Art-1

 

 

 

Course Title: Art-1

Level: 9-12 grades

Prerequisites: None

Credit: 1 per year.

Text(s): None  

 

Description: This is an introductory course designed to give students the opportunity to work with a variety of media and processes.  Art terminology, history, the elements, and principles of design, and careers will also be focused on.  All students will be required to keep sketchbooks.  

 

Program Objectives:

I.          At the end of the first semester each student should be able to:

1.      Know and understand some general art terminology.

2.      Control and achieve good craftsmanship when creating art.  

3.      Understand how to create artwork, which exhibits essential art concepts, skills and or techniques.  

4.      Learn self-discipline and responsibility.  

5.      How to evaluate art by determining craftsmanship, design quality/composition, viewer response/impact, skill, and effort.     

 

II.                At the end of the second semester each student should be able to:

            Apply all learned concepts to the creation of art.    

 

Projects:

1st Semester Projects

 

Unit

Projects

Duration

Target Skills

Art History

 

1-2 Weeks

 

Sketchbooks

 

1 Week

 

Color Theory

Color Schemes

Color Wheel

2-3 Weeks

Color Mixing

Painting Skills

Vocabulary

Grid

Measurement/Proportion

Grid-Comic Strip

Grid-Monochromatic Self Portrait

3-4 Weeks

Strait Edge

Measurement

Drawing Skills

Vocabulary

Painting Skills

Puppet Making

Stick Puppets

Jumping Jacks

2-3 Weeks

Drawing Skills

Painting Skills

Vocabulary

Pen and Ink

Hand Texture

Line Design

2 Weeks

Drawing Skills

Vocabulary

Printing

Stencil Printing

Block Printing

1 Week

Drawing Skills

Vocabulary

2nd Semester Projects

 

Unit

Projects

Duration

Target Skills

Lettering

Block Lettering

Font Creation

1 Week

Strait Edge

Drawing Skills

Value & Shading

Value Scales

Pipe Drawing

2-3 Weeks

Strait Edge

Drawing Skills

Vocabulary

draw a roof in perspective

Perspective

1 Point Perspective

2 Point Perspective

3 Point Perspective

Team Pennants

4-5 Weeks

Strait Edge

Perspective concepts

Drawing Skills

Vocabulary

Picture

Colored Pencil

Half and Half drawing

1 Week

Color layering

Drawing Skills

Vocabulary

Fiber

Paper Weaving

Photo Weaving

Fiber Weaving

4 Weeks

Vocabulary

 

Sculpture

Pinch pot clay whistles

2 Weeks

Clay manipulation

Vocabulary

Craftsmanship