IntroductiontoArt

TobeusedforallartstudentsunlessotherwiseinstructedbytheHighSchoolartteacher

(Grades8-12)

Full-Year/CreditBearing

LearninginPlaceApril6-24

NPSARTSDEPARTMENT

ReviewWeeks1-3March16th-April3rdIntroductiontoArtPacket-foundontheNPSwebsiteunderLearninginPlace-wastobecompletedforallartclassesinthefirst3weeks.Ifyouhavenotdonethisyet,pleaseworkthroughthesethingsfirst,thenmoveontothelessonslistedhereforweeks4,5and6.Pleaserefertothefirstpacketforreviewofbasicartvocabularyandtechniques.AllIntroductiontoArtstudentsandAllStudentstakingOtherArtCoursesshouldcompletethispacket.Someschoolshaveofferedsupplementarymaterialsformoreadvancedlevelartclasses,forweeks4-6.Ifyouareinyour3rdor4thyearofanArtselective-PleasecheckwithyourHighSchoolArtsteacher.Ifyouhavenothearddirectlyfromyourteacher,providingdifferentinstructionsbeforeApril6th-Pleasecompletethispackettofulfillyourfineartselectivecredit.PacingGuide:Studentsshouldspendapproximately3hoursaweekontheirfineartselective.Materials:Weassumethefollowingbasicartmaterialsmaybeavailableinyourhome:Paper,pen,pencil,coloredpencil,markers,glue,string,paintbrush,foundobjects,householdobjects

****Ifthelessonrequiressomethingyoudonothavepleasecontactyourartteacherdirectlysothatyoucanreceivealternativeinstructionsandsupport****Week4April6-10

1. Collect3organicthings-ex.Houseplant,fruit,vegetableCollect3manmadethings-ex.Chair,cerealbowl,perfumebottle

2. Draweachitemindividually-usepencilandshowvaluewithhatchingandcrosshatchingtechnique.(approx.1hour)

3. Drawatleast4ofthese6itemsinonecomposition.Youcanchangethesize/scaleofanyofthesethings,tomakeaninterestingbutsurrealcombination.Exploretheconceptofsymbolismandthinkaboutpossiblemeaningsoftheobjectsinrelationshiptooneanother.Forexample,whatiftheappleissobigitfillsupthechair?...

4. LookatpaintingsbyReneMagritteforinspiration-shownbelow

(April13-17thSpringBreak)Week5April20-24

1. Collectatleast6leaves,twigsorflowersfromoutside-(Withparentalpermission)Goforasociallydistantwalktofindthemifyoudon’thavethesethingsinyouryard.

2. Onceyougetthembackinside.Wetthemalittlebit.Shakeoffextrawaterthenplacethedampflowers,leavesandtwigsonapieceofpaperinaninterestingpattern.

3. Thenmovetheobjectsandtracethewetshapeswithapenorpencil.Theinkmaybleed,andthepencilmaycutaholeinthewetpaperifyoupressdowntoohard,sobegentleandjustcarefullyoutlinethewetshapes.Youmayormaynotbeabletorecognizetheobjectfromthesewetspots.That’sOK.

4. Nextblowdrythepaperorletairdryinthesun.Nexttracetheobjectsagainoncetheyaredry.Thistime,trytoperfecttheoutlineandoverlapthefirstdesignatleast5times.

5. Nowthatyouhavelotsofnaturalformsoutlined,turnitintoamorefinisheddrawingbyaddingcolorwithwatercolorifyouhaveit,coloredpencil,markeroranythingavailable.Tryanddrawdetailsoftextureandformthatyoucanobserveinthesenaturalobjects.LookattheworksofJohnJamesAudubonforinspiration-seenbelow.(approx.3hours)

Week6April27th-May1st

1. Askafamilymembertomodelforyou.Thinkabouthowthebodypositionandbodylanguagecanconveyamoodandposethemaccordingtohowyouwantthemtolookfromthepointofviewthatyouaredrawing.Posethemwithinterestingprops,petsorfabrics.Usepencilandaddshading-toshowvalue,andusethickandthinlinestoshowtexturesandshapesinthescene.Doatleast2drawings-eitherthesamepersonfrom2differentviewsortwodifferentfamilymembers.(approx.30mineachsketch-1hourtotal)

2. Selectyourfavoriteoneofthesesketchestomakeintoamorefinisheddrawing/painting.Ifyoudon’thaveanypaintorink–trytomakeyourown-boilsomecoffeeorteaforafewminutestomakeitmoreconcentrated.OnceitiscoolyoucanpaintwithitlikeyouwoulduseIndiaink.Youcanusethissametechniquetomakecolorswithjuice,sodaorotherfoodsthathaveastrongcolor.Onlyusenaturalthingstomakeinkwith-nochemicals,perfumesorcleaners.IfyouhavetheInternetwatchinstructionalvideosonmakingnaturalinks(onlytrythiswithparentalpermission).Usewhatevermaterialsyouhavearoundthehouseifyoudon’twanttotryandmakeink.Lookattheportrait/figurepaintingsofAliceNeelforinspiration.Seenbelow(approx.2hours)