Today's Class- Today was our first meeting of the semester. The course syllabus was distributed and reviewed. I had students fill out a survey about their art experiences and interests, and we discussed the results as a group. I also handed out the museum assignment, so those who may be making museum trips with other classes will know what my assignment is.
Homework- none
For next class 9/17/12- Next Monday we will begin our study of two dimensional art with the most basic unit of mark making, the dot. Bring your 18" x 24" pad of drawing paper, pencils, eraser, large black permanent marker, and two ultra fine point black markers. A small sketchbook may come in handy if you have one available, but no need to go out and buy one. One project will require a drawing based on a black and white photo. It should be of an existing 3 dimensional subject (person, object, landscape, interior, etc), not line art of digitally created. It works best if there is a wide range of values in the photo- light, medium, dark. For those who don't have a photo next week I will have some magazines to pick through, but if you bring your own, you will have a photo you like and won't have to waste class time searching for one.
