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This sketchbook is a tool to help you record your ideas in art and do your own art. It contains activities that will help you prepare for in class activities and improve understanding. These activities give the teacher a formative assessment.

Some pages of this sketch book are to accompany the artwork that we are creating in-class, others are exercises for your imagination. Included are the rubrics for the class assignments so you always know what your grade is going to be. But the goal is to make all the activities fun!

Sketchbook grades-

Sketchbook assignments are graded from a 0 to a 4 scale. All sketchbook assignments start at a 2 but certain conditions add or subtract from the score.

-1 point- For each one of the following conditions a sketch receives -1 pt.: Very little effort, contains very little detail, is messy, only one or two elements of art, traced.

+1 point- For each one of the following conditions a sketch receives +1 pt.: Exceptional effort, contains lots of detail, great craftsmanship, contains four or more elements of art, very creative, uses information used in class.

Overall grades-

Your grade consists of three parts in class Projects %60, Sketches/participation %20, Quiz’s %20. For the projects it is easy to get a good grade if you follow the directions and the rubric in this book. Sketches/participation part of your grade is based on any activities or drawings that you do in this book and student class participation and behavior. Quizzes are assessments of how much information or techniques a student is absorbing.

Art contract-

I ___________________ promise to try my best in art class. I will ask questions when I need guidance and use feedback given to me by my teacher. I will be safe, respectful and responsible. Art is a hands-on activity, and it can get messy, I will bring an old t-shirt or smock to cover up. Student signature, (Please sign if you have read.) ______________________________.Parent signature, (Please sign if you have read.) ______________________________.

The importance of form

Form is another word for a three dimensional shape in a piece of artwork, it is also an element of art. On this page I want you to look at the uses for the forms as well as how to draw forms. We will learn how to draw cube, cone, a cylinder, sphere and more.

Practice drawing the forms from the previous page.

Cone Cylinder Sphere

Cube Rectangular prism Triangular prism

Adding value

The highlight and shadow help to make the objects look like a form. To decide where to put the shadows look at the direction of the light as it hits one side of each form creating the highlight and creates shadows on the other areas. Notice that it creates a shadow on the surface below it by blocking light, this is called a cast shadow.

To create a form with value –

1. Draw the initial sketch include any contour or curved lines that describe form.2. Observe or choose a direction for your light source, either from the top right or top.

Draw an arrow to show where the light is coming from. This will help you shade your shapes.

3. Where the light hits the object there will be light and on the other side it will be dark.To shade darken by using your pencil to shade the form, press hard to create dark value and light to create light value. If you want an area to be white leave it white or use your eraser. Where the light hits the object there will be light and on the other side it will be dark.

As an in class sketchbook assignment you will look at the forms on your table and draw them on the next page.

Composition under each of the following pictures write what type of composition they are. Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, chaotic.

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Fill in and label the color wheel

Water color

Watercolor paint is one of the most popular art materials in use today. Water color is called watercolor because it uses water as a diluting agent. Water color is pure powdered colors mixed with a binding agent called gum Arabic.

We are going to be using transparent watercolors which uses see through layers of color washes to create value and color. The white of the paper represents the lightest values so there is no white paint in our water color sets.

The first few painting assignments are going to be about exploring various different kinds of watercolor painting techniques. A technique is the procedure, skill, or art used in a specific task. It is a certain way to do something.

Painting rubricPoints

My artwork uses all the elements of art- line, shape, texture, form, space, color and value

1-6I used water to dilute my paint. 1-6

Craftsmanship is neat. 1-6

I used at least three different watercolor techniques. 1-3Total

Flat Wash Technique - The flat wash technique is one of the more basic and common of the various techniques. The flat wash technique is usually used when large areas of the paper need to be covered. You will want to lay out the watercolor wash evenly and uniformly. First you will need to dampen the area of your canvas where you will be applying the watercolor wash. Make certain to have an adequate amount of water and pigment available before your start. If you should have to stop for any reason, it will be difficult to match your layers. It is better to have more than less available. The angle at which you apply the watercolor wash is important. If the angle is too steep your wash will run down the paper. If the angle is too level, then you won't have enough movement. Use a large brush for this technique and start your first stroke at the top of the paper. Continue applying the watercolor wash going down the paper, but alternate sides as you move down.

Glazing Technique - The glazing technique is when you apply a thin transparent color over a completed dry layer of color. This technique creates some very interesting blends of new color. You will need to use a non-staining, transparent color for this watercolor technique. You should use a soft brush and don't apply that much pressure.

Wet In Wet Technique - Wet in wet is simply applying a wet wash over a wet surface. You start by evenly wetting the paper with a brush or spray bottle. Have a sponge handy to absorb any excess water. You want your paper to be evenly saturated. Then apply your watercolor.

Dry Brush Technique - With the dry brush technique, your paper is completely dry. You then apply a fairly dry pigment with very little water to the paper. The dry brush technique should only be used where you want to draw focus or create texture in your painting. It's always a good idea to use various watercolor brush techniques in a single painting. This results in a more interesting painting.

Lifting Off Technique - Artists use this technique when they want to remove watercolor from a certain area of the panting. It is usually done by first wetting the area that needs to be removed with a clean sponge and then absorbing the color with a tissue. If you find that the color does not come off right away, then let the water soak in a bit longer and try again. If you still are unable to remove the color, then dampen a bristle brush and gently scrub the area. You should use extreme care with this watercolor technique, as there is a risk you can damage the paper.

Water color sunset

Students paint a Water color sunset. They will learn the water color painting techniques ; wax resist, wash, wet in wet and lifting.

(Cloud picture from http://eo.ucar.edu)

Sumi painting

Ink and wash painting is an East Asian type of brush painting also known as wash painting or by its Japanese name sumi-e (墨絵). Ink and wash painting is also known by its Chinese name shui-mo hua. The Goal of a Sumi painter was to capture the essence of a subject, simplifying it and capturing it with ink washes using flowing brush strokes. Control of the brush was essential to create the thin or thick brush strokes. Oriental sumi-e may be regarded as an earliest form of

expressionistic art that captures the unseen. In fact sumi inspired many expressionistic painters.

Task Objectives- Students will

Become aware of the culture, history and work of Japanese Sumi artists - critique various works

Closely observe sumi artwork - focus on texture, line and value changes

Effectively use their paint brushes to create thick and thin lines.

Choose a famous piece of artwork and create a unique simplified artwork inspire by it.

Effectively use elements and principles of design

Sumi painting rubric

PointsI Effectively used my paint brushes to create thick and thin lines.

1-6

In the style of sumi artwork I focused on texture, line and value changes to give a general expression of the subject painting.

1-4

Effectively use elements and principles of design 1-4I took great care in crafting my drawing. 1-6

Total

My Animal

Task Objectives- Students will

Learn about Different animals types, Then create a drawing of an one you have imagined or have seen following the rules that make that type of animal.

The drawing must show the animal’s habitat, hive/ nest and diet.

Make forms look 3d by including shadow.

Use space, value, texture and color to create your animal and

habitat.

Insect rubricPoints

I created a drawing of a unique animal by, following the rules that make my animal type. I showed the animal’s habitat, hive/nest and diet. 1-6My forms look three dimensional and include shadow. 1-6I used space, value, texture and color when creating your animal and habitat.

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I took great care in crafting my drawing. 1-6Total

animal planning sketch species name:

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“Looking and learning from artwork”

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1.) Explain why you like this piece of art? (Use art words. From the artist detective sheet.)

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2.) Draw a sketch of the painting and circle the focus of the painting in red.

3.) What thoughts and feelings do you think the artist expressed in the painting? (Explain how they expressed them through color, value, texture and other principles and elements of art?)

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Georgia O’Keeffe nature drawing

Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American artist. Born near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, O'Keeffe was a major figure in American art from the 1920s. She received widespread recognition for her technical contributions, as well as for challenging the boundaries of modern American artistic style. She is chiefly known for paintings of flowers, rocks, shells, animal bones, and landscapes in which she synthesized abstraction and representation. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O'Keeffe)

Task Objectives- Students will

Become aware of the work of Georgia O'Keeffe - critique various works

Closely observe nature - focus on subtle texture and color changes

Focus down (Zoom in) on flower or other object of nature - find beauty in nature

Effectively use elements and principles of design (especially texture).

Georgia O’Keeffe nature drawing rubric

PointsI focused down (Zoomed in) on flower or other object of nature - find beauty in nature.

1-6My forms focus on subtle texture and color changes 1-6Effectively use elements and principles of design 1-6I took great care in crafting my drawing. 1-2

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