AP Design
Pattern made from letters
Incorporating pattern into composition
CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS
May 17, 2010
Passing out AP art awards from AP art show
Choosing winners for the lower division classes
Begin showing final slide shows of the year’s work
May 13, 2010
Working on Slide show of year’s work
May 11, 2010
MONDAY NEXT WEEK-SLIDE SHOW OF THE WHOLE YEAR’S WORK
Writing letters of advice to incoming AP art students
Preparing digital art files for teacher submission and for SLIDE SHOW on PowerPoint or other slide show venues
May 10, 2010
Preparing flats to return to drama
May 6, 2010
Seniors submitting portfolios
May 4, 2010
Removing art from the Shea
Preparing portfolios for AP submission
Matting and covering art work
Preparing questions for concentration section.
What is the main focus/idea for your concentration?
April 29, 2010
AP ART SHOW RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS 7pm
April 22, 2010
POSTER DESIGN AND ANNOUNCEMENT CARD FOR AP ART SHOW IS DUE FRIDAY
April 20, 2010
Finalizing T-Shirt order including sizes for AP art show
Sign up for help making “digital slides” for Ap College Board site
Sign up for Food for AP art show
Beginning Prep work for writing ARTIST STATEMENT
Artist statement rough due: Thursday
April 19, 2010
Remember to invite Friends and Family to AP art show!
Preparations for AP class
Dates for uploading images to College Board
Schedule until AP exam
Information about AP Art Show Reception
Passing out portfolios
Artist Statement
April 16, 2010
Setting up accounts with the AP College Board
Continue with concentration
Continue with one of the last design assignments for the AP Art Show
April 12, 2010
Choosing one of the following Design issues
Poster Design for AP art class
T-Shirt design
Card/invite
7 Completed concentration pieces should done
March 30, 2010
Poster Design Lesson today:
Visual Hierarchy
How does the designer use visual hierarchy in poster design?
3 versions of the Poster/Card/T-shirt are required
Text only (text dominate)
Text and Image (balanced use of text and image)
Image dominate
March 29, 2010
END OF 12 WEEK MARKING PERIOD
Worksheet and questionaire for 12 week marking period completed pieces in the area of concentration DUE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY of this week
Passed out assignment sheets for:
AP Poster
AP Announcement
AP T-Shirt
March 24, 2010
Google Doodles due today
March 22, 2010
7 completed pieces for area of concentration are due Wednesday March 31
Continue working on in class figure ina graphic
GOOGLE DESIGN DUE THURSDAY!!!!
March 15 2010
Three more completed piece for area of concentration due at the end of the next 6 week marking period
Inspiration source for figure in a graphic:
Check out We Heart Prints-
Weheartpaints.com
March 8, 2010
Students should have the figure in design piece completed by next thursday
Working on Doodle 4 Google logo design
February 25, 2010
AREA OF CONCENTRATION #6
should be completed by tomorrow
February 22, 2010
Bring in an image of someone or use one of the drawings you have made in class to create: Illustration
Cover of a book
Paradox issue cover
Advertisement
Looking at examples of completed clothed figure drawings which should be used in the design portfolio
Examples of finished design images that include the figure
February 18, 2010
Celebrating African American History Month Inspiration images from African American Artists
Bring in a photo of a figure you would like to turn into an: Illustration, advertisement or design piece
February 5, 2010
Looking at Concentration pieces
February 2 2010
#2 Concentration due Friday February 5
#3 Concentration piece due Thursday February 11
January 29 2010
Critique of first piece from area of concentration
January 28, 2010
Tomorrow Friday January 29
Bring in Concentration and one figure drawing piece
January 25, 2010
Bring in a completed Area of Concentration piece in for Friday
January 22, 2010
HOMEWORK: Area of concentration is your homework
Dates for the semester were handed in in class.
Today: Figure drawing on colored pastel paper
January 11 2010
Group figure drawing
Wednesday December 9 2009
Individual Portfolio Reviews now through the end of the semester
December 7, 2009
List of assignment required for individual portfolio reviews passed out today
December 4, 2009
Thursday December 4, 2009
Sign up for individual portfolio reviews
Another set of examples of area of concentration: REFERENCING master artists in your area of concentration
November 22, 2009
Find a master artist’s work and look at it for it LOCAL COLOR and how it relates to local value.
Interpret a master artist’s work in local value-make the piece your own by adding something of yourself into the finished piece
Over Thanksgiving Break take photos that demonstrate PERSPECTIVE/Space
Begin thinking about AREA OF CONCENTRATION
November 18, 2009
Variety
Monday November 16, 2009
Repetition photos today
Thursday November 14, 2009
Looking at Pictograms for the elements and principles of art
Repetition photos should be turned in by Monday
Preview of master artist study in gray scale and the use of value
Friday Nov 6 2009
Element of color photos due
Tuesday Nov 3 2009
Examples of the Element of Art-Color
Today: Looking at Pictogram symbol systems
Thursday October 28, 2009
Emphasis due
Assignment for next week:
Color
Looking at cells from Biology as examples of enlargement to abstraction
Friday October 13 2009
We went over the poster from the collgeboard today.
Quality
Concentration
Breadth
Tuesday
Critique of Scale and figure ground assignments
Continue with unusual perspective and enlarge to abstraction
Friday October 9 2009
Discussion of Avedon Show
Homework for Friday October 16 “E” Set day - Movement
Tuesday October 6 2009
Richard Avedon Field trip at the MOMA
Answer questions and be prepared to talk about the show and the museum on Wednesday
Thursday October 1, 2009
Sharing unusual perspective photos in class
New homework assignment: Photos of SCALE
Begin taking unusual perspective and translating this image into another media
Monday
Political Stencil piece emphasis on shape
Thursday Sept 17
Looking at Pattern photos
Monday Sept 14
Figure-Ground assignment
Tuesday Sept 8 2009
Vertical line piece should be complete
Bar code assignment should be complete
Photos due this Friday: SHAPE
During Z block: The Black Square problem
Tuesday Sept. 1
Checking thumbnails for bar code assignment
Choose one of the 6 to develop into a finished piece using a medium of your choice
Finish up Vertical line object drawing
Monday August 31
Continue looking at Line photos
Tueday-Thumbnails for Bar code due
Work on Vertical line image interpretation
FRIDAY AUGUST 28
HOMEWORK CRITIQUE
LOOKING AT LINE PHOTOS
CHOOSING BEST ONE TO KEEP
THURSDAY
Introduce BAR CODE assignment
Find an image and interpret it with vertical lines
Monday August 24
In Class Work:
Working with Line and breaking up the picture plane
Straight line only
Verticle line only
Curved line only
Combination of three
Homework: 10 photographs of line in your environment
Choose 5 to share with the class
Due: Friday August 28
