Sketchbook #1 Due Aug. 26-27
"Booklet Cover"
Sketchbook #2 Due Sept. 9-10
"Expressive Lines"
*Courtesy of Ande Cook, Atlanta, and School Arts Magazine
*Teaching points: line qualities, pos/neg shapes, value, experimentation
- Try to make as many types of lines as you can.
- Repeat each type of line several times.
- Try all types of lines: wavy, curly, jagged, dashes, fat, thin, etc.
- Fill your page with as many lines as you can.
- Complete in color or B/W values.
*Courtesy of Ande Cook, Atlanta, and School Arts Magazine
*Teaching points: line qualities, pos/neg shapes, value, experimentation
Sketchbook #3 Due Sept. 23-24
"2-D and 3-D Arrows"
Create a full page composition using a combination of 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional arrows.
Create a full page composition using a combination of 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional arrows.
- Use overlapping to break up the spaces into interesting positive and negative shapes.
- Outline with felt-tip pen.
- Think up an interesting color scheme and fill the shapes with colored pencil
Sketchbook #4 Due Oct. 7-8
"Design Your Own Superhero"
Your superhero must be original. Please do not turn in Superman, Cat Women, Spider Man, "Japanimation" or any other copies! Invent your own, please.
Capes, tights are optional! Create your very own Superhero.
Your drawing must be in color and it should take up the entire page.
Include your action hero's name, his/her superpowers and super-talents.
***Also, write what this hero's biggest pet peeve is... what do you have to do to really tick this person off? And if you did... what would they do to you?
(Be inventive, not gorey, please.)
*Teaching points: theme, concept, symbolism, abstraction, humor
Your superhero must be original. Please do not turn in Superman, Cat Women, Spider Man, "Japanimation" or any other copies! Invent your own, please.
Capes, tights are optional! Create your very own Superhero.
Your drawing must be in color and it should take up the entire page.
Include your action hero's name, his/her superpowers and super-talents.
***Also, write what this hero's biggest pet peeve is... what do you have to do to really tick this person off? And if you did... what would they do to you?
(Be inventive, not gorey, please.)
*Teaching points: theme, concept, symbolism, abstraction, humor
Sketchbook #6 Due Nov. 4-5
"Draw What Scares You"
Doesn't have to be spooky ghosts and traditional stuff (but it can be).
What else is scary? That Chemistry test? A bad hair day? Breaking out on prom night? The dentist? Your dad's wardrobe? A coach on a really bad day?
OK to include words as part of your design! You can mix your personal scary things with traditional if you want to. Remember to keep it "G" rated, fill your page, and use color!!
*Teaching points: theme, concept, symbolism, abstraction, humor
Doesn't have to be spooky ghosts and traditional stuff (but it can be).
What else is scary? That Chemistry test? A bad hair day? Breaking out on prom night? The dentist? Your dad's wardrobe? A coach on a really bad day?
OK to include words as part of your design! You can mix your personal scary things with traditional if you want to. Remember to keep it "G" rated, fill your page, and use color!!
*Teaching points: theme, concept, symbolism, abstraction, humor
Sketchbook #7 Due Nov. 18-19
"12-Part Color Wheel"
*Primaries: R, Y, B
**Secondaries: O, G, V
***Tertiaries: All have two names: Ex: R-O, B-G...
Make it decorative! Embellish the page!
OK to make the lettering part of the design! Finish with an ink outline!
*Primaries: R, Y, B
**Secondaries: O, G, V
***Tertiaries: All have two names: Ex: R-O, B-G...
- Create an interesting shape to repeat and fill with *primary colors
- Create another shape to repeat and fill with **secondary colors
- Create a third shape to use for ***tertiary colors
- Label the color names (Notice that primaries and secondaries have their own names, but tertiary color names are a double-name)
Make it decorative! Embellish the page!
OK to make the lettering part of the design! Finish with an ink outline!
Sketchbook #8 Due Dec. 2-3
"Alien Creation with His Story"
Oh No! Earth Has Been Invaded!
·** But you are the only human on earth who has met them! It is up to you to tell their story! Make a full page, color composition and tell the world the news that everyone is waiting breathlessly to hear: What do they look like? What can they do? Where are they from? What language do they speak? Why are they here? What are their names? How did they get here?
· Ok to include words, descriptions, or labels with your drawings. Make them attractive, as part of your page layout.
· Plan the whole page of your color composition-- You can include backgrounds and you can use more than 1 picture - like snapshots, closeups, families
*Teaching points: fantasy, invention, concept, composition
Oh No! Earth Has Been Invaded!
·** But you are the only human on earth who has met them! It is up to you to tell their story! Make a full page, color composition and tell the world the news that everyone is waiting breathlessly to hear: What do they look like? What can they do? Where are they from? What language do they speak? Why are they here? What are their names? How did they get here?
· Ok to include words, descriptions, or labels with your drawings. Make them attractive, as part of your page layout.
· Plan the whole page of your color composition-- You can include backgrounds and you can use more than 1 picture - like snapshots, closeups, families
*Teaching points: fantasy, invention, concept, composition