Teacher: Liu, Katie lkatie.0322@gmail.com 919-917-3667 WeChat ID: l_katie22 Hi, my name is Katie Liu and I m a senior at Raleigh Charter High School a s well as a RACL alumna! I ve been pursuing art for as long as I remember and even took art classes at RACL myself back when I was a student. Recently, I completed the NC Governor s School 2018 for visual arts at Meredith College under Professor Susan Fecho. For my own artwork, I work primarily 2D where I like creating mixed media pieces combining dry and wet mediums. I also like exploring the use of found objects and structures for the basis of my 3D works. Watercolor has always been one of my favorite mediums to work with because of its ease in depicting fluidity and depth. This will be my third year teaching art at RACL and I am extremely happy to be able to teach another class of excited, young artists. Teacher and Students Art Work
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Required Textbooks/Extra Resources Set of watercolor brushes (optional) Recommendation: AMAZON : Heartybay 10 Pieces Round Pointed Tip Nylon Hair Brush Set, Blue Plastic reusable paint palette (also optional but would save on paper plates :)) Class Goal and Students Evaluations This class is constructed to teach students how to master the skills and techniques of watercolor. Throughout the year, students will learn a plethora of methods through which to create holistic art products and about various artists who have impacted the development of the medium. The goal of this class is to give beginning students a strong foundation in watercolor for which they can later progress and improve on as well as to challenge experienced students in improving their technique. Each student will produce a painting every week. 此课程将主要教学生们如何掌握水彩画的技巧 在整个学期之内, 学生们不仅将学到很多水彩画的方法, 而且还会了解到不同水彩画家的风格 此课程的目的是为了让初学者打好扎实的水彩画基础, 而且让有经验的学生继续提高他们对水彩画的技巧 每个星期, 学生们会画一幅画 Page 4
* indicates 1 st /last activity class, Yellow means no activity class on that week. Week Date Activity Class Weekly Syllabus Fall 2018 1 8/25/2018 RACL starts, No Activity class No Class 9/1/2018 School closed *1st activity class for Fall 2 9/8/2018 2018 3 9/15/2018 There will be a substitute teacher this week because I will be out taking the ACT. He/she will be doing a simple watercolor scene. We will learn about brush types and water usage through another painting. We will learn about the main brush techniques in watercolor: 4 9/22/2018 5 9/29/2018 6 10/6/2018 7 10/13/2018 We will integrate these brush techniques in a couple of exercises in painting various objects. The main focus of this week will be the beginning of a study on painting still life. Like previous weeks, students will replicate a painting I have already pre-created as an example. This week the painting will be of a still life--most likely fruit. There will be a substitute teacher this week because I will be out taking the SAT. He/she will be doing a simple watercolor scene. As a continuation of the study of painting still life, students this week will be painting still life from real-life objects. Fruit will be brought to class and students will learn to observe the lights/shadows to paint the fruit. Page 5
8 10/20/2018 9 10/27/2018 10 11/3/2018 11 11/10/2018 12 11/17/2018 Introduction to watercolor resist--using crayons to block out areas impenetrable by the paint. This is the weekend before Halloween so some Halloween-themed painting will be created. The main focus of this week will be the beginning of a study on painting landscapes. Like previous weeks, students will replicate a painting I have already pre-created as an example. Another landscape painting will be created this week as further practice. The main focus of this week will be the beginning of a study on painting animals and inanimate objects (boats, cars, houses, etc). Like previous weeks, students will replicate a painting I have already pre-created as an example. An emphasis will be placed on seeing shapes (circles, squares, triangles) as the base for animals and objects. 11/24/2018 School closed 13 12/1/2018 14 12/8/2018 *last day for Fall 2018 Activity class Another painting of either an animal or inanimate object will be created this week as further practice. Student choice: I will ask students the previous weekend about what they would like to paint for the last class and we will do whatever is voted on as well as possibly have a mini-celebration for the end of semester. 15 12/15/2018 Last School Day Page 6