2013-14 Studio Art Daily PlansSept 16-Sept 20, 2013Ms. Livoti

Monday 9/16/13Aim: Why do artists practice blind contour drawing techniques?

Do now: Art Elements/Design Principles A-Z

Today: Organize supplies, familiarize with sketchbook rules and routines

Homework: Begin your first sketchbook assignment! Due on Monday!

Starting to draw begins with observing edges.

Do you see lines pre-drawn on objects?

What are other words that describe edges?

Art Vocab! Write it down:

Contour lines describe all the edges of an object, both the inside and outside.

Contour Line

Blind Contour

Why do artist’s practice blind contour drawing?

How is playing sports or video games similar to blind contour drawing?

What looks different about a blind contour drawing?

Blind contour drawings are made when you look more at the object than you do your paper, and you don’t lift your pencil while you draw!

Tuesday9/17/13Aim: What is abstract art?

Do now: Look at the images below (The Gray Tree by Piet Mondrian and Pennsylvania Landscape by Andrew Wyeth) and compare and contrast them.

Homework: Continue sketchbook work!

Abstract Art

Abstract art is non-representational

Some abstract art is simplified completely into the elements of art, while some abstract art still has some recognizable aspects of the subject.

László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian born painter and photographer known dor his Bauhaus style. He died in 1946 in Chicago.

Fernand Léger was born in France, 1881. Known for his abstract style.

Positive Space and Negative

Space

The space the subject of your artwork takes up is positive space.

One way to make your object look more interesting is to draw it so it creates shapes in the negative space, or the space around the object

Wednesday 9/18/13Aim: Why do artists use view finders?

Do now: Explain a technique you use to help you draw.

Homework: continue sketchbook work- due on Friday, 9/20

Thursday 9/19/13Aim: How can an object become an abstract design?

Do now: Viewfinder practice! Use your viewfinder to select an area of the room and sketch it into your notebook.

Homework: Sketchbooks due TOMORROW!

How can we create an abstract design from this guitar using positive and negative space?

Use a view finder to choose a

square area to zoom into and

focus on.

Simplify the object to line

and shape! Look for those

implied lines.

Friday 9/20/13Aim: How can you create balance and movement in your design?

Do now: Look at the images below, which one do you think shows movement?

Homework: Enjoy your weekend. Keep an eye out for art

Balance

Designs should always achieve a sense of visual balance- how the art elements are distributed in a design.

You shouldn’t place all your same elements of art on the same side and place on the paper.

This could make one part of your artwork seem “heavy”.

Shepard Fairey

Movement

When your artwork is balanced, it creates movement:

How your eye is lead around a design.

Your eye does not get “stuck” on one part of the design.

This creates a visual flow and can help people understand your artwork better.

Edgar Degas

Resources

Guitar, Blind contour studies, horizontal line design (google image search

László_Moholy-Nagy

Fernand Leger

Edgar Degas

Shepard Fairey

Mondrain- The Gray Tree

Andrew Wyeth Pennsylvania Landscape

movement 2D principle

line design