Sketchbook Assignment #9 - Magazine Color Collage

Due November 6 
Assignment MUST be competed in your sketchbook, or you will receive a zero.
Be sure to follow these guidelines for every assignment:

• Drawing must fill the entire page (3 points)
• Drawing must use full color or shading. You may use crayons, pencils, colored pencils, paint, etc. Your choice. (3 points)
• Drawing must show great attention to detail (3 points)
• The date your sketch is due must be written in the top right corner of the page (1 point)

This week's assignment: Magazine color collage

1. Choose a color. 
2. Search for magazine photos and collect as many different objects or swatches in your chosen color as possible.
3. Cut out and glue of your images onto your sketchbook page, with the goal of overlapping and filling up the page.

Below is my example. Be creative and have fun! Happy hunting!

Sketchbook Assignment #8 - Element of Art - "Value"

Due October 30 
Assignment MUST be competed in your sketchbook, or you will receive a zero.
Be sure to follow these guidelines for every assignment:

• Drawing must fill the entire page (3 points)
• Drawing must use full color or shading. You may use crayons, pencils, colored pencils, paint, etc. Your choice. (3 points)
• Drawing must show great attention to detail (3 points)
• The date your sketch is due must be written in the top right corner of the page (1 point)

This week's assignment: Element of Art - "Value" drawing

1. Draw a simple border around the sketchbook paper. 
2. Write the title, "Element of Art - Value" in large letters at the top of the paper. Trace with marker.
3. Below the title, write the definition of value - the lightness or darkness of a color, used to add light and shadow.
4. Below the definition, draw 3 boxes and make these 3 shades of gray, using just a pencil. Add a simple house below.
5. Draw a horizon line.
6. Add a road and hills in the background. Fill all areas with at least 3 different shades of gray.

Below is my example. You may copy the format or make up your own. Be creative and have fun!

Sketchbook Assignment #11 - Contour Drawing

Due November 20 
Assignment MUST be competed in your sketchbook, or you will receive a zero.
Be sure to follow these guidelines for every assignment:

• Drawing must fill the entire page (3 points)
• Drawing must use full color or shading. You may use crayons, pencils, colored pencils, paint, etc. Your choice. (3 points)
• Drawing must show great attention to detail (3 points)
• The date your sketch is due must be written in the top right corner of the page (1 point)

This week's assignment: Contour Drawing

1. Trace your hand in pencil. Unusual placement and cropping is encouraged!
2. Use a thick or thin black Sharpie or other black marker, draw in as many line details as you can (nails, wrinkles, etc.).
3. Choose a line pattern and completely fill in the background (negative space). 

Below is my example. You may copy my format or create your own. Be creative and have fun!

Sketchbook Assignment #7 - "Places I'd Like to Visit" drawing

Due October 23 
Assignment MUST be competed in your sketchbook, or you will receive a zero.
Be sure to follow these guidelines for every assignment:

• Drawing must fill the entire page (3 points)
• Drawing must use full color or shading. You may use crayons, pencils, colored pencils, paint, etc. Your choice. (3 points)
• Drawing must show great attention to detail (3 points)
• The date your sketch is due must be written in the top right corner of the page (1 point)

This week's assignment: "Places I'd Like to Visit" drawing

1. Draw a border around the sketchbook paper.
2. Write the title, "Places I'd Like to Visit" or "Five Places I'd Like to Visit" or something similar.
3. List at least 5 different places you would like to visit - you can list more than 5; you can list places you've been to before and would like to go back to; please no made up places!
4. Please use marker or a darker colored art material to write your title and list so that it shows up.
5. Draw a travel related picture in the background - such as an airplane in the sky, the open road or something related to one of the places you'd like to visit. 

Below is my example. You may copy the format or make up your own. Be creative and have fun! I'm looking forward to hearing about the places you'd like to visit!

Sketchbook Assignment #6 - "My Favorite" collage/drawing

Due October 16 
Assignment MUST be competed in your sketchbook, or you will receive a zero.
Be sure to follow these guidelines for every assignment:

• Drawing must fill the entire page (3 points)
• Drawing must use full color or shading. You may use crayons, pencils, colored pencils, paint, etc. Your choice. (3 points)
• Drawing must show great attention to detail (3 points)
• The date your sketch is due must be written in the top right corner of the page (1 point)

This week's assignment: "My Favorite" collage/drawing

1. Find a picture of one of your favorite things. Find it in a magazine, take a picture of it, print it from your computer. 
2. Cut the picture out and glue this picture in the middle of your paper.
3. Title it, "My favorite..." and then caption underneath the picture with what your favorite thing is. You can write this sentence in a different format, as long as it is talking about your favorite thing that is pictured.
4. Using any type of art materials (colored pencils, markers, oil pastels, etc), color in a bright, colorful, vibrant, exciting background that draws attention to the picture of your favorite thing. By the time you're done, your paper should be filled! 

Below is my example. You may copy the format or make up your own. Be creative and have fun! I'm looking forward to seeing what your favorite things are!

Sketchbook Assignment #5 - Tissue Paper Leaves

Due October 9
Assignment MUST be competed in your sketchbook, or you will receive a zero.
Be sure to follow these guidelines for every assignment:

• Drawing must fill the entire page (3 points)
• Drawing must use full color or shading. You may use crayons, pencils, colored pencils, paint, etc. Your choice. (3 points)
• Drawing must show great attention to detail (3 points)
• The date your sketch is due must be written in the top right corner of the page (1 point)

This week's assignment: Tissue Paper Leaves

1. Cut out 3 large shapes and 3 small shapes from fall colored tissue paper.
2. Glue all 6 pieces down to your paper. Some parts can overlap if you want. 
3. Let this dry fully before drawing on them - or you'll end up with a glue-y, ripped up paper mess! Yuck!
4. Find 3 different types of leaves you can draw - either on the Internet, in books, magazines or even outside! I'll be sending home a handout with 4 different examples you may use as well. Draw one type per large piece of tissue paper - make sure you draw it large enough to fit on the large piece of tissue paper!
5. Label each type of leaf you drew.
6. Draw three more leaves (any type you want) in the background, so that your drawing is complete and fills the page.
7. You don't have to color the white paper background. 

Below is my example. You may copy the format or make up your own. Be creative and have fun! I'm looking forward to seeing your fall leaves!