Final Changes

Due to our unexpected snow day, all finals will be held on Monday, December 20 through Wednesday, December 21. Here is the new exam schedule:

• Monday, December 20^th – periods 4, 1 and 2       
• Tuesday, December 21^st – periods 5, 3 and 7
• Wednesday, December 22^nd – periods 6 and 8

Drawing and Painting will have the same exam as has been explained in class. Here are the objectives of the exam drawing:

With the drawing paper provided, draw the still life and cast shadows. Create a full value drawing using either pencil or charcoal. You will be graded on the following criteria. 

Composition. Did you take into consideration placement on the paper, the cast shadow, and the negative space? Since you had such a simple subject, did you create an interesting drawing?
Value to model form. Did you correctly create a full value scale from 0-9 without too many 0 or 9 areas? How controlled is your transition from 0-9 values?
Technique. Did you demonstrate and good understanding of how use the medium you chose to draw the still life with?
Perspective. Did you sightlines and measurements to make sure your still life was in perspective and in proportion including the shadows?

Gesture Drawing Journal Assignment

This assignment was handed out on Thursday, December 9.

Dp gesture drawing journal assignment

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December 13-16

Studio Projects: Gesture Drawing in an Environment

• Monday-Thursday: Work on creating a finished gesture drawing with value in an environment.
• Thursday: Gesture Journal pages due! (you had two days to work on them last week!)

Final Exam Schedule: (You will complete a small drawing in class for the final)

• Friday, Dec. 17 - 1st Period
• Monday, Dec. 20 - 2nd Period

VVJournal Assignment: Create 2 full-page spreads (that is 4 half pages if you are counting; or 2 pair of facing half-pages – think that covers it!) using the gestures from our first days of gesture drawing.

1. Develop the gesture drawings – add clothes and objects for the gestures to hold. Be creative! Have the gestures interact.
2. Develop a background! Give the figures somewhere to be. Make the background go with the figures and their clothing. Be creative – yes, again!

Materials you can use? Watercolor, tempera, scrap construction paper, india ink (your favorite), charcoal pencils, colored pencils (in the table boxes); tissue paper; magic marker washes. Be inventive!!

Gesture drawing Power Point

This is the power point from Friday's (Dec. 3) class.

Gesture drawing

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December 6 - 10

Studio Projects: Gesture Drawing in an Environment

• Monday: Continue gesture drawing from models in class. Work on using sightlines to get figure in proportion.
• Tuesday: Gesture drawing is continued with seated poses and foreshortening. Perspective Journal is due on Ms. Dreher's last day. You can bring in treats to celebrate her last day.
• Wednesday-Thursday: We will begin drwing longer poses focusing on creating value.
• Friday: Journal Day! We will work on creating an environment for our gesture drawings in our journal.

VVJournal Assignment: Exploring and Practicing Perspective (Aerial and Linear). This journal is broken down into 3 parts, so you will essentially have 3 complete pages on perspective. The first page explores different terms and vocabulary related to perspective, the second page explores famous artists and artworks that use perspective, and the third page will be your own perspective still-life drawing. Due Monday 12/6 or Tuesday 12/7 (depending on which day you