Art I Curriculum & Sketchbook
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Art I – Burford’s Curriculum
Line
* First day drawings. Pre-instruction evaluation
* Identifying Lines: Right brain drawing (upside/down)
* Line qualities (light, dark, thick & thin)- practice w/media
* Spatial Line Designs
* Depth and space with Line: OP ART
* Contour Lines
* Calligraphy Line- ink and brush
Shape and Form & Principles of Design
* Geometric & Organic Shapes
* Positive & Negative Shapes
* Organic & Angular Shapes
* Principles of Design- Balance drawings Matisse Style
* Free handing circles/ellipse
* Drawing forms
*spheres, cylinders, cones, pyramid,and cubes
* Drawing through technique
* Still life of forms drawings
Value
* Value Scales & Gradation scales in 4 shading techniques
*Blending
*Hatching
*Cross Hatching
*Stipple
* Shading forms worksheets
* Value recognition
* Hatching, crosshatch & Stipple Projects
* Blending project
*Value with Conte’ or Chalk
* Ink wash if time permits
Color
*Learning the Colors: Primary, Secondary & Intermediate
* Color wheel - mixing tempera
*Color Schemes
*Complement
*Split Complement
*Triadic
*Analogous
* Warm and cool colors
*Watercolor -techniques
* Saturation of complements
* Monochromatic
Clay/Pottery
*3 Dimensional Space
* Clay techniques
*Slab
*Coil
*Glazing
Space
* Positive & Negative Space
* Liner perspective
*One point
*Two point
* 5 ways to create illusion of Space & Aerial perspective
*3 Dimensional Space (studied during Pottery/Clay)
Texture
* Actual texture
*Texture rubbings
* Implied texture
*Reproduce texture drawings from rubbings
*Reproduce from magazine samples
*Drawings with texture
If time permits:
* Mosaic Collage - torn paper
* Color for sake of Color Chalk pastel fruits