AP Design

Pattern made from letters

Incorporating pattern into composition

CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS

Today is: Jan 30,

Mailing Poster contest designs on WEDNESDAY

Today in class we looked at the examples of professional GOOGLE LOGOs for the PRINCIPLES OF ART

UNITY
BALANCE

PATTERN

RHYTHM

PATTERN

ORGANIZATION OF COLOR

EMPHASIS

INVESTIGATION OF SIZE/PROPORTION

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT MONDAY:

Students were asked to find examples in past google designs the following principles:

Color used to UNIFY

BALANCE-SYMMETRY/ASYMMETRY

COLOR as EMPHASIS

PATTERN used for RHYTHM

Investigation of proportion or scale

5 photos of color as emphasis

Today is: Jan 20, 2012

Sketchbooks are due on Friday

End of the marking period is today

Students should turn in the following

2 figure inspired pieces from the group figure drawing

Sketchbook work

Poster Design for WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Monday Jan 16, 2012

Class critique of 2 figure drawing pieces

What is the message?

What was your intent?

How do you reference master artists in your work? Why do it?

Preparations and final matting for the LILLIAN BLACK TRAVELING ART SHOW

Today is: Thursday Jan. 12, 2012

Reading article by John Carroll

The Paleolithic art class Jan. 11,2012 sfgate.com

Designing for Poster Contest

“You can make a difference”

Today is: Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012

Examples of past students poster designs for the We Can Make A Difference Poster contest

Today is: Monday Jan. 9, 2012

SKETCHBOOKS DUE THIS WEEK

FIGURE DRAWINGS DUE THIS WEEK

Passed out the final for the trimester and began discussing the expectations for the final

Short discussion about t-shirts

Looking at FOLDER-What makes a poster work?

Collaborative team discussion

Assignment: You Can Make A Difference Poster Contest

Today is: Friday Jan 6, 2012

Examples of 2 finished figure drawings from class

T-shirt designs

Finish matting art for show at the ROMA CAFE

Continue working on figure drawings which are due next week

Today is: Thursday Jan. 5, 2012

In class today we looked at finished examples of an area of concentration by past students

A.McDonald
M.Moreno

Photo portfolio

AP Drawing concentration example in painting

AP Design concentration example pen/ink illustration

After slides and review of inspirational artists for the various sections we worked on getting our art pieces ready for the art show at the ROMA CAFE

Matting/labeling art

Today is: Monday Dec. 19, 2011

Class discussion on Newsweek Article: Why does art cost so effying much? Dec. 12, 2011

Today in class we began talking about the concentration section

Examples of master artists work

2-D artist: Barbara Kuger

Drawing/painting artist: Degas

Examples of portfolio work:

Emerging

Proficient

Advanced

Students should begin thinking about the AREA of CONCENTRATION over the break

Due tomorrow: 2 finished portfolio pieces from the figure drawing section

Today is: Thursday Dec. 15, 2011

SKETCHBOOKS ARE DUE TOMORROW

Examples of finished figure drawings for the portfolios were shown today in class.

Take 2 or 3 of these drawings and turn them into a DESIGN portfolio piece

Today is: Wednesday Dec. 7, 2011

Rough draft of T-shirt due today in class for class to look at and comment on

Homework for A block: Finished Comp for next Wednesday

In class:

Today in class:

Michelangelo and figure drawing as a preparation for a final art work

Continue figure drawing on gray paper/charcoal/white pencil/conte crayon

Today is: Monday Dec, 5, 2011

SKETCHBOOK DUE FRIDAY

Today is: Thursday Dec. 1, 2011

In class this week we have been working on figure drawing

Homework this week: Designing a T-shirt for AP Art

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Today is: Wednesday Nov. 16, 2011

Portfolios due Friday

Today is: Monday Nov. 7, 2011

Expectations for the end of semester FINAL PROJECT

Today we looked at a portfolio from last year and we discussed the problems that are important to avoid with the AP DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

Today is: Tuesday October 25, 2011

PEACE and JUSTICE WEEK MURAL

Today is: Friday Oct. 14, 2011

Sketchbooks and Texture photos due today

Today is: Thursday Oct. 13, 2011

Tomorrow SKETCHBOOK and TEXTURE PHOTOS

Assignment for in class today:

Turning Text into PATTERN

Today is: Friday Oct. 7, 2011

Bar Code Assignment due Oct. 24

Today is: Wednesday Oct. 5, 2011

Photos of Texture due Thursday Oct 13

Today is: Tuesday October 4, 2011

BAR CODE ASSIGNMENT

Today is: Monday Oct. 3, 2011

PHOTOS OF SHAPE

Digital photos of all your work done so far are due on Wednesday

Today is: Friday Sept. 30, 2011

Sketchbooks are due today

Fill out self evaluation for sketchbook

Fill out self evaluation for Continuous line

We will go over SHAPE photos on Monday

Today is: Tuesday Sept 27, 2011

Sketchbooks due Friday

Continuous line piece due WEDNESDAY

Today is: Thursday Sept 22, 2011

Homework due today

Short critique and discussion on the 5 PHOTOS of COLOR homework assignment

Continue to work on Continuous line DUE this coming Wednesday

Today is: Friday Sept 16, 2011

HOMEWORK: 5 PHOTOS that are about COLOR

Turn in your “DOORWAY” with the self and peer evaluation attached to the back side of the piece

Today is: Wednesday Sept 14, 2011

In class discussion-

How does the Designer Control the Viewer’s Response?

Students were asked to bring in a magazine advertisement to look at it from a DESIGN standpoint.

Demo: How to make a template

Today is: Tuesday Sept. 13, 2011

Read pages 16-24 CONTROLLING THE VIEWER’S RESPONSE

Today is: Monday Sept 12, 2011

Experiments with Line on the computer with the program ILLUSTRATOR we

subdividing a picture plane to make an interesting composition with a variety of line

Today is: Friday Sept 9, 2011

Continuous line Assignment

From Here until Eternity line that creates unity in the community

Today is Wednesday Sept 7, 2011

Review Blind Contour Line drawing

Bring your sketchbooks in on FRIDAY!

Today is: Sept. 6, 2011

“The DOORWAY” Assignment due Sept. 9

Homework for this week: 5 photos that EMPHASIZE LINE.

Today is: Sept. 1, 2011

All students should have a hard cover

8 1/2 x 12 Sketchbook

Beginning to matt first assignment

Today is: August 31,2011

Discussion today about “A” Block

Sign in sheet on the wall in the classroom

You must attend (1) A block class per week

Everybody needs to get a sketchbook. 8 1/2 x 12 is a good size. If you are finished with your piece or assignment, work in your sketchbook

Today is: August 30, 2011

The Doorway Assignment

FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL

Syllabus

Looking at Inspirational work

Reviewing Summer work

Sharing Teacher “Summer” Work

Demonstrate Critique

Share work with each other at the table-Summer work

Pick one to put up on the board

Critique of one of the pieces