12/1/10 Intro to Art

Today's Class- Today we spent the first part of class looking at the comic strip projects that were due today. They were collected and will be returned graded next week. Then we looked at slides of the history of sculpture, from prehistory through the present. Last, we discussed the final project of the semester, a 3D project.

How to make this up- This project requires you to construct a 3 dimensional open front box that you will fill with a variety of 2 and 3 dimensional elements that fit a common theme of your choosing. The above examples from a previous semester are Christmas (top) and Peace (bottom). To learn the full details and see more student examples, click here.

Homework- This 3D graded project is due at the beginning of class on December 15, 2010, our last day of class.

The museum paper is also due on 12/15/10, but will be accepted next week if anyone wants to get it finished and graded early.

Those who did not turn in the comic strip project today should complete it as soon as possible. The more weeks that it's late, the more points will be deducted.

Semester Portfolio Collection-

On the last day of class I'll be grading the semester portfolio, all the artwork that you've done that's not individually graded (comic strip and box projects). Below is a list to remind you of what we've done, and where on the blog you can find it if you need to learn more.

Sep 15th Contour Line (Shoes)

Sep 22nd Negative Space (Chair, Bottles)

Sep 29th Value (Charcoal Drawing)

Oct 6th Mosaic Collage (magazine paper)

Oct 13th Color Wheel and Complement Mix

Oct 20th Photography Assignment

Oct 27th Rhythm in Visual Art (Music)

Nov 3rd Collagraph Print

Nov 24th Two Point Perspective (Interior of Classroom)

For next class 12/8/10- The class will be a general work day that can be used for any work related to the class. You may work on the 3D final project, anything that you might still owe from the portfolio list (as long as it doesn't require any materials or set up from me), or even work on the museum paper. So bring whatever materials are appropriate to whatever you want to work on.