A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AP ART

Friday mornings are sacred in the JCAPstudio. We have our 1 hour session first period and everyone has some donuts and gets to work. In the senior studio many different things are happening at once. Each student is exploring their own issues as their "concentration" begins to come together. It's a bit like a three (or more ) ring circus. ART! WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START THE DAY.

AP in Action

Sketchbook ideas-FULL PAGE

· Unique S-V-P . 5pts
· Dramatic lighting. 5pts
· Composition touches 3 sides . 5pts
· Map your shapes and have strong dark to light values. Or strong lines. 5pts
Sketches can be in pencil, ballpoint pen or oil pastel.
One will be due each Monday ---1/2 less on Wed.
1.A “CLUTTERED PLACE”
2.A PILE OF DISHES IN THE SINK
3.FAVORITE FAST FOOD WITH WRAPPER SHOWING
4.A VERY CLOSE UP OF VARIOUS GAME PIECES INCLUDING BOARD.
5.SUNGLASSES AND WHAT THEY REFLECT
6.A DIGITAL CAMERA(OR PHONE) WITH LAST IMAGE SHOWING
7.YOUR PET (SLEEPING) FROM 3 DIFFERENT VIEWS.

FAMILY VALUES

in your BOOK
2 PAGES- L-THUMBNAILS, R- DRAWING
ON ONE PAGE IN YOUR BOOK, DRAW ONE SMALL OBJECT THAT BELONGS TO EACH ONE IN YOUR FAMILY, YOU MAY INCLUDE PETS ( NO PLUSH TOYS)
1. SET UP A STRONG DRAMATIC LIGHT SOURCE.
2. AS YOU DRAW MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO HOW THEY ARE ARRANGED. Have some in foreground, middle, and background
3. THE LEFT PAGE IS FOR 3 SVP THUMBNAILS NO LARGER THAN A CREDIT CARD.
4. ONCE YOU HAVE CONTOURS DOWN, MAP OUT VALUES AND SHADOW SHAPES. LOOK FOR ECLIPSES AND MERGES.(REMEMBER THOSE?)
5. GO OVERMAPPED LINES WITH BALLPOINT PEN OR SHARPIE.
6. LOOK AT YOUR OBJECTS, FIND THE DARKEST AREAS AND SHADE THOSE IN USING PENCIL.

DUE OCT 26 MONDAY

NEW AP HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT!

"Art Supplies" by Fairfield Porter

I WANT YOU TO EXPLORE THE " ART SITES YOU MIGHT LIKE" ON THE RIGHT AND POST SOME PICTURES AND INFO ON YOUR SITE DIRECTING YOUR CLASSMATES TO
#1 SOMETHING YOU FOUND AND TELL WHY YOU FOUND IT INTERESTING AND
#2 HOW IT MAY HAVE HELPED YOU. SOME OF THE BLOGS ARE QUITE INTERESTING I RECOMMEND : drawman.blogspot for great example of a blog as an art journal and its full of lessons,links, examples and is very extensive. DAN ELDON gives examples of incredible sketchbook pages and an interesting life and tragic death. EDWARD GORDON is part of a project that paints A PAINTING A DAY and has many links to others that do too.

Also, the link to the AP Drawing portfolio is there to help you get a handle on goals you need to aim for.You CAN DO THIS and you improve with each piece. Many student examples. SEE WHAT A 6 IS. The "Bar" is raised high. It's good to know where it is.

START ADDING LINKS TO YOUR BLOG. due monday oct 19

saving a sketch

Amanda H

Sometimes work needs to be revisited. Artwork never really is "Done" but it can be "Completed." There is a difference. Sometimes sketches shouldn't be thrown away but developed further. Here a light sketch was reworked to make the figure appear out of the darkness. You should look at your sketches and see if you can "save it". Amanda did and now she has one more piece for her portfolio.