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Turn
2 dimensional shapes into 3 dimensional
masses or volumes by adding surfaces
and tonality to suggest light
and shadow
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Breakup
design series teaches the skills
of mixing color and neatly applying
paint to areas.
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Interpret
an interesting picture composition.
After pencil-drawing the areas,
Interpret each space for darkness,
detail, and soft versus hard
edges.
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"Art
by Accident" is an imagination
builder appropriate for any age.
Wet in wet effects become the
idea source for imaginative subjects
added later.
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1
point perspective,
2 point, linear perspective using vanishing points, |
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A
nice wall pocket can be done
in a half hour or less using
the step by step instructions
in this demo.
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ART
SKILLS - - There are many art
skills which can be taught and
develope with use and practice.
Here are some of these.
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GOOD
STUDENT ART - - Some recent art
work done by students in the
Pinkmeister's classes
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Drawing
the human body in proportion
can be done in a variety of ways.
Figure drawing builds the skill
of accurately drawing from observation.
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Pictures
are comprised of areas, each
of these areas contribute to
a good drawing or painting.
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Compare
the work of two artists. Compare
method and expressive qualities
as well as design features and
visual elements
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Draw
the human face using guide lines;
three views include front, profile
and 3 quarter views.
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Slab
built clay projects for high
school and middle school. Decorated
and assembled bases, sides and
decorative elements.
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Design
and composition lesson defines
terms like repetition, contrast,
emphasis, etc.
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"Near
and Far" Introduces features
of simple perspective; overlapping,
size changes, and the use of
horizon - a reference to distance.
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Discover
master artists like Vincent VanGogh,
Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso. These sites are good places to learn about them. |
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Detail
in a drawn or painted picture
adds visual richness as well
as defining the subject.
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3D studio offers this mask project. Here are step by step samples |
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Why
teach art in school?
Plus other topics on art and culture. |
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numerous
design-related assignments |
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Step
by step demo on making
a personal symbols wall plaque, using stamps and add-ons. |
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Examples
of many kinds of Art to look
at You may get ideas from either
subject or method
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Personal
Symbols turned into a painted
cubist style abstraction
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Dictionary
approach
to anything you ever want to know about art and artists. Fabulous! |
 
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Art
Class Lessons
7th
and 8th Grade Project Listing
Transforming
2DForms into 3D Forms (Masses)
BreakUp Space Excercise grade 7
Clay Projects for Junior High Students
Additional Clay Designs
Abstraction Ideas from Cubism
Simple Perspective, Near and Far
Basics of Perspective, Linear Perspective
Pattern and Decorative Design
Portrait Painting Assignment
Skills - Tools to Art Production: Lists of Art Skills
Studio 1-Drawing Series Assignments 9wk
1
Studio 2-Painting and Color Assignments 9 wk2
Studio 3-Design in 3Dimensions
9 wk 3
Studio 4 -Independent Studies Guidelines
Studio 5 - Independent Year 2
Independent Studies Evaluation
Positive and Negative Design 7
Watercolor Technique Samples
Design
Ideas
Imagination
and Fantasy
Skills
- Tools in Art Production:
Lists of Art Skills
Principles of Composition,
Elements of Design
3 Creative Tasks in the Creative Process
Cropping: Finding a Picture inside a Picture
Detail, The Little Things that Make Art Interesting
Primary Breakup - Visual Picture Content
Looking and Responding to Art
Evaluating Art Quality
Independent Art Guidelines
Narrative Art Pictures that tell stories
Sketch book Assignments
Self Rating Your Skills
Art Appreciation Responding to Art
Images of Flowers
Samples
of Still Life
Creative
Ideas & Art Concepts
How
do I begin a Picture?
Why Art: Mission: Art from k-12 in schools
An Introduction to ART for New Artists
3 Tasks in Creative Process
Content- Primary Breakup, Developing
the Picture
Content - What's in a Picture? - Visual Content
Ideas - Art "Style": Describing Styles Ideas,
Themes, Examples Worksheet
Discover and Invention: Creative Learning in
Art
Looking at Art and Reactions to Think
You'll
Never Use Art? !Introduction
Graduation
StandardsSkills
- Tools in Art Production:
Lists of Art Skills
Principles of Composition,
Elements of Design
Map of Art Skills & Knowledge
Map of Grade 7 Skills
Color Assignments
