Final Grading Fall 2011

Final Class Grades were submitted to KeanWise today. I don't know how long it takes before they will be available to students, but probably not too long.

12/19/11 2D Design

Today's Class- Today was our last class meeting of the semester. We opened with a critique of all the Final Projects. After that, I dismissed the class while I graded the final projects, semester portfolios, and remaining back projects and museum papers. Everyone who came to today's class returned to pick up their work, learning their grades for all of the above. Final class grades will be calculated soon and submitted to KeanWise. If tradition holds, they'll post them in early January, but if I hear something different I'll post an update.

Enjoy your break.

12/14/11 Drawing I

Today's Class- Today was our final class meeting of the semester. We held a critique of all of the final drawings from last week, and then all the 2nd half portfolios, sketchbooks, and museum papers were graded. Most students returned and picked them up, along with the graded final drawings. Art not picked up as of 3 pm was stacked on one of the paper cutters in the corner by the green chalk board. The classroom is heavily used, so if you care about getting your stuff back, you should pick it up as soon as possible.

Final grades will be calculated next week and submitted shortly after that. I don't know yet when they will be posted by the school. If I learn something, I'll post it on the blog.

Enjoy your break.

12/12/11 2D Design

Today's Class- Today was a general work day for the class. Most put in time working on the Board Game final project. Some used the time to work on back projects still owed, or their museum papers.

**********Semester Portfolio**********

The semester portfolio, all work that wasn't an individually graded project, is due at the beginning of class next week. If you haven't missed any classes, you should be all caught up. If you're not sure, here is a list of what is expected and the blog dates where details can be found.

9/19/11- Wall paper (dots)

9/26/11- Contour Lines (shoes)

9/26/11- Negative space (chair, bottles)

10/17/11- Value drawing with charcoal

10/17/11- ( 1 each vine and compressed charcoal)

11/7/11- Color wheel/Color Mixing

11/28/11- Color Still Life Painting

Homework- Nothing new, but the Final Project is due December 19, 2011 for everyone, and almost everyone still owes the museum paper. If you still owe a back project (seasons, limited palettes), next week is your last chance to earn partial credit.

For next class 12/19/11- Our final meeting of the semester. We will spend some time doing a full critique of the final projects and some late arriving work. After that I will grade the final projects, museum papers, and portfolios. Bring all those items to class. Be on time- the sooner we can start, the sooner we will finish.

12/7/11 Drawing I

Today's Class- Today we did our final still life drawing of the semester, which serves as the class Final Project. A few minutes were also spent filling out the course evaluation forms.

How to make this up- Set up a still life. Place two low boxes on a table, drape with a white or light colored cloth. Arrange 5 objects on and around the boxes and light with a directional light to create patterns of light and shadow. For the objects, choose one each from among the following list:

a bottle

a hat

a shoe

a power tool

a large sports ball (basketball, football, etc)

a piece of sports related equipment (baseball mitt, golf club, etc)

For the drawing, you may use your choice of charcoal (vine or compressed), ink wash, or conte crayon (black, red, or combined). Spend up to 5 hours working on it. Above are a few examples from a previous semester.

Homework- Nothing new, so use the opportunity to catch up on any back homework you may have missed, or get that museum paper done.

**************2nd Half Portfolio******************

The following items are expected to be part of your 2nd half portfolio. The dates indicate where those things can be found on this blog.

11/2/11- Ink wash drawings of white objects (2)

11/16/11- Black Conte Crayon still life

11/16/11- Red Conte Crayon still life

11/23/11- Monotype prints of still life objects

11/23/11 (most students did 3 to 4)

11/30/11- Mixed red and black conte crayon

11/30/11- One from mannequin, one from live model

For next class 12/14/11- Our final meeting of the semester. We will have a detailed critique of all the final project drawings, and then everyone will be dismissed temporarily while I grade the final drawings, the museum papers, the 2nd half portfolios, and the sketchbooks. If you don't bring in the museum paper, portfolio or sketchbook, I can't grade them and you will get a zero for those items. No art supplies needed. All student work will be returned by the end of class that day.

12/5/11 2D Design

War Hall

Andy Warhol

Roots

Kerry James Marshall

Today's Class- Today we started working on the final project of the semester, using the two dimensional color artwork of an established fine artist to design a board game with a theme based on the artist and/or the work. We also devoted time to looking at the completed limited color palettes projects that were due today.

How to make this up- You will need to select a fine artist, one who works with representational images and is a recognized fine artist- appearing in textbooks, major museums, etc. Images from one or more paintings from the artist will be used to create a new composition, which is built around the concept of a board game of your devising. Examples from previous semesters, with the name of the game and the source artist, can be seen above and below. To see all the requirements for the project, along with another example and all the specifics of how it was created from the original source painting, click here.

Homework- This final project of the semester is due at the beginning of class on December 19, 2011, which is our last class meeting and the last day of the semester. If it's not turned in then, it will not be graded. The museum paper is also due that day, if it hasn't been turned in yet.

Those who still owe one of the back graded projects (seasons, palettes, etc) need to get them done as soon as possible to earn partial credit.

For next class 12/12/11- The class period will be used as a general work day. Most students will use the time to work on the final project, but you may use the time to work on anything related to class, such as back portfolio work, late graded projects, or even the museum assignment. Bring whatever materials you need to work on whatever you plan to work on.

Anxiety Clue

Edvard Munch

Bari Master

Ancient Egypt

The Greek Grape Faze

Ancient Greece