3 Panel Project

Create an abstract composition using 3 lines and 2 shapes to completely fill a 5 1/2x 8 1/2 inch space. The shapes and lines can be organic, geometric, Circles, squares, triangles.This composition will be repeated 3 times for 3 separate media choices 

1. Collage
2. Op Art 
3. Painting

To develop a sense of Space in your composition; 

1.    Use size changes for your shapes
2.    Overlapping
3.    Vary the placement of the elements within the composition

Employ Repetition of shapes and lines to create a sense of Rhythm and Movement.

Vary the Value to create Contrast 

Vary the type of Textures to create Contrast 

The finished product should to employ Unity and Balance to create a Harmonious overall design. 

Blog Post - Mask Progress 5-6

Post a picture of your finished mask. The stage should be Leather Hard. When it turns Bone Dry it will be put in the Kiln for the Bisque Firing.

Title the post, Mask Progress 5-6.

Day 1 - Design Your mask

Before we start to actually use clay, we need to draw sketches of our mask ideas. 

• First, draw 5 small sketches of different ideas.

• Next, pick your favorite and draw a full size skecth with all of the details you will add to your mask.

Exploring Masks

For this unit we are going to create a mask based on a tribal culture.
Print out this graphic organizer and use the links below for your answers:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson395/organizer5.pdf

After you complete the questions you will create 5 thumbnail sketches of mask ideas. Discuss your ideas with me then draw a full size sketch of the mask design.

AfricanMasks
African Mask History, Rebirth African Art:http://www.rebirth.co.za/African_mask_history_and_meaning.htm

 Art of the African Mask, University of Virginia: http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_Mask.html

Faces of the Dead: Egyptian Mummy Masks: 
http://www.akhet.co.uk/faces.htm

Masks of Africa, Museum of Ancient and Modern Art: http://www.mama.org/collection/afc/afc001.html

Asian Masks
Ceremonial Masks from Java and Bali Indonesia:
http://www.art-pacific.com/artifacts/indonesi/masksjbc.htm

Ceremonial Masks of Mongolia:
http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/mongolia/tsam.html
http://www.himalayanart.org/search/set.cfm?setID=1617

Masks of India:
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/masks/

Masks: Reflection of Culture and Religion (India): http://www.dollsofindia.com/mask.htm
New Guinea Masks:
http://www.art-pacific.com/artifacts/nuguinea/maskspko.htm
http://www.jungleoutpost.com/cart/masks-papua-guinea-c-23.html

Japanese Noh and Oni Masks:
http://www.nohmask21.com/
http://www.thefind.com/movies/browse-japanese-noh-mask
Noh Mask History, Media Information Science Laboratories, Kyoto, Japan: 
http://www.nohmask21.com/

Central and South America
Dominican Republic:
http://dominicanmasks.com/
Guatemalan Masks:
http://www.coloresdelpueblo.org/Masks.htm
Maya Masks;
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mayan-masks.htm

European Masks
Masks in the Ancient Greek Theatre:
http://www.greektheatre.gr/masks.html 

Venetian Masks: http://www.bergencounty.com/costumes/maskitalia/history.html

North American Masks
Alaska: The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks: http://www.tribalarts.com/feature/riordan/
Mexican Masks:
http://www.mexicanmasks.us/
Aztec Masks:
http://aztec-empire.com/masks.htm
West Coast Indian Art Tribal Masks: http://www.freespiritgallery.ca/nwartmasks.htm


More Masks Examples
Masks from Around the World

Portrait - Day 7 and 8 Complete Your Portrait - Post Final to Blog

Put on the finishing touches of value to the face, neck, eyes, nose, and mouth.

Hair 

Add a base layer to the hairAlways work in the direction that the hair grows. Use a 3B pencil.
Add areas of darker value to the hair and use a sharpeneed eraser to erase highlights.

Add some value to clothing

Erase all grid marks

Take a picture and post to your blog. Title it Portrait- Final 4-16

I will grade your portriat as it is at the end of this class. If you want to improve  it you can do so outside of class, during advisory, or before of after school.

Day 5 and 6 - Adding Value - POST PORTRAIT TO YOUR BLOG 4-8

Add a base layer of value on the face and neck with a HB pencil

Add value and detail to the lips

Add value to the nose. pay close attention to where the shadows and and highlights are on the bridge and tip of the nose.

Add Value to the eye sockets

Add value to the chekks, chin, and forehead

Add value to the neck.

POST YOUR PORTRAIT PROGRESS TO YOUR BLOG TODAY!!!!!!!

• Write 2 things you feel you are doing well
• Write 2 things you wish to improve

NEXT CLASS - HAIR

Day 4 - Eyes

Add a 1 inch grid in the area of the eyes and a 1/2 inch grid on your picture. Grid even smaller for better results.

Draw the outline of the eyeball. To get the best placement, notice where the eyeball lines cross the grid lines.

Draw the iris and the pupils. Do not color or shade any of the eyes at this point.

Draw the tearduct, the eyelid line, and the rim below the eye where the eyelashes attach. DO NOT DRAW THE EYELASHES YET.

Lightly draw the the shape of the eyebrows to make sure you have proper placement, then draw in the invididual hairs.

Erase the grid on the drawing.

Portrait - Day 2 and 3

Last class we created a 2 inch on our papers and took pictures.

Today we will:

• Create a 1 inch grid on our papers 
• Draw the outline around the edge of your face and head, including your hair, clothes, and ears.

MOUTH

• Add a 1 inch grid in the area of the mouth on the drawing paper and a 1/2 inch grid on your picture. Grid even smaller for best results.
• Add mouth lines including upper and lower lip lines. Draw the teeth very lightly if you can see them. Pay attention to where the lip lines cross the grid lines

NOSE

• Add a 1 inch grid in the area of the mouth on the drawing paper and a 1/2 inch grid on your picture. Grid even smaller for best results.
• Draw the nose lobes and nostrils. DO NOT outline the upper part of the nose. You will shade this later.

Motif Research

A NewTwist on an Old Idea

Kehinde Wiley

Virtual Tour: Blue Mosque

Realistic Drawing from Observation

Reminder - Your Final Notan is now due and should be posted to your blog.

Today we will draw a pumpkin by observation.

Before you draw remember the strategies we used for drawing realistically.

Before starting your drawing, use your thumb and pencil to find a unit of measure.

Think about the following:

What would be something in the arrangement to use as a unit of measure?

Draw everything in proportion to each other. Make sure the pumpkin is not too large or small compared to the box. 

Before drawing the box, use your pencil to find angles and compare the angle to the hands on a clock.

Use your grayscale to find shadows, midtones, and highlights.

Next, observe the details of what you are drawing. How many sections does the pumpkin have? Are they all the same size or shape?

Is the stem short or long? 

Compare the values of the paper, the box, and the midtones and highlights of the pumpkin? Where do you think they would be on the value scale?

Remember that you are learning how to see these details at the same time you are making connections between your eyes, brain, and hands. 

Take your time, observe carefully and you may be surprised at how real your drawing turns out!

Work Session Today - Finish your Notan

Today you will complete your Notan. If you finish before class work on the Mystery Grid.

Take a picture of each project when you finish. we will post to the blog next class.

There will be a QUIZ NEXT CLASS on the Notan vocabulary. make sure you study!!!

Using a Grid to Draw Accuratley

Today you will be using a grid to create accurate drawings.

First, write your name and block on the back of the page.

Second, label each grid  square in the following manner:

Label each square across the top A through k on both the picture and the blank grid

Label each square down the side 1 through 8 on both the picture and the blank grid

Next, start with a square of your choice and use the grid over the picture to where find each line or shape lies. For example, the center of the flower lies in square F3.

On the grid below precisely draw each line as it appears in the picture.

Draw the Flower, Hand, Pizza, and the Mystery grid, in that order. Take your time on each one. If you don't finish we'll work on them next week.

Notan - Translation - Tesselation

Today we will work on the second type of Notan movement. The Translation. 

We will also create a Tessellation from our shape. A tessellation is a pattern you create that has no overlapping and no gaps between shapes.

The artist MC Escher used Tessellations to create his art.

The Flying Horse Video

After we have completed the Translation and Tessellation we will post them to our blog.

Notan - Expansion of the Square

Create a cut paper collage with a composition where both positive and negative spaces are REVERSED. Use either Symmetrical or Asymmetrical Balance in creating your design. USE GOOD CRAFTSMANSHIP -BE NEAT!!!

LIGHTLY Draw your designs from the edges into the center of the square. Think of the designs as shapes. You MUST cut from all 4 sides. Do not cut off the corners & don’t go past the center of the paper with any designs.

1. Begin cutting shapes from the sides of the square. 

2. Glue down the main base in the middle of your background either straight or diagonally.

3. Place all the cut shapes back into the square.

4.  Flip shapes & glue down in the mirror image from where it was cut. The basic idea is to cut out the piece, flip it out so that it mirrors the cut out space, and then glue it down onto a 18×24” paper.

Thanks to createartwithme.com, and Notan - Expansion of the Square by Dorr Bothwell for the lesson plan!

Draw a Picasso Style Self-Portrait

Picasso

Pablo Picasso was one of the most well known and influential artists of the 20th century. He was a painter, sculptor, print-maker, and ceramicist.

Take a look at Picasso in action. He was constantly making art, and worked in many different styles:

Picasso at Work Video

Picasso developed a style known as Cubism. Cubism is an abstract art form that was influenced by Egyptian, African and Native American art. Cubist art is very flat and angular, and shows multiple views of an object, such as the front and side, in the same composition.

Cubism

Picasso started as a traditional painter, but his style changed over the years.

Take a look at the many moods of Picasso in the video below:

Picasso's Portraits of Women - Evolution of His Masterpieces

TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT - PICASSO STYLE SELF PORTRAIT

Your assignment today is to draw a Self - portrait based on Picasso's Cubist Style. Watch the video below for instructions:

Self Portrait Picasso Style

There is paper at your desk, there are sharpies in the box for your outlines of your portraits, and there are crayons on the wire shelf in the middle of the room. MAKE SURE YOU PUT BACK ALL MATERIALS WHERE YOU FOUND THEM!!!!

Mr. B will pick up the portraits when you have completed them, be sure to add your NAME and BLOCK on the back of your portrait.

Shaded Still Life

Shaded Tube

Shading Practice - WorkSheets

Still Life

Finding Angles