Project: Painting a cat and scratch art of the cat
Materials: Video: “Painting a Cat and Scratch Art of a cat,” reference picture of a cat, tempera paint, paintbrush, chalk, scratch board, engraving tool and 11X14 sheet of paper. Objective: Learn to paint a semi-abstract cat using bold bright colors. Learn the chalk transfer technique and scratch details of the cat on scratchboard and add paint to emphasise the eyes of the cat.. Procedure: Watch the instructional video, “Painting the Cat and Scratch Art of a Cat” once and then watch it again as you paint and complete the scratch art. Pause the video as needed.
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Project: Cat Painting Part 1: Grid Drawing, Complete Self and Peer Critiques
Materials: Two videos: “Drawing a Cat on a Grid,” “How to Critique,” reference picture of a cat, plastic page protector, ruler, ultra fine tip permanent marker, and 11X14 sheet of paper. Objective: Review the grid drawing and graphite transfer technique. Review the critiquing criteria and complete critiques of artwork for the last 10 lessons. Procedure: Watch the instructional video, “Drawing a Cat on a Grid” once and then watch it again as you draw. Pause the video as needed. Watch the “How to Critique” video (found on the Home page) and complete 10 self critiques and as many peer critiques as time allows.
Project: Watercolor Painting of a Succulent
Materials: “Georgia O’Keefe” and “Watercolor Painting of Succulent” video. 9X6 watercolor paper, paint, brush, pencil, and a reference photo of a plant. Objective: Learn about Georgia O’Keeffe. Find or take a reference picture. The photo provided can also be used. Practice painting a plant and creating value with watercolor paint using the wet on dry technique as well as pulling color with water. Procedure: Watch the video about Georgia O’Keeffe first then watch the “Watercolor Painting of a Succulent” video once and then watch it again to paint along with it.
Project: Enlarging, Shading Forms and Shading a Portrait
Materials: “Drawing An Eye” and “Shading Forms and Face” video, 11 X 14 paper, pencils, protective sheet, graphite paper, value scale worksheet, form shading worksheet, eraser and photocopies of a face drawing. Objective: Find or take a reference picture, use/make a grid overlay to enlarge, learn to create a value scale, learn to shade forms and then shade a portrait by following video instructions. Procedure: Watch the “Drawing An Eye” and “Shading Forms and Face” video. Look for or take portrait pictures. Complete the worksheets then enlarge and shade your portrait. Post the worksheets, the portrait and critique your work. 10/20/2017 0 Comments Week 8, Lesson 8: Face Painting
Project: Face Painting
Materials: “Face Painting” video, 8.5 X 11 paper, pencil, eraser and photocopies of a face drawing. Objective: Find reference pictures of painted faces and paint designs using paint on photocopies. Procedure: Watch the “Face Painting” video and then look for reference pictures. Paint as many designs as you have time for. Post and critique your best work. 10/15/2017 0 Comments Week 7, Lesson 7: Portraits
Project: Drawing a face,
Materials: “How to Draw a Face,” and “Drawing a face” video, 8.5 X 11 paper, pencil, eraser and photo/printout of a face. Objective: Properly use a grid overlay of a photo or print out of a face to copy the features of a face. Procedure: Watch the “How to Draw a Face” and discuss the contents. Pay close attention to proportions and alignments. Last, watch the “Drawing a face” video once and then watch it again and pause as needed as you draw along to the video. Draw several drawings of the same face and set it aside until next week. We will learn about creating values and complete the drawing with shading.
Project: Refining Designs for Coloring Book Project
Materials: “Revise and Refine” video, 8.5 X 11 paper, pencil, Bic ultra fine pen, sharpie fine point, and printout of reference design pictures. Objective: Critically assess the initial designs on the picture for the coloring book project. Revise and refine the designs. Use fine and ultra fine pens to create a variety of thicknesses in the lines of the design. Procedure: Watch the “Revise and Refine” video. Discuss the contents of the video, look at the current designs and critically assess how the designs can be improved upon. Draw several revisions and then complete a final image that utilizes unity, balance, patterns, emphasis, movement and contrast.
Project: Coloring Book Project
Materials: Sheep and Design Video,, 8.5 X 11 paper, pencil, Bic ultra fine pen, sharpie fine point, printout of reference pictures and a plastic protective sheet. Objective: Learn to create a 1 inch grid, learn more methods of creating designs on an Alaskan animal or plant following cross contour lines. Procedure: Watch the “Sheep and Design” video. Discuss the contents of the video, find an image of an Alaska animal or plant, redraw it using a grid then draw contour lines over it. Add designs that follow the contours. Add designs for the background, too.
Materials: Line video, instructional video, Van Gogh's sunflower printout, sunflower reference picture, 3 12 X18 sheet of papers, pencil, paint brush, palette, and tempera paint.
Objective: Learn about lines, shapes and patterns and notice Van Gogh's use of them along the cross contours of the sunflower. Use small brush strokes along the curves of the sunflower to emulate Van Gogh's style of painting. Procedure: Watch a video about lines, shapes and patterns. Discuss the contents of the video and then watch the instructional video to see an example how to complete this week’s portion of the sunflower painting project.
Materials: Video about Van Gogh, an instructional video, photograph of a sunflower, 9X12 white paper, 12X18 white paper, pencil, plastic paper protector and ruler. (If you do not have a color printer, 12X18 sheet of paper or plastic page protector, please stop by MSCS to pick one up)
Objective: Learn about Van Gogh, use a ruler to draw two grids and use this method to enlarge a picture of a sunflower. Procedure: Use a pencil and a ruler to draw 2 inch grids on a 8.5 X 11 piece of paper. Next, slide the gridded paper into the page protector and then use a ruler and an ultra fine black permanent marker to copy the grid. Remove the paper and replace it with a printed color copy of a sunflower. On a piece of 12X18 sheet of paper, draw grids that are 3 inches larger. Carefully observe each box in the grid and transfer the image one grid box at a time to copy and enlarge the color printout of the sunflower. |
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