In this class you will learn how to creatively problem solve and tackle artistic challenges, while learning life long skills such as persistence, reflection, observation, and self critique. As this is an introductory class, you will begin the course with learning basic media and techniques and end the year with more challenging assignments. This course will set you up with a great foundation of skills and media experiences to help you in higher level courses.

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*Art 1 Syllabus*

Rules & Expectations, Phone Policy, Consequences, etc.

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Daily Grades

1st Nine Weeks

• First Week Assignments

  • Finish That Drawing

  • Observational boot drawing

• Upside Down Images

  • 1st period - elephant​

  • 2nd period - rhino

  • 6th period - lion​

• Elements PowerPoint 

• • Elements of Art Notes

    • May need to use device for some answers​

• Principles of Art Handout

  • Principles of Art fillable Notes (to be printed double sided)​​

  •  ​6 Ways to Show Emphasis

  • 4 Ways to Show Movement (think of 4 Elements of Art that apply)

• Contour Drawing Practice

• Negative Space Worksheet

• Negative Space Reflection

• Value Study Worksheet

• 7 Shading Exercises Worksheet​​

• Paper sculpture

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Major Grades

1st Nine Weeks

• Watercolor Contour Study

• Negative Space Painting

• Value Study

• Warm-ups

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Daily Grades

2nd Nine Weeks​

• Perspective PowerPoint Notes

• Floating Shapes

  • Animated 1pt Perspective Cityscape​​​​

    • Put PowerPoint in Presenter mode then click

    • the spacebar to show each animated line ​

    • Cityscape Quiz

• Room Drawing Practice

• Facial Features Notes

  • Fill in the blank answer sheet for notes​

• Facial Features Practice Drawing​ - using the Facial Features Notes as a guide, complete 2 face drawings

• Facial Features Quiz - choose a male or female to recreate using notes and math fractions learned in class; must place the following features in the correct location and make them the correct width - eye opening (with tear duct, iris, pupil),  hairline, eyebrows, nose, mouth, chin shadow, and ears

• 1/2 Face Drawing - use plot points to complete the other half of the face, choose 1 face

• Grid drawing with portrait

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Major Grades

2nd Nine Weeks

• ​Room Perspective Study

• Value Study - choose 1 image to redraw on larger paper (9"x12") doing your best to recreate the values in the image

• Warm-ups

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First Semester Exam - Acrylic portrait

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Daily Grades

3rd Nine Weeks

• Fabric Handout - print both pages and do your best to draw and shade the fabric

• Proportion Man - Follow instructions on the bottom of the handout to construct accurate proportions of the human body. Read front and back first before beginning. Only need to draw 1 man.

• Gesture Drawing

• Wire Figure Reflection

• Color Theory

• Pop Art notes

• Pop Art quiz

• Complementary Design Reflection

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Major Grades

3rd Nine Weeks

• Wire Figures

• Complementary Color Design

• Pop Art Prints

• Warm-ups

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4th Nine Weeks

• Subtractive Sculpture

• Art History Painting

• Warm-ups