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

  1. A.McDonald

  2. 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