AP Drawing and Painting
Artwork by Vanessa
CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS
Today is: Tuesday Jan 24, 2012
Sketchbooks are due on Friday
Work on Self portrait in the style as well as referencing a master artist with color-your choice of medium
Today is: Friday Jan 20, 2012
End of the marking period is today
Drawing/painting students should turn in
2 completed figure drawings
Sketchbook work
1 skull study
Study of master artist self portrait
Begin working on self portrait inspired by a historical master artist (USING COLOR)
Today is: Tuesday Jan 17, 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
Continuing skulls
Master artists studies
Self portraits
Today is: Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012
Examples of past students self portraits inspired by and in the style of historical master artists
Today is: Tuesday Jan 10, 2012
Today in class we looked at example of Historical master artists’ self-portraits
Van Gogh
Rembrandt
Magrite
Gwen Jonhn
Frida Kahlo
Durer
Schiele
Munch
Elizabeth Catlett
Slide show of student finished self portraits in the style of a master artist
Today is: Monday Jan. 9, 2012
SKETCHBOOK DUE THIS WEEK
Passed out the final for the trimester and began discussing the expectations for the final
Short discussion about t-shirts
Drawing the human skull
Figure drawings due this week
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
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A.McDonald
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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 portfolio piece
Today is: Wednesday Dec. 14, 2011
15 three minute BLIND CONTOUR line drawings due
Today is: Friday Dec. 9, 2011
Sketchbooks dues today
Looking at shapes in the highlights/shadows in a figure drawing on a gray ground
Today is: Wednesday Dec. 7, 2011
30 Gesture drawings due in class
This week’s A block work-15 “3” minute blind contour line drawings
Today in class:
Michelangelo and figure drawing as a preparation for a final art work
Figure drawing in class
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 doing figure drawing.
Homework for next WEDNESDAY- 30 gesture drawings of friends and others around campus
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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: Monday October 17, 2011
Demo: How to take a photo that has dramatic lighting
Today is: Friday October 14, 2011
Sketchbooks due today
Today is: Thursday October 13, 2011
SKETCHBOOKS TOMORROW
Today is: Friday October 7, 2011
Student examples of Dramatic Lighting
Today is: Thursday October 6, 2011
Critique on Still Life Drawings
Beginning Dramatic Lighting
Today is: Wednesday Oct 5, 2011
Critique of Still life drawing
Today is: Monday Oct. 3, 2011
Digital photos of all your work done so far are due on Wednesday
Today is: Friday Sept. 30, 2011
Sketchbooks are due today
Self evaluation for Expressive line and Charcoal drawings
Today is: Tuesday Sept 27, 2011
Sketchbooks due Friday
Today is: Monday Sept 26, 2011
Working on full VALUE SCALE still life drawing
Today is: Monday Sept 19, 2011
Today in class we discussed the need to take digital photos of all the art works created so far. We are keeping a folder on the desk top in the Multimedia Room.
Demo: Taking a photo with a digital camera.
UPLOADING the photo to our machines
CROPPING the photo
Changing the BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST
CHANGING THE SIZE OF THE FILE
SMALL FILE: 1 MB or less- 72 RESOLUTION
LARGE FILE: 1.5 MB or over-300 RESOLUTION
Today is: Friday Sept 16, 2011
Turn in DOORWAY with Self/Peer Evaluation taped to the back
Today is: Wednesday Sept 14, 2011
In class we looked at Contemporary artist-Audrey Flack’s Vanitas style paintings. What makes them interesting? What is the message?
Student exemplars were shown
New Assignment: Still life Drawing in full value scale that demonstrates foreground, middle ground, back ground and deep space.
Today is: Tuesday Sept. 13, 2011
Finish expressive line in pen
Try same or similar still life with CHARCOAL
HOMEWORK: Bring in a photo of a still life that you would like to do as a FULL VALUE SCALE drawing
Today is: Monday Sept. 12, 2011
TURN IN “THE DOORWAY” by FRIDAY Have it matted by Sept. 20.
HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW-15 blind contour line drawings
In class today we began preparations for our full value scale drawing.
Blind contour
Modified contour
Expressive line
Today is: Friday Sept 9, 2011
Begin the introduction to the next assignment.
Still LIfe Drawing in Full Value Scale
Am I am my possessions? What are the objects that we have in our lives that mean something to us? What do they say about who we are?
Today is Wednesday Sept 7, 2011
Review Blind Contour Line drawing
Bring your sketchbooks in on FRIDAY!
Today is: Tuesday Sept. 6, 2011
“The Doorway” Assignment due Thursday Sept. 9
Homework for this week:
3 BLIND CONTOUR LINE drawings per day
for a total of 15. This can be done or 8 x 12 computer paper or in your sketchbook. You can combine more than one drawing on a sheet.
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
Sketchbook Dates
Trimester (2) 2012
December 9
December 16
January 13
January 27
February 10
February 2
