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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Art I January 12


ART I
JANUARY 12 2011


PRE CLASS: Students present any work done the week before for review.

INSTRUCTION AND DEMONSTRATION:  Demonstrating the “Steel Yard composition form" where a large mass dominates one half of the picture balanced by a smaller mass on the opposite side closer to the edge.

WARM UPS: lighting bolts, waves, shading in boxes, 

QUICK SKETCH CHALLENGE: We will draw an item in 5 minutes

CLASS PROJECTS: Landscape using the steelyard concept demonstrated. Portrait, drawing still life subjects from items in projects bag.  

LONG TERM PROJECT: On this page write "I was about to be killed."  Show your avatar in deadly danger from the monster. 

Next page write “(the name of your enemy) attacked fiercely.”,  Draw a picture of your enemy attacking the monster while your avatar is helpless.

Next page write “We both fought together and defeated the the ___________.” (name of the monster).  Draw your avatar and your enemy fighting side by side giving the monster the last death dealing blow. 


(c)Adron Dozat