August 30 - September 4 (First Week Information)

DP 1 - Unit 1 Studio Project - A Well-Composed Composite of Drawing Techniques of the Same Object

• Monday: Choose an object to draw. We will spend some time getting to know your object through blind contour and modified contour.
• Tuesday: Put your stippling value sphere into your journal with a title and reflect on the technique. Discuss the difference between CROSS-CONTOUR and HATCHING. Mini-lab is to perform both techniques on a portion of your object.
• Wednesday: Complete the Cross-Contour and Hatching mini-labs.
• Thursday: Discuss gesture massing with a pencil and then following up with an OUTLINE CONTOUR.
• Friday: Put all the mini-labs from the week into your journal. Work on the Research Journal assignment.

DP Weekly Homework: Make your "duck" hand, use a pen to draw your hand (fingers facing you). Draw for 15 minutes each night. You should have FIVE drawings to turn in on Tuesday, September 7th.

DP 3 Students --

• Studio Project - Due Date for the Weird Perspective Drawing is Thursday, September 9th.
• VVJ Assignment - Due Date for the 5 pages on your favorite color is Thursday, September 9th.
• Homework Assignment - Due Date is Tuesday, September 14th.

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Start up pages for your folder:

• Table of Contents
• DP 1 Syllabus & DP 3 Syllabus
• Art Room Expectations
• Creating a Visual Verbal Journal
• Criticism Cheatsheet
• Notebook Quotations Requirements
• Quotations Sheets

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Also from the first week...

Parent Acknowledgement Form

Lab Fee for Advanced Art Students