Art Lessons and Activities Pages

  ART CURRICULUM, GENERAL MAP OF CONCEPTS AND SKILLS

Art. Instructor, C. Pinkney 
Space Break Up Excercises
Positive & Negative Pattern Design 
Drawing to Scale Using Grids
Drawing & Shading Mass & Volumes
The process of Abstraction
Picasso Qualities of Modern Art
Sketching from Models or Nature
How to Look at Art
Water Color Sketches & Paintings
How to Evaluate Art
Cardboard Sculpture Assem- blage
Near & Far Simple Perspective
Linear Perspective 1 Point
Linear Perspective 2 Point
Detail Drawing or Painting
Clay Basic Techniques
Hand built Clay Design
Relief Print Design
Expressionism
Impressionism
Surrealism or Fantasy
Art Serren dipity: Art by Accident
Posters & Lettering
Skills: Observation and Awareness 
Awareness Of Line - Contour x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Awareness Of Color or Hue x x x x x x x x x
Awareness Of Color Tone x x x x x x x x x x x
Awareness Of Color Intensity x x x x x
Awareness Of Shape and Size x x x x x x x x x x x x
Awareness Of Mass or Volume x x x x x x
Awareness 2Dimensional Pattern x x x x x x
Awareness of Message or Content x x x x x x x x x x x
Awareness of Depth or Perspective x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Awareness of Space & Break-up x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Skills / Drawing: Hand Eye Coordination
Of Free Gesture /Movement x x x x x x x x x x x x
Of Drawing with washes x
Of Blending tones x x x x x
Observing Small Detail  x x x x x
Of Figure-Ground Awareness x x x x x x x
Of Reproducing in Scale & Proportion x
Of Drawing Small, with Detail x x x
Skills, Painting Skills
Color Mixing, Tints & Blends x x x x x x x x x x
Color Mixing, Tone & Blends x x x x x x
Painting with clean, Hard-edge x x x
Washes and Transparency x x
Nuances, Textures & Scumbling x
Modeling Light & Shadow with brush x x x x x x
Space Break Up Excercises Positive & Negative Pattern Design  Drawing to Scale Using Grids Drawing & Shading Mass & Volumes The process of Abstraction Picasso Qualities of Modern Art Sketching from Models or Nature How to Look at Art Water Color Sketches & Paintings How to Evaluate Art Cardboard Sculpture Assem- blage Near & Far Simple Perspective Linear Perspective 1 Point Linear Perspective 2 Point Detail Drawing or Painting Clay Basic Techniques Hand built Clay Design Relief Print Design Expressionism Impressionism Surrealism or Fantasy Art Serren dipity: Art by Accident Posters & Lettering
Creative Working Skills
Idea Selection - Brainstorming x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Thumbnail sketches x x x x x x x x x
Experimentation x x x x x x
Personalized Interpretation x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Working with care x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Clean Up and Maintenance x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Self Evaluation x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Design & Layout Skills
Recognize & Apply margins x x
Recognize & Apply Varieties of sizes x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Recognize & apply Rhythm x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Recognize & Apply Contrast x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Recognize & Apply Balance x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Recognize & Apply Transition x x x x
Ceramics & Sculpture Skills
Clay Wedging and Preparation x x
Controling Moisture of Clay x x
Slip Joining & Scoring x x
Decorating Methods Graffito x x
Decorating Methods Applicque x x
Decorating Methods Stamping x x
Glazing Clay & Firing x x
Maintaining Supplies & Materials
Observe Safety  x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Clean Up Work Habits x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Work with Care x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Space Break Up Excercises Positive & Negative Pattern Design  Drawing to Scale Using Grids Drawing & Shading Mass & Volumes The process of Abstraction Picasso Qualities of Modern Art Sketching from Models or Nature How to Look at Art Water Color Sketches & Paintings How to Evaluate Art Cardboard Sculpture Assem- blage Near & Far Simple Perspective Linear Perspective 1 Point Linear Perspective 2 Point Detail Drawing or Painting Clay Basic Techniques Hand built Clay Design Relief Print Design Expressionism Impressionism Surrealism or Fantasy Art Serren dipity: Art by Accident Posters & Lettering

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