DRAWING PORTFOLIO (COULD ALSO BE USED IN 2D DESIGN PORTFOLIO)

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1 A Bounty Of Concentration Ideas The following list contains both specific activities and general topics, some more detailed than others. This is just a starting point. Each idea can be expanded in many different ways. It will take your creativity and enthusiasm to turn them into outstanding concentration topics. You may want to use some of them for your summer homework. DRAWING PORTFOLIO (COULD ALSO BE USED IN 2D DESIGN PORTFOLIO) Draw a contour still life of personal grooming items Do an oil pastel of a landscape-real or imagined Do a newspaper negative space / charcoal drawing Do an interesting colored cross contour piece Do an illusionistic scene based on your childhood Do an expressive portrait in any color scheme Fill a glass jar with similar objects or use a jar of olives or pickles and draw in a full range of values using color Do a color craypas piece of a scene in your home or found objects enlarged or a still life in the style of Matisse Do an expressive piece based on a strong emotional experience Do a gestural style of drawing based on movement Fill a page with charcoal, smooth with cloth and with erasure, draw a figure. Go back into the work with charcoal and erasure as needed. Grid an interesting photo. Distort or warp the grid and draw, making sure to add your own voice to the work Draw or paint an imaginary landscape, skyscape, or seascape Create a work of art including drawing telling your personal history. You may include collage. Do a social commentary piece with limited color Draw a series of views of the same object on one page. This work should be in color on a toned piece of drawing paper. The drawing style should reflect a variety of mark making techniques Do a real or fantasy landscape drawing - color optional Do a reductive drawing using the eraser as a tool Do a drawing of vegetation making a close investigation of the structure of vegetation. Consider color variation, placement on the page and rendering. Use color chalk and/or color pencil. Create an architectural perspective showing a mastery of the drawing of deep distances on a two dimensional surface. Use a range of values to convey various areas of depth and volume. Do a portrait in color (full front or three quarters). Initiate the drawing by using yellow, then red, then green. Layer the face with these colors before using flesh tones. Pay attention to the structure of features and the contrasts of shadow areas.

2 Create a Shining Still Life - Choose five to seven objects, of which two must have a high shining surface. Consider the relationship among objects. The surface treatment of each object will appear stronger if the objects chosen have different surface textures. Do an M.C. Escher drawing - visual and psychological presentation. Escher puts together things and ideas which normally do not fit together. Research the artist. Choose one of his approaches but do not copy his work. Do Figure Studies- include a body of individual figure studies. One on black paper. One on gray paper. Four studies on white paper. Each drawing must include the entire figure and the immediate background. The range of values is significant. Black, gray, white media. Do a cool color cross contour of two or more figures Do a series of paintings based on the history of any culture Do works showing risk in our lives Combine painting and drawing in a series of narrative works Do a series of different drawing or painting techniques combining personal prose Do a super realism series using your childhood toys Draw with color in a childlike fashion (see Paul Klee) Do a series of reflection works using colored glass or colored water in glass forms (see Janet Fish) Do an artist's journal depicting your growth as an artist Do a series of location paintings showing the existence of man Do a series of non-objective drawings in ink and on scratchboard Experiment with collage and drawing Select two objects, one organic and one inorganic, and do a series of drawings Explore the relationship between science and art Depict your own existence through the eyes of a child Design and paint the covers for one year of any magazine Write and illustrate a comic book Write and illustrate in woodcut a children's book Do a series of works based on the lonely figures in our society (see Hopper) Do a series of works depicting social injustice Do a series of works depicting the lifestyle of the homeless Do a series of expressive drawings incorporating layered images of words 2D DESIGN PORTFOLIO Do an expressive portrait in any color scheme Do a mixed media illustration piece for an existing book Do a color self portrait in your favorite artist or period's style Do a color still life that is super realistic in any media Do a color craypas piece of a scene in your home, or found objects enlarged, or a still life in the style of Matisse Draw or paint an imaginary landscape, skyscape, or seascape Do a cut or torn paper design for a concert or play in a selective color scheme

3 Do a color painting depicting a mundane item of your life in an interesting, new composition, color scheme, or style Do a work of art emphasizing isolation Do a work depicting psychological space using color Do a work where your imagery is divided into modules Create a famous chair - should reflect the owner's personality Do a scratchboard emphasizing one of the principles of art Do a self portrait in a medium unfamiliar to you Redo a "famous work of art" in another media Do a cut paper collage; then layer with drawing Do an Analogous Color composition which encompasses the elements and principles of balance, movement, spacial dimension and tonal variation - abstract or nonobjective. Do a perspective drawing that demonstrates an understanding of linear perspective and shows size diminishment in a deep field of space. Create a Theater Production Program - The front cover of the program should be dynamic and illustrative. Use the wild color scheme of the Fauve artists (pictorial with wild and twisted colors) to create an abstract composition. Work in Modular Design - Create a single motif which can be repeated many times to produce an interesting fabric design. This single design unit must be dynamic within itself to create a totally complete composition having great visual movement. Create a composition which illustrates the visual stress created by two or more opposing forces - could be abstract or nonobjective Using the human face as the theme, create a composition which evolves into a totally abstracted visual element. Do not lose the essence of the face in your attempt to exaggerate the features Work on Product Design - Make a layout for a futuristic personal product - Clock Radio, Toaster, Shoe Shining Machine, Disk Player, Personal Computer, Hair Dryer, etc. Do a series of commercial posters in airbrush (see Vargas) Explore the color usage of Wayne Thiebauld Do a drawing or painting series showing the changes of time on human nature Do a series of different drawing or painting techniques combining personal prose Design a clothing line based on African masks Do a drawing or painting series documenting your community Show the passage of time through charcoal drawings Do a photographic series showing the landscapes of your life Paint your reaction to patriotism Do a series of commercial products for an ad campaign Do a series of fabric designs inspired by the South Seas Islands Draw or paint a series of personality furniture Design, render, and construct costumes for a specific performance Develop a corporate identity from logo to letterhead to web design

4 Show the stages of your life as seen through the art works of others Do a series of figures in motion/ action settings Do a series of paintings on alternative shaped canvases Draw your reactions to natural disasters Do a series of color relationship works using watercolor and still life set ups Do a series of non-objective pieces based on a personal crisis Create works reflecting environmental issues Do a series of natural landscapes, both micro and macroscopic Show your personal changing image as based on the work of Ivan Albright Do a drawing or painting series of a human in different natural settings Paint your reaction to circumstances that affect your world Draw a series on non-traditional surfaces Paint your family as royalty Do a series of cubism-based landscapes Paint a series of elaborately dressed females with animal heads Do a series of works based on crime Show your emotional reaction to living in (fill in the blank) Paint in the style of the Expressionists Create a series of works showing your reaction to war Do a watercolor series showing the effect of light transparencies Do a series of paintings depicting the opulence of the Victorian age Draw a series that deals with entrances and time continuum Modernize the fairy tales of childhood Do a series of known works that switch gender roles Do a series of woodcuts based on Japanese printmaking styles Do a print series based on the metamorphic changes created by M. C. Escher 3D DESIGN PORTFOLIO Do a found object figurative sculpture Do a work of art emphasizing isolation Create an artists book, a dream suitcase ala Duchamp, or a fantasy case (Directions in Art Synectics, assignment 4-4, page 85.) Do a Human Bust sculpture - must be at least 12 inches tall (without it's base). It should be human or humanoid. Texture must be deliberate. Form must be dimensional. Personal expression should be obvious. Use clay, papier mache, wax, or other material. Create an Architectural Model to scale. One inch equals one yard. The structure should be built on a base which reflects the terrain of the setting for the building. Use mat board and adhesives. Imagine futuristic living quarters or structures with multiple purposes. Create an Abstract or nonobjective metal work - It could have representative qualities which reflect human form or animal or mechanical nature. Texture is a key element to consider.

5 Do a Figure Study of a complete figure. (head to toe), considering body posture, proportion, interior spaces, contrasting textures, and structural integrity. An armature can be used to support the figure. Create pottery vessels both handmade and wheel thrown Build assemblages based on the works of Louise Nevelson Design and construct theatrical set models Build a series of wood constructions showing movement through space Build kinetic sculptures (see Alexander Calder) Create a series of soft sculptures Build found object figurative sculptures (see Marisol) Carve soap stone memorial/monument sculptures Use foam core to create a park landscape sculpture Coil build sculptural humanoid forms Throw a set of dishes based on textures found along a rough coastline Design and illustrate pop up books Do your personal history depicted in bas relief Design and construct educational toys Create a series of artists books Experiment with slips and Japanese surface decorations on simplified wheel ware Do a sculptural series of environments Do a series of found object sculptures Do a series of earth works in the style of Andrew Goldsworthy Develop some special effects Create masks for a movie production Sculpt distorted human forms inspired by Fernando Botero Sculpt the heroes of literature Sculpt the goddesses of different primitive or indigenous religions Design a car from paper to clay Design an amusement park inspired by physics Do a ceramic series building and firing in the technique of Maria Martinez Do a series of sculptures with found objects that emphasize movement Work with the figure and plaster Use fiber as a sculptural form in human depictions Draw fantasy boxes in the style of Joseph Comell Project and Concentration IDEAS DRAWING PORTFOLIO (COULD ALSO BE USED IN 2D DESIGN PORTFOLIO) Do a series of paintings based on the history of any culture Do works showing risk in our lives Combine painting and drawing in a series of narrative works Do a series of different printmaking techniques combining personal prose

6 Do a super realism series using your childhood toys Draw with color in a childlike fashion based on Paul Klee Do a series of reflection works using colored glass or colored water in glass forms like Janet Fish Do an artist's journal depicting your growth as an artist Do a series of location paintings showing the existence of man Do a series of alternative shaped canvases Do a series of non-objective drawings in ink and on scratchboard Experiment with collage and drawing Select two objects, one organic and one inorganic, and do a series of drawings Explore the relationship between science and art Depict your own existence through the eyes of a child Design and paint the covers for one year of any magazine Write and illustrate a comic book Write and illustrate in woodcut a children's book Do a series of works based on the lonely figures in our society (ala Hopper) Do a series of works depicting social injustice Do a series of works depicting the lifestyle of the homeless Do a series of expressive drawings incorporating layered images of words 2D DESIGN PORTFOLIO Create film animation eel designs on computer Do a series of commercial posters in airbrush (ala Vargas) Do a series of collages based on commercial photography Explore the color usage of Wayne Thiebauld Do a photographic series showing the changes of time on human nature Design a clothing line based on African masks Do a photographic series documenting your community Show the passage of time through charcoal drawings Do a photographic series showing the landscapes of your life Paint your reaction to patriotism Do a photographic series based on darkroom manipulations Create photographic portraits of your friends in the style of Annie Liebowitz Do a series of commercial products for an ad campaign Do a series of fabric designs inspired by the South Seas Islands Design, render, and construct costumes for a specific performance Develop a corporate identity form logo to letterhead to web design Do a series of paintings of figures, dealing with color transparencies Show the stages of your life as seen through the art works of others Do a series of figures in motion/ action settings Draw your reactions to natural disasters Do a series of color relationship works-using watercolor and still life set ups Do a series of non-objective pieces based on a personal crisis Create works reflecting environmental issues

7 Do a series of natural landscapes, both micro and macroscopic Show your personal changing image as based on the work of Ivan Albright Do a photographic series of a human in different natural settings Paint your reaction to circumstances that affect your world Draw a series on non-traditional surfaces Paint your family as royalty Do a series of cubism-based landscapes Paint a series of elaborately dressed females with animal heads Do a series of works based on crime Show your emotional reaction to living in Clinton (fill in the blank) Paint in the style of the expressionists Create a series of works showing your reaction to war Do a watercolor series showing the effect of light transparencies Do a series of paintings depicting the opulence of the Victorian age Draw a series that deal with entrances and time continuum Modernize the fairy tales of childhood Do a series of known works that switch gender roles Do a series of woodcuts based on Japanese prmtmaking styles Do a series of silkscreen prints based on the colors of Hawaii Do a print series based on the metamorphic changes ala M. C. Escher 3D DESIGN PORTFOLIO Create pottery vessels both handmade and wheel thrown Build assemblages based on the works of Louise Nevelson Design and construct theatrical set models Build a series of wood constructions showing movement through space Build kinetic sculptures based on Alexander Calder Create a series of soft sculptures Build found object figurative sculptures based on Marisol Carve soap stone memorial/monument sculptures Use foam core to create a park landscape sculpture Coil build sculptural humanoid forms Do a series of wheel works that are raku fired Throw a set of dishes based on textures found along a rough coastline Sculpt a series of naughty children Design and illustrate pop up books Do a series of fiber works, such as weavings, feltings, etc... Do your personal history depicted in bas relief Design and construct educational toys Design and build a theatrical set: actual size Do a series of installations Create a series of artist's books Cast a sculptural series of simplified forms based on Constantin Brancusi

8 Experiment with slips and Japanese surface decorations on simplified wheel ware Do a sculptural series of environments Do a series of found object sculptures Do a series of earth works in the style of Andrew Goldsworthy Develop some special effects Create masks for a movie production Work with neon and terra cotta Sculpt distorted human forms inspired by Fernando Botero Sculpt the heroes of literature Sculpt the goddesses of different primitive or indigenous religions Design a car from paper to clay Design an amusement park inspired by physics Do a ceramic series building and firing in the technique of Maria Martinez Do a series of sculptures with found objects that emphasize movement Work with the figure and plaster Use fiber as a sculptural forms in human depictions Do a series of wrappings based on the works of Christo