Art 1 Syllabus
Art 1 is a graded course where students are evaluated on work habits, creativity, and overall effort in art. This 36 week course will have students explore many different mediums, and go in depth with control and skill building strategies with these materials. Students will have the opportunity to find areas of art that are interesting to them, and also try other materials that they may have little experience.
The students’ responsibilities are as follows:
Art 1 is a graded course where students are evaluated on work habits, creativity, and overall effort in art. This 36 week course will have students explore many different mediums, and go in depth with control and skill building strategies with these materials. Students will have the opportunity to find areas of art that are interesting to them, and also try other materials that they may have little experience.
The students’ responsibilities are as follows:
- Be
on time for class and get your projects out when you come in. Always check the board for daily updates.
- Turn
in work on time, labeling it with your first and last name, date, and title of
work (late work and/or lack of this data will have points deducted). Remember, no name means no grade! Do not use initials!
- Always
do your best. It is up to YOU to put all of your effort into these projects.
Points will be deducted for sloppy work.
- Sketchbooks
should be used for project sketches and to work in when you finish a project
early.
- An
8 slide PowerPoint on an assigned subject is due during the last week of the semester.
You will have the information needed to start this assignment the first week of
class, and it is up to YOU to do your research outside of class! This is a part
of your final grade!
- Art
is fun, and have a good time with it! It is okay to have meaningful
conversations while you are working on your projects, but NOT when the teacher
is giving instructions, background, and demonstrations!
You will be working in many different mediums. Each project will run about 5-7 class periods (work times may be adjusted according to the teachers observation). Students will participate in a self-evaluation of their work, a class evaluation (where noted), and a final evaluation from the teacher.
Your basic projects for the year are as follows (But not necessarily in this order or entirety):
- Design
your sketchbook-The student will be required to design
a cover that represents you as an artist. You can use different mediums such as
magazines, pencils, markers, different types of paper, etc. Make sure your name
is in the inside cover.
- Perspective –The study of one and two point
perspectives. Creating several projects
using both perspectives.
- Still
life with pencil
- Students will practice values and shades. Once the basic Principles of Art
are covered, the students will be drawing a still life with pencil. Materials:
pencil.
- Self
Portrait with pencil
- Students will use the skills the learned in their still life drawing and
create a Self Portrait.. Materials: pencil.
- Collagraph
Printing
–After creating their own unique design, using tag board, the students will create o printing
plate. From this plate they will print
it at least three times with different papers and colors, turning in the one
they deem their best work with a short summary as to the process they used
which lead to this choice.
- Drawing with colored pencils - Students will
practice blending colors, values and shades. Once the basic Principles of Art
are covered, the students will be drawing a still life with pencil. Materials:
pencil.
- Collage Art -The students will put
together a collage representing something important in their lives. The
students can use magazines, pictures, drawings, and other found objects.
Materials: Magazines, etc. Presentation and group critique.
- Photo Extension - The students will learn brief
background about black and white photography. The students will choose a photo
out of a magazine, cut it and extend at least 60% of the photo. The students
will try and match these shades and values as closely as they can.
- Paper
Mache sculpture -
The
students will receive background on contemporary art sculpture. The students
will be creating a free form paper Mache sculpture using wire, plaster strips,
and acrylic paint.
- Choice painting -The students will go over the color
wheel and the idea of tints and shades in colors. The students will be able to
pick any subject and create a choice painting. The students may use pictures,
magazines, etc. Materials: Acrylic paint, watercolor on paper and/or canvas
board.
- Wood Block Printing - The students will learn about bas relief
carving, and the understanding of how the positive and negative effect can
occur in carving and making prints. The student will receive a 4 by 6 piece of basswood.
The students will think of an interesting design or subject and use carving
tools to create it in their basswood. The student will be required to print
their basswood print on at least 3 different surfaces. The students will be
encouraged to be creative and to not use the same old paper! Materials: Basswood,
carving tools, acrylic paint, multi-surfaces for printing.
- Clay
food replica:
The topic of realism and pop art in sculpture will be covered. The students
will talk about modeling their favorite types of foods in clay. The students
will be asked to create their favorite meal in clay. Acrylic paint will be used
after firing. These will be presented in group critique. Materials: Clay, clay
tools, acrylic paint.
- Ceiling Tile Project: The students will team up with a
partner and choose a subject to create their own unique painting, 2” X 4”, that
may be displayed upon the Art Room ceiling.
- Calligraphy – Students will a practice basic calligraphy alphabet using
a quill and pen nib. They will choose a
short quote, poem or song lyric and create an artwork using the calligraphy
skills they have practiced.
- Title Page with the name of the artist and your name.
- Name, birth, death (if deceased), place of birth.
- Family background.
- Artistic background.
- Examples of his/her artwork.
- Fun facts/ interesting things about this artist.
- Why did you choose this artist?
- Is this artist inspiring to your art?
- Resources
2nd Nine Weeks Goals
The students will learn about clay and vocabulary of working with clay. There will be five areas that they will explore:
1. Building a functional vessel using the coil building method.
2. Building a functional vessel using the slab building method.
3. Building a functional vessel using the turning wheel method.
4. Building a functional vessel using the mold method, where they will create their own mode from Plaster of Paris and then create a functional vessel.
5. Build a sculpture fro clay using food as the theme.
During this nine weeks they will look at the history of pottery, including 'In The News' quizzes, use vocabulary lists to write an essay. By learning the history and methods associated with clay the students will take away an understanding of how these figure into our history and culture.
The students will learn about clay and vocabulary of working with clay. There will be five areas that they will explore:
1. Building a functional vessel using the coil building method.
2. Building a functional vessel using the slab building method.
3. Building a functional vessel using the turning wheel method.
4. Building a functional vessel using the mold method, where they will create their own mode from Plaster of Paris and then create a functional vessel.
5. Build a sculpture fro clay using food as the theme.
During this nine weeks they will look at the history of pottery, including 'In The News' quizzes, use vocabulary lists to write an essay. By learning the history and methods associated with clay the students will take away an understanding of how these figure into our history and culture.