Today we continued our line drawings of soda cans, but today we drew a partially crushed soda can.

A partially crushed soda can. As beginning artists, it is usually best to use a reference- either the actual object or a photo of the object.Haley's drawing of a full and partially crushed soda can.

Next we review the terms outline and implied line in preparation for our quiz on line tomorrow. After the review, we discussed positive and negative space.

Haley drawing examples of positive and negative space.

Finally, with the last 25 minutes of class, we started our first major project- line drawings of shoes.

Today we worked on two line drawings. For a warm-up we did a short 15 minute drawing of a soda can.

Lucas and Taylor working on their line drawings of a soda can.
Taylor's line drawing.

Next, we continued our line drawing as a class from yesterday. The line drawing was completely covered up and only one square was removed at a time so students could only draw what they saw in that square. This helps students see the drawing as lines and not an object.

The line drawing being revealed one section at a time.

Sara working on her line drawing.

Sara's line drawing.

Today we watched our first art history video. This video highlighted the art of ancient civilizations: Egyptian, Greek and Europe in the Middle Ages. After the video we drew a line drawing as a class. This exercise forced our hand, our brain and our eyes to begin to work together. Students were reminded to get their art supplies by Friday. They were also reminded to get their January Art Newsletter signed. Finally students we given their first weekly sketchbook assignment. This week students need to create a drawing of a tiger. This drawing should take a minimum of 15 minutes. The homework will be checked at the beginning of class on Friday.

Design Project

Well it is day 2 of the new semester. Eveyone is slowly getting to know each other, so things are pretty quiet as we are all working today. First thing we did was take notes on the most basic element of art- the line. After notes we spent the last 45 minutes of class working on creating a design project using only 3 sheets of paper, a pair of scissors and glue. This project allows me to evaluate the students' creativity level and their design skills.

Pod #6 working on their design projects.Morgan planning her design.

Day 1

Today we drew our first drawing. We drew our hand holding an object. We will do this same activity on the last day of class. Then we will compare the 2 drawings to see how we have improved.

Next we discussed classroom rules and expectations.

Finally we reviewed the January newsletter. Please have your parents sign and return the newsletter tomorrow for a free HW pass.

I think this semester is off to a great start.

Exam Retake Days

On Tuesday and Wednesday, my art classes painted the backdrops that student council needed for the Winter Semi-formal. They look great!

Exams

Today is the first day of exams. Remember students, you can use your sketchbook on the multiple choice section of the exam. Also remember to bring a no. 2 pencil and your set of graphite pencils. You will need the no. 2 pencil for the multiple choice section of the exam, and you will need your set of graphite pencils for the drawing section of the exam. See you on your exam day!