AP Studio Art 2D and Drawing Summer Assignments

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1 AP Studio Art 2D and Drawing Summer Assignments I. Sketchbook- Make your sketchbook your new "best friend" over the summer. Take it with you everywhere you go. Take notes for ideas that occur to you while observing and drawing. Think of your sketches as possible studies for more finished works. Some of your sketches may develop into completed drawings as you are working on them over the summer. Use a variety of media to sketch with including graphite pencil, Prismacolors, charcoal, ink and crayons. Be experimental and create different marks. Be sure to include at least 30 drawings- 20 observational drawings and 10 of student choice (anything will work). Please number drawings 1-10 (teacher assigned) on the back. 1. Include a contour drawing of a seated figure (head to toe) including the surrounding environment in any media. 2. Include a drawing of an architectural structure (detail or whole) in pencil or charcoal. 3. Draw a landscape drawing of trees and the surrounding vegetation in any media. 4. Create a carefully planned composition from a still life of kitchen utensils and appliances. Use pencil or oil pastels to make the separate units work together visually. 5. Create a rendering of a houseplant in pencil with a full value range of tones. 6. Draw a clear glass or shiny object in your choice of a medium. 7. Create a color rendering of a still life consisting of your family members' shoes in Prismacolor, tempera or oil pastels. 8. Create a drawing of your hands arranged in a variety of poses. You must carefully plan your composition in order for the separate units to work together visually. Create an effective composition in pencil or ink. 9. Draw your street and neighborhood as you see it from your yard in a medium of your choice. 10. Create a close-up drawing of a leaf including color values and details in Prismacolor Student choice drawing from observation Anything goes If you choose NOT to do the above 30 drawings, you MAY fill a sketchbook from cover to cover and turn it in instead. * All drawings are expected to be of excellent quality*

2 II. Artist Report: Choose one artist from the list below and study the artist and their work. Complete a report using at least two cited sources for your information and two examples (reproductions or copies) of their work and compile a two to three page report. Internet sources may be used. Tell what inspired these artists and give details on what the concentrations in the artwork are. Choose an artist from the list below: Salvador Dali Henri Matisse Georgia O'Keeffe Franz Marc Max Earnst Jacob Lawrence Mary Cassatt Andy Warhol Pablo Picasso August Renoir Claude Monet Chuck Close Jasper Johns Jackson Pollock

3 III. Major Drawing Projects: Pick TWO from assignments A-E listed below Assignment A: Subject: Still life Medium: Your choice on drawing paper Size: 18" x 24" Work Time: 10 hours Set up a still life scene. Set it up so that you can draw it over several days. Use an object with water in it, a reflective object, and other items. Take several pictures of the still life from different angles. Pick one angle that you like and create a drawing of it. Make sure to use a full range of tonal changes and do an excellent job with the execution of the drawing.

4 Assignment B: Subject: Draw your closet and its contents Medium: Prismacolor on drawing paper Size: 16" x 20" Work Time: 10 hours Draw your closet with its contents showing. Open your closet door and take a minute to observe the structure of it, its contents and the area around it. Pay attention to details and have your door at least 2/3 of the way open so that the stuff inside is visible.

5 Assignment C: Skill from Photo/Portrait Size: 18x24 Medium: Prisma Color Pencils Work Time: 10 hours You are to take several photographs of friends or family members from odd angles. Don t just take normal, happy photos. Include dramatic lighting and angles to set a different mood. You must include a reflection. Don t center the picture. Allow things to run off of the page. Think of interesting ways to view people such as trapped in a box, under glass tables, putting on make-up with a reflection etc. You could even think about drawing the real life in color and reflection in black and white or vice versa.

6 Assignment D: Abstraction from Realism Size: 18x24 Medium: Watercolor, Marker, Prismacolor, Pencils and Tape Work Time: 5-10 hours Sketch a portrait or a still like in pencil. Use markers to make lines thick while leaving other lines thin. Tape randomlines across the page in different directions. Then take watercolor and color in flat areas randomly. Next, take off the tape, erase the pencil lines and use prismacolor to finish, or, break down the portrait into simple shapes like a more recognizable Picasso.

7 Assignment E: Your Choice Drawing (Be Creative!) Size: 18x24 Medium: Your Choice Work Time: hours

8 IV: Paintings: Pick ONE from the assignments listed below Assignment F: Small town, rural painting Size: 18x24 or LARGER Medium: Acrylic paint, black, white and grey You can purchase either a craft board from a local craft store or MDF board from Home Depot or Lowe s (they will cut it down for you if you ask). Take a picture of some old city buildings or a rural farmhouse. Print it out on your computer and use high contrast. Create a proportion grid and transfer it to your board (or you can use a projector). Paint thinly in layers and build up your greys. This painting is black and white only. You should have black, white and at least ten shades of grey.

9 Assignment G: Random Cut & Paint Size: larger than 18x24 Medium: Acrylic You may use cardboard to cut out random shapes or a motif. Assemble the shapes and glue them down on a flat piece of cardboard or MDF. Make a fantasy landscape or a cool design or even realistic compilation. Paint it with flat colors, however, think about composition and the principles of design.

10 Assignment H: Painting from the Impressionist Masters Size: 18x24 or larger Medium: Acrylic or oil paints Look at the artwork of famous Impressionist artists. Pay particular attention to how they use value, create texture and their brush strokes. Observe a landscape in real life. Take a picture of it or sketch it. You will need to turn it in (so keep it). Us the landscape picture to create an impressionistic painting. Make sure to make an emphasis on value and brush strokes.

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