FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS:

FINAL EXAM ESSAY QUESTIONS:

Digital Art:

• 1)      Describe the similarities and differences between a graphic artist and a graphic designer.
• 2)      Using the Elements and Principles of Art, critique this artwork by “”.
• 3)      Describe the function/purpose of the following Adobe Photoshop tools:  *, *, and *.

Intro to 3D Art:

• 1)      Describe the similarities and differences between bas relief and sculpture in the round.
• 2)      Using the Elements and Principles of Art, critique this sculpture by “”.
• 3)       Describe the process (from concept to finished product) of one of the following projects:  papier-mache animal sculpture, plaster cast baby dolls, or a wire linear line sculpture of a bird.

Ceramics:

• 1)      Describe the similarities and differences between pinch, slab, and coil constructed projects.
• 2)      Using the Elements and Principles of Art, critique this artwork by “”.
• 3)      How do you prevent clay cracking while it’s drying and how do you prevent your project from blowing up in the kiln?

 

Painting:

• 1)      Describe the similarities and difference between watercolor, tempera, and acrylic paint.
• 2)      Using the Elements and Principles of Art, critique this painting by “”.
• 3)      Out of the following painting styles, which one is your favorite style and which is your least favorite style.  [Pop Art, Impressionistic, Expressionism, Abstract]  Explain.

Sample Answer:

 QUESTION:  Using the Elements and Principles of Art, critique this artwork Two Cats by Franz Marc:

BAD ANSWER:

I like this artwork because it has cats in them.  One is licking itself which is funny.  The other is looking down like an idiot, so I don't like the yellow cat.  I think they belong to the farmhouse in the background.

GOOD ANSWER:

The artwork Two Cats by Franz Marc has an interesting composition.  The focal points seem to be conflicting because my eyes jump from the orange spot on the blue cat, to the bright red leaves, to the orange reflection in the pond, to the yellow cat.  I think my eye is being led around because of the repetition of organic shapes, especially soft, circular ones.  The artwork is not highly realistic, it is stylized with bright colors and a little value around the edges of the shapes.  The artwork has a little depth because the artist used overlapping and adjusting the size of objects as it goes back in space, like the tiny little house in the upper left hand corner.  The artist makes the cats pop out by using contrasting colors, the blue cat is on an orange background, and the yellow cat is on a blue background.  Overall, I think the artwork is too chaotic for my liking because of too much variety in colors and shapes, despite liking the subject matter.
 

Digital Art: Edit your Music Videos 5/28/14 Sub Plan

Good morning!

I ran into an issue yesterday when trying to upload your video into Windows Movie Maker.  It does not recognize .MOV files (which are what our cameras capture in!).  So, we need to convert our movie files from .mov to .mp4.  To do that you need to download a program, and then follow the steps below.

GO TO -------->  THIS LINK HERE!

Click Download Now in the up per right hand corner.

A new window will pop up asking if you would like to save this file.  Click Save File!

When the download is complete, Click on the Download Arrow (lit up green) in your opened Web Browser.  Your screen will go dark and ask if you want to allow the program to run because it's downloaded from the internet. Press YES!

This is when the Installer is going to start.  Hit ACCEPT.  Don't click on any of the extras and hit FINISH.

The program will open automatically.

Now the easier part!

Click: Add File
Browse your files and choose a movie file.
Output Format:  .mp4
Save to Folder:  Click Browse and choose where you want the files to save to.  (The desktop is pretty easy!)

CLICK CONVERT!

Do this to all of your video clips!

Intro to 3D Art: Environmental Art

ENVIRONMENTAL ART 

WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL ART?

In a general sense, it is art that helps improve our relationship with the natural world. There is no definition set in stone. This living worldwide movement is growing and changing as you read this.
Much environmental art is ephemeral (made to disappear or transform), designed for a particular place (and can't be moved) or involves collaborations between artists and others, such as scientists, educators or community groups (distributed ownership).

WHO IS ANDY GOLDSWORTHY?

Andy Goldsworthy is a brilliant British artist who collaborates with nature to make his creations. Besides England and Scotland, his work has been created at the North Pole, in Japan, the Australian Outback, in the U.S. and many others.

Goldsworthy regards his creations as transient, or ephemeral. He photographs each piece once right after he makes it. His goal is to understand nature by directly participating in nature as intimately as he can. He generally works with whatever comes to hand: twigs, leaves, stones, snow and ice, reeds and thorns.

YOUR PROJECT?

You are going to gather multiple materials from nature and manipulate them into an interesting piece of art.  You may only use natural materials, so glue, scissors, etc. is not available.  First we will take a nature walk, gather materials, then bring them inside and sketch ideas using nature as inspiration.  You will then choose a place around the school to form an artwork, and take a picture of your final piece.  You will then leave it to let nature take it's course.  We will check up on it a few days later to see if it's still there!

PS- work in pairs!

Ceramics: Pop Art Slab Box

Your Project:  Pop Art Slab Box

You are going to create a hard slab box in the style of Pop Art.  You will learn how to properly dry our pieces, cut them to precise measurements, and construct without cracking.  You will also learn how to transfer images onto leather hard clay for a repeated Pop Art design.

Sketch:

Dimensions -- You will need to figure out the dimensions of your slab box.  You have to take into consideration the thickness of the clay when creating the sides.  You also need to measure for a lid.

Design -- You will need to choose 1 image to duplicate on all 4 sides of your box (5 if you want to put it on the lid).  It can be an image from popular culture, or a portrait of someone/something that you want to colorize in Pop Art colors!

Hard Slab Construction:

STEP BY STEP SLAB CONSTRUCTION


Image Transfer:

Digital Art: Music Video

ALAS!  The final digital art assignment!  Let's go out with a bang!

Your Project:  Music Video

You are going to work in groups of 2 or 3 to create a music video for a song of your choice (school appropriate).  You will use your artistic visions and learned editing skills to enhance the song with video.  Here is a GREAT example of a student made music video for the song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.

Criteria:

Song:
The song must be school appropriate.  You may bring in the mp3 of the song, or I know how to get it from YouTube for free.  (ask me!)

Sketch:
Deside on a concept that will enhance the song through video.  You may do something with a story line like the video you just watched, or do something more artistic like the song Moving by Travis.

Draw out the 'frames' of the scenes and choose your actors/objects/locations.  Also plan which scenes will be filmed in which order.  If props are needed, bring them by Monday!

Film:
I have 3 cameras that take video.  You will use those to film and upload to the computer.  There are a few settings on the camera, like black and white, that you can play with.

Edit:
You will use Windows Movie Maker to edit your film.  There are transitions, styles, and ways to add text to make the video look smooth and professional!

Credits:
Always give credit to the artist you used, also to the actors and editors!

8th Grade Art: Papier Mache Grotesque

Grotesque vs. Gargoyle:

STYLISTIC CHARACTERISTICS:

- FACES
- PLAIN IN COLOR
- PERSONALITY
- SCARY OR FUNNY

Digital Art: Artist Board Game

Your Project:  Artist Board Game

You are going to create a board game that is about a famous artist or art movement, i.e. Salvador Dali or the Surrealists.  You will create the board that you play on, the 'pieces', and any cards you may need to draw.  You may use other board games as inspiration.

Criteria:

-Your board will be made from (4) 8.5" x 11" pieces of paper.  So make your artwork 17" x 22" and use grid lines to divide it into 4.
-You must have spaces to travel throughout the board.
-Visually your board needs to connect to the artist or art movement
-You must have 5 spaces that relate to the artist, i.e. 'Vincent cut off his ear, move back 2 spaces'
-You must make at least 4 player pieces
- If your board pulls cards, design them!  You do not need a FULL deck, but a small variety that we can make copies of!

We are going to print these and play them on a Friday!!!  :-)

Intro to 3D Art: Found Object Hands

Herb Williams:  Crayon Artist

 

Other Artists who use found objects to enhance their sculptures..

 

Your Project:  Found Object Hand Sculpture

You are going to cast your hand with plaster gauze, then enhance the form of the hand with found objects.  You must find 1 object that you can get multiples of (examples:  M&M's, tooth picks, paper clips, cheetos etc).  You need to attach the found objects onto your hand to enhance to form, so you need to think of positive & negative space, pattern, color, and emphasis!

 

Painting: Final Acrylic Painting

 FINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING

Assignment #1  - Reflection
In this assignment, you'll reflect on what you've done so far to get a better picture of what you should do for your final painting.  You can use all of your art classes here at Westville for this reflection.
Write full paragraphs for each of the following.
If possible, include illustrations.




a) What was a project you did in art class (this year or previous years) that you think was unsuccessful.  Why was it unsuccessful?  What could you have done better?
b)  What was a project that you did in art class that you think was very successful?  What did you get right in this project?  Have you used what you did well in this project in subsequent projects?
c) What is something that you wish you had been able to do in art class but never got around to?   Why didn't you get around to it?  How could you incorporate this into your final acrylic painting project?
d) What is your favorite art piece (not made by you or anyone here atWestville )?  What do you like about this art piece?  How can you steal from this art piece in your own work?  This one should have an illustration.


Assignment #2  
1. Brainstorm - write out a list of 10 words or phrases of goals for this project.
These words or phrases should include: Major themes, any additional media you want to use, and style choices.
2. Thumbnails - Draw 10 of them
3. Refine Sketch
4. Create!
5. Artist Statement - Turn in all of your prep work and write an artist statement that includes:
• Ways that you have grown as a painter through this piece and during this course.
• Something that you think you could've done better in this piece and during this course.
• Something that you are proud of from this piece and from this course overall.

8th Grade: Symbolic Prints

Symbolism in Renaissance Art:

What is a SYMBOL?  A person, place, or thing that figuratively stands for something else.  It is more abstract and representative.


Examples: 

-- The American Flag:  Stands for Freedom
-- A Wedding Band:  Stands for marriage and the commitment of 2 people


Symbols in Art help deepen the story of the painting.  When looking at artworks, you should be thinking about what each person, place, or thing could abstractly represent.


JAN VAN EYCK:

Printmaking History & Process:

-Printmaking originated in Japan in the early 11th century.
-The process was re-invented by Johanes Gutenburg with his printing press.
-Printmaking became popular because you could create multiple copies of the same image, making art more accessible and affordable.
-Albrect Durer was one of the most talented and famous printmakers of the Renaissance.

-Printmaking process is inking a surface and pressing it onto a piece of paper.  There are different kinds of surfaces, from wood to linoleum to metal.

YOUR PROJECT:  Self Portrait double reduction Print

Digi Art: Clothing for a Cause

Your Project:  Clothing for a Cause

For your project you are going to create clothing line for a Cause (a charity, a specific group of people, animals, area in the world, etc.).  You must meet the following criteria:

1)  Choose a Cause
2)  3 Designs:  Men, Women, and Child:  Come up with your own original designs that will interest the group of people that will support that Cause, 1 design for each a man, woman, and child.  They can be similar, but not exactly the same!  The size you are working on for your designs is 8.5 x 11 each!
3) POSTER:  Put your designs on a picture of a t-shirt and make a Poster to help sell your clothing.

         Include:

• The name of the Cause
• Cost of shirt
• How much goes towards your Cause
• Your brand logo
• Size is 8.5 x 11!

8th Grade: Independent Art Project Options

INDEPENDENT ART PROJECT

 

YOU ARE TO CHOOSE 1 OF THE FOLLOWING 3 ART PROJECTS TO CREATE ON YOUR OWN INDEPENDENT TIME.

THE PROJECT IS DUE MAY 30TH

THE PROJECT IS WORTH 50 POINTS

 

1)  GUISEPPI ARCIMBOLDO Self Portrait

 

2)  RUBE GOLDBERG Machine Drawing

3)  MODERNIZED Mona Lisa

DigiArt: Westville Fine Arts Extravaganza

Your extra assignment is to create a poster to promote the Spring Westville Fine Arts Extravaganza.  The information needed for the project is listed below:

File Size:  11x17", 300 dpi, flatten as a .jpg and send the file to jderolf@westville.k12.in.us when you are finished!

Required to put on the poster:

-Westville Westville Fine Arts Extravaganza
-Come and enjoy the wonderful art created by Westville High School students and music sung by the Westville Middle and High school Choirs.
-Monday May 19th
-Gallery opens at 5pm
-Choir Concert starts at 6pm

Ceramics: Sgraffito Coil Pot

SGRAFFITO COIL POT

For your next project you are going to construct a symmetrical coil pot using the traditional coil method.  You will need to smooth the surface inside and out, then apply the sgraffito technique on the outer surface.  Your sgraffito design must show Movement.

SKETCH:

You must sketch at least 2 different shapes to your coil pot, and choose your favorite one.  The shape must be visually pleasing AND be physically stable.

TEMPLATE:  You will make a template of the profile of your project to use while constructing.

You will also need to draw a different design on each one that evokes the feeling of movement.

 

CONSTRUCTION:

1)  Circular base:  roll a slab and cut a 5" or 6" diameter circle

2)  Roll your first coil to be thicker than the rest for sturdiness.  The placement of the coil on the base depends on the shape of your profile.  If it needs to get narrower, then you put it on the inside of the edge of the base.  If it needs to grow straight up, you place it right on the edge.  If you need it to angle outwards, you place it on the outside of the edge.

3)  Smooth coil to the inside of the vase using finger or clay tool.

4)  After adding 3 or 4 coils, smooth the outside of the coil pot.  Always support the inside or outside when smoothing.

5)  Cover well with your bag in between days, and use a paper towel over the weekends.  You want the bottom of the pot to get to leather hard so it can withstand the pressure of the layers on top of it.