August/September | |
SBS Still Life | |
Media | graphite |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | cast shadow, light source, highlight, tint, overlapping, placement, kneaded eraser, graphite, medium |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1,2.1 |
Albrecht Durer Inspired Rhino Artwork | |
Media | choice of drawing medium (colored pencil, graphite, crayon, ink) |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | observative v. imaginative drawing, texture, variety |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2 |
Weekly Journals (beginning in September, ending in May) | |
Media | medium of choice |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | background, originality Students will practice the exercise of drawing and creative self-exploration in a low-stakes format. |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, P 1.1 |
Zentangle Squares Artwork | |
Media | ink |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | texture, repetition, pattern, actual texture, simulated texture, invented texture, variety |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 2.1, ARCM 1.2 |
Word Art Portfolio (Lichtenstein) | |
Media | marker, colored pencil |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | word art |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, P 1.1, 3.1, ARCM 1.1, 1.3, 1.5 |
Face Artwork | |
Media | choice of drawing medium |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | proportion, color shading |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, CHP 1.1, 1.2, ARCM 1.1, 1.5 |
October | |
Figure Drawing (Degas) | |
Media | charcoal |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | gesture, proportion |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 3.1, P 2.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 |
Gray Paper Drawing | |
Media | charcoal pencil |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | value, value scale |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, P 3.1, CHP 1.3, ARCM 1.4, 1.5 |
Continuous Line Drawing | |
Media | graphite crayon, ink |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | line quality, craftsmanship |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 2.1 |
November | |
Hatching/Crosshatching | |
Media | graphite, charcoal |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | hatching, crosshatching |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 2.1 |
Shattered Color Splash Artwork | |
Media | colored pencil |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | contrast |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, P 1.1, ARCM 1.5 |
White Chalk Drawing (Rubens) | |
Media | white charcoal |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | Students will practice modeling using white pencils to add light instead of shade. |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, CHP 1.3, ARCM 1.5 |
December | |
Pastel Artwork (Van Gogh) | |
Media | pastels |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | pastel, layering, color mixing, complementary colors, cool, warm colors |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, CHP 1.3, ARCM 1.5 |
January | |
Trash Poster Contest | |
Media | colored pencil, marker, ink |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | narrative art, word art |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, ARCM 1.2 |
Color Blend (Chagall) | |
Media | colored pencil |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill |
color blend, complementary color, color mixing |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 2.1 |
Abstract (Kandinsky) | |
Media | mixed media |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | abstract |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, P 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, ARCM 1.4 |
February | |
Cross Contour (Leonardo) | |
Media | graphite crayon |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill |
cross-contour, line quality |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 2.1, P 3.1 |
Birdhouse | |
Media | colored pencil, conte |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | foreshortening, eye level, placement, elipse, cross contour lines, layered lines |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, P 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, ARCM 1.1, 1.5 |
March | |
Cross Contour Still Life (perspective) | |
Media | graphite crayon |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | perspective |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, P 2.1, 3.1, ARCM 1.5, 1.6 |
Biomorphic Form | |
Media | graphite crayon |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | biomorphic form, 3-dimensional rendering |
OK Standards (OAS) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, P 1.1, 3.1, ARCM 1.1, 1.5 |
April-May | |
Parts of a Landscape Drawing (Rembrandt) | |
Media | graphite, pastel |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill |
landscape, background, middle ground, foreground, texture |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 2.1, P 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, CHP 1.1, 1.3, ARCM 1.1 |
Shiny Still Life | |
Media | graphite, graphite crayon |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | highlight, cast shadow, tone, light source, midtone, value |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, P 3.1 |
Imaginative Drawing | |
Media | media of choice |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | observation vs. imagination in art |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, P 1.1, 4.1, ARCM 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 |
Ink Drawing | |
Media |
ink |
Vocabulary/Artist/Skill | Students will create an artwork using a new type of medium in the process of drawing. |
OK Standards (VA) | CP 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, CHP 1.1, 1.2 |