Who Am I?

We have begun to embark on our major portfolio project entitled, Who Am I? Self-Portrait.
During the past week we have created a list of "interests" and "hopes" along with a self-written Who Am I? Poem. These two things have created a foundation for the project's main theme. Students should think of a minimum of 15 symbols/illustrations that represent them. For homework over the weekend, everyone should know their 15+ symbols and arrange them in an organized fashion that should be transferred into the silhouette of their head. This sketch/draft silhouette is due this Monday or Tuesday (depending on the class).

Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns!!
Good luck!

anne@envisionacademy.org

9/14-9/15 Monday-Tuesday

DoNow: Draw a musical instrument
A1: Self-Assess your "Ladder to Success"
A2: Introduce Color and Vocab

1. Color Wheel
2. Color Spectrum (ie. rainbow through H2O, oil, prism...)
3. Hue - the name of a color (red, orange, blue...)
4. Primary Colors = red, yellow, blue
5. Secondary Colors - mixing 2 primaries together = orange, green, violet/purple :: example equation = yellow(p) + red(p) = orange
   
6. Tertiary (Intermediate) Colors - mixing 1 primary + 1 secondary together = yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet, red-orange :: example equation = red(p) + orange(s)(red+yellow)=red-orange(t)

T1: Create your own color wheel. Then create an "alternative" color wheel.
T2: Review for Quiz (Wednesday)
LOQ

Objectives:
Familiarize self with EA's Holistic Rubric.
Learn and experiment with color.

HW: Study for Quiz

1. Line = 5 kinds (vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, zigzag); 5 variations (width, length, degree of curve, texture, direction)
2. Blind/Modified Contour drawings
3. Negative and Positive Space
4. Shading = highlights and shadows
5. R-mode = shifting into the right side of the brain (your creative side)
6. Still Life
7. Composition = how you arrange your illustration on the paper (centered, off-centered...)
8. Point of View (POV) = how you, as the artist, conveys a meaning/a message in your artwork for the viewer to decipher.
   

9/10-9/11

DoNow: Create a symbol/ design with your initials.
A1: Still Life Drawings (station 1)
A2: Ladder to Success Drawing (station 2)
(The class was split up into smaller groups to complete each task. Halfway through the class, the groups switched stations.)

Notes on board:
* Composition- How you place your image on the paper. How much of he object do you see? What do you want the viewer to focus on? (ie. centered vs off-centered; zooming in = intimate, up close and personal...)

* Point of View- Where you are looking from conveys a meaning. How does your Point of View impact your drawing? (ie. are you below it, looking up? are you looking down on it?...)

Objectives:
Students will observe inanimate objects while drawing them with great detail (a still life drawing)
Students will practice using both composition and point of view to create a balanced, meaningful illustration.

HW: #5 Look around your house...what artifacts symbolize/ represent your family's culture/beliefs? Draw them to the best of your abilities. (SB)

9/8-9

Monday/Tuesday
DoNow: Draw some flowers.
A1: Shading Review
T1: Shade a sphere (SB) using a handout's tips and directions
A2: The 4 Basic Shapes found in Nature
T2: Shading 4 Basic Shapes (worksheet)
T3: Combine Shapes into your own creation (SB)
HW: No HW...except to catch up if you're falling behind!

Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo.

8.31-9.

Monday/Tuesday
DoNow: Draw your hand
A1: Review Contour Drawings
T1: Blind/Modified Contour Drawings - hands
A2: Positive and Negative Space
T2: Positive and Negative Space Designs
HW: #2 *Draw a modified/blind contour drawing of your shoe (SB)

Wednesday
DoNow: Draw your hand holding a pencil
A1: Review Expectations
A2: Shading Techniques
T2: Practice shading with help from handout
HW: #3 Free Choice (SB)

Thursday/Friday
DoNow: Draw a picture of your stool
A1: Talk to the Text
A2: Share out findings
T2: Upside Down Drawings - see handout
T3: Name Plate - include: 1. name, 2. minimum of 3 colors, 3. no white space, 4. creative background
HW: # 4 Find something in a magazine and draw it upside down (SB)

... in class excerise.








... upside down drawing for homework.