Friday, October 29, 2010

Week 10 Nov. 1 - 5

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students will continue to work on their "hands" project. You will have to sand the gesso, draw the rest of your composition on your board, and start stippling.


Art 8

Mon. - Students will finish all late projects and turn them in.
Tue. - Last day of marking period! Projects will be returned.
Wed. - NEW CLASS!! Introductions and expectations. Color Wheel review.
Thu. - Continue the color wheel review and start your design. We will do this as a class.
Fri. - Primary color review and demo. Students will start coloring their primary colors.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your landscape painting.


Crafts

Mon. - Tue. - Last two days to finish your spiral mobiles.
Wed. - Woodburning Welcome Signs! You will be introduced to the project as a class, see students examples, and will be shown the process of drawing and transferring your design. Research and sketch ideas for the rest of class.
Thu. - Woodburning demo./safety. Sketch ideas.
Fri. - Continue sketching ideas for your final product.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Week 9 Oct. 25-29

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue the stippling hands project. You will need to glue your hands to the masonite board, paint the board and hand with gesso, and draw the rest of your composition in the background.


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your sculpture projects, scratch art and research papers.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Continue working on your landscape paintings.
Tue. - Landscape observation (writing)
Wed. - Fri. - Continue landscape painting


Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Continue your spiral mobile project.
Thu. - Reading and writing on woodburning
Fri. - Work on your spiral mobiles.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Week 8 Oct. 18-22

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Demonstration of how to use the plaster craft to mold your hands. Cut the plaster bandage so you will have enough when you start using it. Continue shading your sketches.
Tue. Wed. - Work in groups to plaster mold your hands.
Thu. - Writing Prompt
Fri. - Continue molding your hands with the plaster bandage.


Art 8

Mon. - Wed. - Continue working on your wood sculptures and scratch art.
Thu. - Writing Prompt
Fri. - Continue sculptures and scratch art


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your landscape paintings.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your spiral mobiles.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Week 7 Oct. 11-15

Introduction to Art

Mon. - In-service
Tue. - Act 80 (no school)
Wed. - Continue sketching your hands in different positions
Thu. - Finalize your composition for your final copy.
Fri. - Start sketching your final copy


Art 8

Mon. - Tue. - No school
Wed. - Fri. - Work on your sculpture project. When finished you will work on Scratch Art


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - No school
Wed. - Fri. - Continue your study of landscape painting


Crafts

Mon. - Tue. - No school
Wed. - Fri. - Finish your birdhouse and start the spiral mobile project.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Week 6 Oct. 4 - 8

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Tue. - Extended deadline to continue and finish your Fall Memory projects.
Wed. - New project intro. Students will be introduced to figure drawing by drawing a collage of hands using the stippling technique.
Thu. - Fri. - Sketch compositions for hands collage.


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your sculpture projects.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Continue working on your Triangle backgrounds. Finish them!
Wed. - Students will be introduced to the next project which will be painting a fall landscape. Research pictures to find one you would like to paint.
Thu. - Fri. - Work on fall landscape painting or finish grayscale background which will be late at this point.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Students will work on and finish their birdhouse project and will start to work on their spiral mobiles.

Week 5 Sept. 27 - Oct. 1

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Continue working on your Fall Memory project.
Tue. - Coloring/shading with colored pencil demo. continue project
Wed. - Fri. - Fall Memory


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your sculpture projects.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Triangle backgrounds.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Birdhouse projects. When finished you will start the spiral mobile project.