Marshi Huneycutt
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It's Good To Be Back, Students!

1/3/2016

 
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AP 3-D and Art 3-D, Level II students, Monday,     1-4-16 we will set up the back art room for ceramics and move the slab roller in.  

We will be creating a series of slab vessels using the reductive process.  AP students will create a series of six vessels (9-12 inches tall, 3 inches diameter), and Level II students will create a series of three ( 6-8 inches tall, 3 inches diameter).  I MUST APPROVE YOUR SKETCHBOOK DRAWINGS FOR ALL VESSELS BEFORE YOU GET CLAY.  Solid matte underglaze on all.

Don't forget to stuff these vessels with newspaper as they slow-dry; otherwise they will tilt.

Also, bring in your own plastic bags to cover your artwork.  This will help pieces dry slowly.  You will remember that fast drying means a nasty crack.  We are opening the art studio weekly for after-school work.  I will post that date and time here this week.
AP Photo students, before the break, we studied the design principle balance.  You should be able to identify symmetrical balance, approximate symmetry, asymmetrical balance, and radial balance.  Now we will spend a couple of weeks studying the design principle unity.  You should comprehend how the use of a dominant element such as color or texture and the repetition of shapes may unify an artwork.

Copy the following five items onto a new document in your One Drive account.  Label it Unity Assignment #1.  Complete these prompts and drop into your AP Photo folder by Tuesday, 1-5-16 (1st period) or Wednesday, 1-6-16 (7th period).

1.  Define unity.  

2.  Why would an artist want his or her artwork to have a sense of unity?  

3.  Using a dominant object is one way to achieve unity in an artwork.  What does dominance mean when we are talking about art?  

4.  What do you think a subordinate object would be in an artwork?

5.  Choose one of your 20 Circles assignment photos that is a good example of unity by dominant object.  Paste it onto this document and describe what unifies the photo. 

This week's photo assignment:  What is a vanishing point?  Be able to tell me what a vanishing point is when I give you an individual oral quiz (like the types of balance quizzes we had).  Shoot a new, very creative photo with a clear vanishing point.  Upload to One Drive by Thursday, 1-7-16 (1st period and 7th period).
ALSO, SKETCHBOOK DUE FRIDAY.  WORK ON IT FOR HOMEWORK.


AP Drawing students, what is a paisley?  Find a definition.  Draw a rough sketch of five paisleys on paper I will provide you (Monday, 1-4-16).  Each paisley should be 5" long and 3" wide.  Transfer your design to a linoleum block to fit and begin carving (Wednesday, 1-6-16).  You will need to size it down.  Continue carving and be ready to test print Friday, 1-8-16.  Good information on block printing on fabric here.
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Art 2-D, Level I students, we will continue with oil pastel this week (Monday, 1-4-16 and long day), add a little watercolor to our previously-drawn-in-pencil vegetables (long day and Thursday, 1-7-16), and complete a new sketchbook assignment (work on this for homework--due Friday, 1-8-16).  Your work is looking good!
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