Friday, April 29th

• Paint the 3rd layer with straight Gesso.
• Work on your POST-PLANNING.

Thursday, April 28

• Finding the right Balance for the third layer will be introduced.


• Work on the most detailed drawings you can make for the final layer.


• Paint the drawings in thick gesso carefully.


• Work on Post-Planning.

Wednesday, April 27

Complete the 2nd layer of the Contour Washes Project.
Begin working on the Post-Planning for this project. You will need begin making the newspaper backgrounds and written statements for this assignment:

Post – Planning Information

Technique

·         Studio Project Reflection Pages: o   Write and respond to the Essential Question. o   Reflect on what is observational drawing and how does your work show an understanding of true observational drawing o   Explain how your final drawing has visual movement. o   Explain how your pre-planning pages relate to your studio project. o   Reflect on how successful you were on this studio project. Start the statement with “I like my project, because…” ·         Whole Project Reflection Page(s): o   What new things did you learn through this project? Explain what you learned. o   How does this project fit the AOI? Answer these questions: §  Why do artists create? §  What is the impact of artists on our culture? o   Culture of this class: include comments by two other students made about your project. Reflect on whether these comments helped you make decisions about your project. o   How can you use observational drawing in other areas of your life?

·         Each page must be creatively ‘ACTIVATED’ by collaging watercolor stained newspaper in either warm or cool colors. ·         All text for the pages must be creatively made using the opposite color scheme. For example, if you stain your newspaper cool, then your text must be in warm colors. ·         Compositional Layout: Columns ·         Organization and labeling of the required information ·         All written work MUST be readable.

Tuesday, April 26

• Work on drawing the 2nd layer of your Contour Washes Project. Once complete you can paint the second layer.
• You will need to stain newspaper for your Post-Planning for this project if you have free time.
• Pre-Planning Journal is one day late.
• Folder is one day late.

Monday, April 25

• Folder Check!!
• Pre-Planning Pages are due by the end of class.
• Begin the drawing for the second layer of your Studio Project.
• Take home your artwork!

April 25 - 29

Project in Process: Contour Washes

• Monday: Begin 2nd layer of drawings for the contour washes project. Folder Check and Pre-Planning is due!
• Tuesday: Work on 2nd layer of the contour washes project. Paint the negative space of the 2nd layer, even if it overlaps some of the positive of the first layer.
• Wednesday: Begin the final layer of the Contour Washes project. The drawing in this layer must be the most detailed as possible. Begin staining newspaper for your post-planning pages.
• Thursday:Work on the final layer.
• Friday: Complete the Contour Washes with extra fine sharpie. Work on your Post-Planning Journal Pages. Due date for the Contour Washes Studio Project will be set.

Monday - April 18

POST-PLANNING for the clay portrait is due today!!!
FOLDER CHECK on Thursday, April 21!

• Work on your pre-planning pages.
• Activate your background using either warm or cool stained newspaper in columns.
• All text for the pages needs to be stained in the opposite color scheme from the background.

April 14-15

• We are beginning a Unit and Studio Project - Contour Washes. Click here for the Project Guide.


• Blind Contour of an object.


• If you want to have a specific object to draw you can bring one from home. The objects need negative space and interested surface details. You will need to okay the object with Ms. Munson.




• Some ideas include:




• Egg Beater


• Ice Skates


• Roller Skates


• Folder Check next week - due date will be set on Monday.


• Post-Planning for Clay Portrait is due on Monday, April 18.


• Clay Portraits are due on Friday, April 15.

April 12 - 16

Project in Process: Expressive Clay Portrait and Contour Washes

• Monday: Complete the clay portraits. Final due date will be set.
• Tuesday: Begin post-planning.
• Wednesday: Complete post-planning.
• Thursday: Begin Contour Washes project. Introduce Jim Dine and contour drawing.
• Friday: Work on Pre-Planning page.