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Art II
DBCS Syllabus 2008 2009
" In the beginning God CREATED the heavens and the earth."
Genesis 1:1
" Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life. "
Sir John Lubbock
Course Name:
Art II
Course Instructor:
Mrs. Susanne Bowling
Course Description:
This course will provide in-depth instruction of various drawing techniques, including gesture, contour, sketching, and rendering. Sighting and the use of perspective will also be taught. Media will include pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, watercolor pencil, scratchboard, brush and ink and pastel.
Course Content: Percent of Grade:
Daily Studio 10%
Homework 20%
Quizzes 20%
Studio Projects 20%
Written Work 10%
Final Exam 20%
Expectations:
-Follow the rules of DBCS.
-Participate in class activities and discussion.
-Be respectful of others and their artwork.
-Be respectful of all art supplies and equipment.
-Clean up after yourself.
-Assignments should be turned in on time. 10 points will be deducted for each day an assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted up to 2 days late. After 2 days late, the student will receive a zero.
-Be open to new ideas and experiences
Grading Scale:
A 93 100
A- 92- 90
B+ 89- 87
B 86- 84
B- 83-82
C+ 81-78
C 77 73
D 72 70
F 0 69
Art II
Syllabus 2008-2009
August
Week Dates
1 (13-15) Introduction, Questionnaire, Review Value scale
2 (18-22) Shaded single Necktie HW#1
3 (25-29) Multiple tie still life charcoal pencil on dark paper HW#2
September
4 (2-5) Black and white faculty portraits HW#3
5 (8-12) Black and white faculty portraits HW#4
6 (15-19) Olympic gesture drawing HW#5
7 (22-26) Line glazing Olympic gesture drawing HW#6
8 (29-3) Introduce value college HW#7
October
9 (6-9) News paper Landscape colleges HW#8
10 (14-17) Free standing sculptures made with soda can and found objects
11 (20-24) Study on trees HW#9
12 (27-31) Pen and ink trees HW#10
November
13 (3-7) Intro to Icon project and research HW#11
14 (10-14) Mixed media Icon project HW#12
15 (17-21) Asymmetrical paper sculptures HW#13
16 (24&25) Complete asymmetrical paper projects
December
17 (1-5) Abstract acrylic painting HW#14
18 (8-12) Complete outstanding projects, exam review
19 (15-18) Exams
January
1 (7-9) Intro. Into Pastel-Thiebaud inspired pastries
2 (12-16) Complete Pastel
3 (19-23) Intro. To water color, ink wash value studies
4 (26-30) Color scales on block: veiling and layering lecture
February
5 (2-6) Water color still life-Asian Style fruits and vegetables
6 (9-12) Intro. To linoleum print making
7 (17-20) Complete print making
8 (23-27) Intro to Jasper Johns Mixed media art
March
9 (2-6) Interview collage Project
10 (9-13) Interview collage Project
11 (16-20) Intro to Op Art
12 (30-3) Op Art project-Water color pencil
April
13 (6-10) Pottery Looms
14 (13-17) Pottery Looms
15 (20-24) TBA
16 (27-1) TBA
May
17 (4-8) TBA
18 (11-15) TBA
19 (18-21) Exam Review/Exam
* Quizzes will be announced in class when new material is covered.
Art II
Homework 2008-2009
All homework will always be due on Wednesdays each week. Homework that is turned in 1 day late will have a -10 point deduction; 2 days late will have a 20 point deduction. If an assignment is turned in more than 2 days late, it will result in a zero.
August
Due Date:
8-20 HW#1 Fruit cross sections
8-27 HW#2 Favorite jeans contour
September
9-3 HW#3 Canned goods in color pencil (Warhol)
9-10 HW#4 Heavy Metal
-This is a collage that has some metallic quality to the composition. Use tin foil, and old shiny candy wrapper, nuts, screws or bolts from the garage. Make your composition on a piece of cardboard no larger than 8 ½ X 11. This collage must have integrity and quality. Make sure that everything adheres well to the cardboard. Your design may be abstract or have a pictorial design. Please come see me if you need more clarification on this assignment.
9-17 HW#5 Simple machines
-This drawing should be done of a machine. You need to use your view finder and focus your drawing on an up close perspective of a particular area of your machine. Make one of the edges run off the page in this drawing and dont forget to show values in this drawing.
9-24 HW#6 Black Pen and Ink
-For this assignment you may use your simple machine and transfer the drawing in your sketch book to another page. Then, using an ink pen, trace the various shapes and fill in each shape or space with a different texture. Please come see me if you need more clarification on this assignment.
October
10-1 HW#7 Observation of leaves and leaf patterns
10-8 HW#8 A texture rubbing picture
-This is a drawing that incorporates one or more pencil rubbings into the composition. Your subject can be anything around your house.
10-22 HW#9 Animal observation
-Start with a little research using books, photos, magazines or even live animals and do a "compare and contrast" study of mouths or feet. Make a study of the mouths or feet of 2-4 various animals. For example- duck feet and alligator feet.
10-29 HW#10 Photo Hunt
-Photograph as many different trees as possible. Take a variety of views and several different angles as well. You will have 2 weeks to complete this assignment. You should shoot a minimum of two rolls of film. Choose your final, top 3 and tape them in your sketch book. Write a brief explanation of why you chose the pictures you did.
November
11-5 HW#11 Photo Hunt Due
11-12 HW#12 Icon study
-Research icons and draw several thumbnail sketches for your icon project.
11-19 HW #13 Corn
-Use pencil or colored pencil and draw an ear of corn. Please draw from a piece of dried corn or fresh corn.Remember value, shape, emphasis, while you are working on this sketch.
11-26 Happy Thanksgiving!
December
12-3 HW#14 Doorways
-This assignment focuses on perspective. Find an interesting door or doorway and use perspective drawing techniques which we will review in class.
12-10 Complete outstanding projects, exam review.
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