Mrs. Leggett Visual Art General Information & How to Keep a Sketchbook

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1 Mrs. Leggett Visual Art General Information & How to Keep a Sketchbook

2 How Art Is Graded In this section I have provided a sample lesson and an explanation of how the rubric is applied at each level. Sample Assignment Goal: Fill the page with butterflies that demonstrate a variety of complex patterns. The first objective is to fill the page. That means how many butterflies, what size are the butterflies, where are the butterflies placed. So there should be no more than three finger of empty space and butterflies should overlap and exit the page. The second objective is a variety of patterns. You should use more than one type of pattern such as stripes or polkadots. The more patterns you try then more variety their will be. The third is a complex pattern. A complex pattern is made up of multiple simple patterns such dots and stripes. Each Project Rubric Contains these four categories: Complete, Correct, Craftsmanship, and Challenge Complete: The page has been filled no more than 2 fingers width of blank space. Correct: Required elements are present 1.Butterflies fill the page: They need to change sizes, overlap and go off the side of the page. 2. Variety and Complex patterns: Variety means different types of patterns complex means that there are patterns inside patterns. Craftsmanship: Uses material in effective manner: colored inside the lines that were drawn, color is applied full complete and even. Challenge: Goes above minimal requirements: Unique interpretation of subject, extremely detailed, uses more techniques like value.

3 F and D Projects Includes little or none of the required elements. Shows little to no craftsmanship and little or no attention to detail. Follows few to none of the directions. Is not complete. Explanation Complete: Over half the page is empty. Correct: Butterflies do not go off the page or fill the space. Also the patterns are too simple. Craftsmanship: Little care is spent staying inside the lines they drew and space. Spaces are not filled evenly, directional marks are still visible. Challenge: No evidence of going above and beyond the directions. The difference between an F and a D is the amount of work done and the amount of directions that were followed. This example would be a 50.

4 C Projects Includes most of the required elements. Shows some craftsmanship and little attention to detail. Follows most of the directions. Is complete. Explanation Complete: Page is filled with butterflies and no empty spaces larger than three fingers. This goal has been basically met. Correct: Butterflies go off the page and are different sizes. Only one butterfly has more than one element in its pattern. The butterflies all have different patterns showing variety. This goal has mostly been met.. Craftsmanship: Directional marks are present. Little attempt has been made to stay inside the lines that were drawn. Challenge: No evidence of a challenge is present.

5 B Projects Includes all of the required elements. Shows good craftsmanship and attention to detail. Follows most to all of the directions. Is complete. Explanation Complete: Page is filled with butterflies and there are no empty spaces larger than three fingers. This goal has been met. Correct: Butterflies go off the page and are different sizes. Multiple butterflies have complex patterns. Each butterfly has different (variety) of patterns. This goal has most been met. Craftsmanship: The artist stayed inside the lines they drew. The marks fill the spaces completely and evenly. The goal has been met. Challenge: There is limited evidence of challenge. The butterflies overlap and have three levels of detail. There is not enough evidence to have met this goal.

6 A Projects Goes above and beyond the minimum requirements. Includes all required elements. Shows excellent craftsmanship and attention to detail. Follows all of the directions. Is complete. Explanation Complete: The page is filled with butterflies and there are empty spaces larger than three fingers. This goal has been met. Correct: Butterflies go off the page and are different sizes. Multiple butterflies have complex patterns. Each butterfly has different patterns (variety). This goal has most been met. Craftsmanship: The artist stayed inside the lines they drew. The marks fill the spaces completely and evenly. The goal has been met. Challenge: Overlapping, value, color blending and texture are present. The composition is creative. Elements have been added to go above and beyond the directions. The goal has been met.

7 How to Use Materials Only certain materials should be used in the sketchbook. Many art supplies smudge and can t be used on back to back pages. For example, sharpies are too dark and will bleed through multiple pages. The materials that we will use are graphite pencil, colored pencils, black felt tip or ballpoint pens and markers. I am not a fan of crayons, they are hard to control in small spaces, but they will not smudge so they are also a possibility. Later in the year we can also use paint and collage materials as instructed. Craftsmanship is important for all materials. Here is a basic rubric that demonstrates craftsmanship for different tools:

8 Challenge: What More Can I Do? Value is the gradual change between light and dark based on a consistent light source. Using three values is the first step. Using five values would come next and then students can work toward using more than five values. Value Rubric 1 Significantly less than three values, not evenly divided between values 2 3 values present but not evenly divided between values 3 3 values present and evenly divided between values 4 5 values present but not transitioned smoothly and values not equal 5 5 values present transitioned smoothly and values equal

9 Challenge: What More Can I Do? Texture is using pattern to represent what an object feels like. It is created through mark making. A pencil can create both marks and value at the same time. Here are few examples: Texture one directional mark cross hatch scrumbling or controlled scribbles dots, circles, stippling wavy, zig-zag

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11 Black Felt Tip Pen Texture and value can both be created with a black felt tip pen. Pen Texture one directional mark cross hatch scrumbling or controlled scribbles dots, circles, stippling wavy, zig-zag

12 Colored Pencil With colored pencil we add another layer, which is color. With this tool we can create value change, texture and color blending. Each of these techniques are modeled with one color two colors and three colors. 1 color 2 colors 3 colors blending colors smoothly blending colors and value blending colors and controlled scribble blending colors and one directional line blending colors and cross hatching blending colors and wavy lines

13 Colored Markers Markers are great with texture and pattern but not so good for smooth color blending or filling in large spaces. Each of these techniques are modeled with one color two colors and three colors. 1 color 2 colors 3 colors blending colors with one directional line blending colors with one directional line blending colors and controlled scribble blending colors and cross hatching blending colors and stippling

14 How to Use Reference Photos Do not copy from other peoples work. The images you find in books, magazines and the internet belong to other people. You must change an image you find to make it your own. I am asking for a least three changes. Here are some options for how to change an image to make it yours: 1. Change the composition: move the pieces around 2. Add to the composition 3. Crop the composition 4. Change the color scheme 5. Draw more than one 6. Exaggerate, change proportions 7. Change size relationship 8. Overlap images 9. Use more then one reference image and combine them 10. Add pattern

15 Example Above are my 2 reference photographs. The woman is in the same pose but her outfit is changes and the color is changed. The background is added. I imagined the leaves using the photo to repeat until the background is filled. I added texture, color blending and value change.

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17 Challenge: Level of Detail Many times a drawing is too simple. You can increase the complexity of your drawings by adding more details. What is a detail? It is the smaller little lines and patterns that fit inside the larger spaces. Level 1: Outside shape of the eye. Level 2: Iris and pupil Level: 3 eye lids What More Can I Do?

18 How to Ask a Question 1. Think about what you want and review the information you already have. 2. If possible ask your table partners first. 3. Raise your hand and wait to be called. 4. Phrase your question using one of these three starters:

19 Sketchbook Overview Why? The sketchbook is a place to practice skills and creativity. How? We will sew together 6 pages of paper and glue on a cover design. There will be 11 double sided spreads. Each of these pages will be a finished product, there is no room for starting over. We will work on ways to fix mistakes and make them part of finished pieces. When? First Quarter 1. Technique Page 2. Observational Drawing 3. Creativity 1 Second Quarter 4. Skill page 5. Skill, window 6. Creativity 2 Third Quarter 7. Color study 8. Creativity 3 9. Skills Fourth Quarter 10. Skills 11. Creativity 4

20 Skill Page A skill page will practice techniques that will be used to complete the assigned projects. The first skill page will be about how to use different media. We will set up the page and do the first section together. After that the page will be finished as bell work, sub lessons or when finished with the daily objective. The progress will be graded but the sketchbook is not due to be completed until the final quarter. The next skill page is about drawing from observation.

21 Creativity Page Each quarter a creativity page will be assigned. Students will get choices about what to draw and how to use materials. A page needs to meet all the criteria including craftsmanship and level of detail. What&I&See,&What&I&Think,&What&I&Say& This&ac7vity&is&about&how&the&you&interact&with&the&world.&& What&you&see&turns&to&thoughts&and&thoughts&turn&to&words.& & & What&influences&you?&&What&thoughts&are&in&your&head?&&Start& by&wri7ng&words&any&words&inside&the&head&of&the&figure.&&& & Use&the&font&style&sheets&to&help&you&create&interes7ng& lebering.&&work&with&using&all&the&space&and&staying&within&the& boundary&of&the&figure.& Use&bubble&or&block&leBers&inside&the&word& bubble.&make&a&statement&that&makes&since&and& be&able&to&explain&why&it&is&important&to&you.& First&trace&a&profile.&&Next&draw&a&word&bubble.& Use&drawings&to&fill&the&outside&space.&&What&is&you&see?&Create&an& environment&that&uses&the&what&you&have&learned&about&crea7ng&the& illusion&of&depth&from&the&s7ll&life&lessons.&&finally&color&the&image&with& colored&pencils.&&use&a&variety&of&colored&pencil&techniques.&