End of the Graphic Art Unit

The last Project in the Visual Literacy and Graphic Arts Unit, Ad Men, is due this Friday! Get done and get it in. We will be starting a drawing unit Following the Christmas Break.

I have not assigned a due date for the December sketchbook yet as our project time lines will be affected by the Christmas break and exams. It is likely that the timeline will extend well into the New Year.

November Sketchbook Due December 2nd

Art 3200/ 2200
Sketchbook Assignment for November 2011
Every month you will be required to do sketchbook assignments. This gives you a chance to practice your art skills; the more you do something the better you become. Some months you will get a choice of assignments, other months you will be required to complete a specific assignment. Sketchbooks are due at the end every month. Sketchbooks are worth 15% of your final mark! Please keep them up to date. You can complete these assignments during class time if you are finished early; if you do not finish early they are homework.

Complete one of the following:

1. Make a DETAILED drawing of your eye and the area around it. Include everything you see when observing closely in clear, even lighting. Your drawing must be realistic, 8”x 10” inches in size and observed from real life or a photo of a real person.

2. Choose a portion of a magazine or newspaper picture. Glue that picture on a page in your sketchbook. Create a drawing that incorporates that picture into a story. You may use more than one magazine or newspaper image BUT the artwork should be made mainly from your added drawings. You may use color or shading. OR you could use a color scheme (monochromatic, etc.)

3. Research the elements and parts of a coat of arms and create a coat of arms or crest for your family or organization. Your drawing must fill the full page of your sketchbook and include colour. Please keep in mind that the colours used in a coat of arms have are symbolic and meaningful. The following websites have information on the construction of a coat of arms:
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms
• http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/british_galleries/designa/coat_of_arms/coat_of_arms.html
• http://www.fleurdelis.com/coatofarms.htm

items due

the following projects have to be passed in before November 16th. Any late submissions will not be included on the first report card.

1. your portfolio
2. September's sketchbook assignment
3. Visual puns
4. October's sketchbook's assignment
5. Illustrating a fortune
6. Drawing with a grid

please see me if your missing instructions

progress to date

here is a list of all the projects completed to date

1. your portfolio
2. visual puns
3. what's your fortune
4. Grid drawing ( in progress)
5. September's sketchbook assignment
6. October's sketchbook assignment ( in progress)

your sketchbook assignment for October is due on November 1st

Portfolios and first sketchbook assignment

Both your portfolio and first sketchbook assignment are due on Thursday, September 29th. And yes, the portfolios need colour. I will be marking them over the weekend. Remember you only have to complete one of the three choices of sketchbook assignments are they are numbered easy to hard. They are listed below please check your handout for examples.

1. Stream of consciousness drawing- fill an entire 8x10 page with doodles
2. Draw a word in the shape of what it describes. Example, the word dog would be drawn in the shape of the word dog.
3. Draw an object melting.

First Project

First project 2011
Students are currently working on thier portfoilo projects. Assigned homework is now due. Students must bring in three images to use as a resource for thier current project.
Please bring the following items to ALL classes:

1. Pencil
2. Ruler
3. Eraser
4. Pencil Leads
5. Scissors
6. Glue Stick
7. Ultra Fine Sharpie
8. Fine Sharpie
9. Sketchbook/ book of unlined paper

For Thursday and Friday of this week ( Sept 22/23)bring your sketchbook to class; You will be assigned your first sketchbook project for the year.