignments Due: October 15, 2015

Remember, if you have any questions about these assignments,

please contact Mrs. Z at mrsz@gmx.com. Don't wait until it's too late!

INSPIRATION
Please catch up on your reading in Art and the Bible by Francis Schaeffer. You should be up to page 61 by class time on October 15th. We will not have time to discuss this on the 15th, so please just stay on track with your reading. We will take some extra time on October 22nd to discuss all the pages we've been reading over the past couple of weeks

VOCABULARY
There is no new vocabulary this week. Feel free to review the flashcards in Quizlet, so you remember what you've already learned this semester.

TIPS & TECHNIQUES
It takes practice to select the right value when looking at something in color. Sometimes it helps to convert the image to "grayscale" in order to show the values more clearly.

** Remember: Drawing is 50% observation *** 

SUPPLEMENTAL VIDEOS FOR WEEK 8:

ELEMENT OF ART - SPACE:

PRINCIPLE OF ART - CONTRAST:

UNITY:

PRACTICE DRAWING

Pay close attention to the use of space, contrast and unity in each of your drawings this week, but do not neglect the other elements you've learned so far: space, line quality, texture, shape, form, and value. You should spend around 30-45 minutes on each drawing. 

DAY ONE:  Use a half-sheet of paper. Draw random, intersecting lines over the paper. Fill one shape from one of its edges to the other in degrees from dark to light. In the shape next to the dark area, draw from light to dark, so that the light area sits beside the dark area. Continue to fill in shapes until all are filled. You can do this with graphite or colored pencils. Just make sure you follow the instructions.

DAY TWO: Place a light-colored object in front of a window. Notice if the object is darker than the view behind it. Draw the contrast. Remember contrast multiple elements of art (space, line quality, texture, shape, form, and value), not just the values.

DAY THREE: Choose one element of art such as line, shape, or value to show both contrast and unity within the same picture. *** Make sure you watch the "Principle of Design: Unity" video above BEFORE you do this assignment. *** Draw from life, observing the subject directly as you draw.

DAY FOUR: Look for contrast in a landscape scene. You may want to view the scene at different times of the day. Looking east at dusk is a good time to look for lighter objects against a darkening sky. Draw a scene. This could be a "zoomed in" scene such as the ladybug on the leaf, or a "zoomed out" scene such as a landscape or view from the bleachers at a ballpark. Be creative and have fun!