Completed Value Eyes

Students turned in their finished value project today, and they look fantastic! A great finish to the semester! Here are a few photos of the works!

They did a wonderful job! I have really enjoyed this semester, and I hope that you all have a great winter break!

Finished Clay Busts and Value Progress

The spirit animal busts have been coming out of the kiln this week, and they are looking great! Here are a few images of some finished works. Grades are being posted as the artwork comes out of the kiln, so keep an eye on PowerSchool! All clay grades will be posted by the end of next Monday, December 16th.

As the artworks are being fired, students are working on their value project: drawing celebrity eyes. They are doing a great job with the project and I am excited to see the final works! Here are a couple photos of their progress:

Students will have until Friday in class to continue working on these drawings, and the final works will be due on Monday, December 16th. No extensions will be giving on this project, as exams follow the due date.

Happy Snow Day!

I hope everyone is enjoying the snow day today (everyone who can!). This week students finished up their clay animal busts with glaze, and the busts will be fired shortly!  Here are a few photos from the glazing process!

So far these are looking great! I'm sure I'm not the only one who is excited to see them after they get fired in the kiln!!

End of Semester Update

As we near the end of the semester, I wanted to give some updates on the rest of the course schedule.  As always, my website displays a calendar with the coming schedule on it.  Currently, students are finishing up glazing their spirit animal busts.  The busts are due for firing by the end of class on this Friday, December 6th.

Next week, we will complete value drawing of eyes.  Students have already set up their drawings in preparation.  The drawings will be worth 50 points, and will be due on Monday, December 16th.  There will be no extensions on the due date.

Art 1 will have a final exam, and it will be worth 20% of the final grade in the course.  Students have received study guides, and material will be reviewed in class on Monday, December 16th.

Ceramic Busts

Students have officially ended their clay construction, and the artworks are drying before going in the kiln. Check out some of the animals!

Progress Update and Quiz Corrections

Students have been working hard constructing their clay spirit animal busts for about a week now.  The animals are coming together, and our goal is to have them constructed and ready to fire by the end of class on this Friday, the 15th.  It will be exciting to see the complete animals!

Students received their graded quizzes on Monday, and are able to complete quiz corrections to gain half of their missed points back.  For the corrections, students will need to write the question that they missed, their original answer, and the correct answer 3 times.

For example:

1. ______________:Kneading clay to remove air bubbles and to even consistency of the clay.

My original answer was weld, which is incorrect.  

Correct Answer:

Wedge: Kneading clay to remove air bubbles and to even consistency of the clay.

Wedge: Kneading clay to remove air bubbles and to even consistency of the clay.

Wedge: Kneading clay to remove air bubbles and to even consistency of the clay.

Corrections are due this Friday, November 15th.

Clay Drafting

We are starting our clay project tomorrow, and students are making clay spirit animal busts that display their personalities. Before we begin to build, we draft out our plan. Students have completed their drafts and are moving onto the building stage! Here are some of the completed drafts.

Grades Posted

💬Grades have been posted to PowerSchool for the watercolor self portraits. Many students had successful artworks at the end of this unit, and their work is now on display!

The classroom wall of fame has been revamped with the watercolor artworks, and is located in the art hallway to show off the work! Take a look and see if your student's artwork is on it!

Quiz on Tuesday

There will be a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, October 29th for 25 points.  Students can prepare by studying their clay vocabulary notes from class.  We will briefly review on Friday and Monday during class time.

Finished Watercolor Self Portraits

Watercolor self portraits are due this coming Friday, October 25th. We have moved onto clay in class, so students are finishing them in their own time. So far, the portraits that have been turned in are looking great! Students were able to decide whether they wanted to add pen work to their portrait, so some of te finished works display that technique. Take a look at some of the outstanding artworks so far!

Watercolor Portraits in Progress

Students are still working on their watercolor self portraits, and they are really coming along! The colors and pose for each artwork were chosen by the artist to communicate their assigned emotion. Take a look at some of the works in progress!

Quiz Corrections

Students received their color theory quizzes back today in class. If they are not satisfied with their score, they can earn half of their missed points back.  To do this, they must:

1. Write the questions that were marked incorrect.
2. Write the correct answer 3 times. 

This includes any drawn or written answers. Due on Friday, October 11th.

Moving on to Watercolor

We have officially finished our first project of the year!  The students did a wonderful job on their perspective initials, and have started planning their watercolor project.  Here are some of the finished products!

Our "Wall of Fame" featuring some of the outstanding artists in class!

You and your student should be very proud of their accomplishments! I was blown away by these works!

In the last week, we have moved onto a focus of color theory.  We analyzed color in artworks and advertisements, and focused on implications of color.  The final work will be a self portrait of the student that conveys an emotion through color and expression.

In preparation for the paintings, students have been studying the color wheel and watercolor brush skills.  Here are some of their practice sheets!

Today we edited student photos in the computer lab to prep them for our paintings.  I am impressed with their compositions! Here are some of the self portraits students have edited.  Next week we will transfer the images and begin painting them. Each image is aimed at portraying an emotion.

Tranquil 

Furious

Outrageous

Playful

Quiz on Tuesday

Just a reminder, there will be a 25 point quiz in class on Tuesday of next week (October 1st). Students should use their color theory packet as a study guide. The color wheel is also an area that students should review this weekend!

Perspective Project Images

 The students are finishing up their perspective project in Art 1.  They are looking great! Here is a peek at some of the process and finished products!

Students did some research to begin the project and gridded fonts of their choice.  This is a great example of this step!

Their next step was to put their fonts in a 2 point perspective composition and add value for depth.  I am excited to see both of these as final artworks!

These works are all complete or almost there.  

Overall, I am so proud of all the Art 1 classes!  They are all challenging themselves and their drawings are looking wonderful!