Sketchbook Assignment #15 - Textured Castle Drawing

Due January 29
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: Textured Castle Drawing

1.  First, draw three rectangles, two for the towers and one for the main wall. 
2. Next, draw two triangles to form the conical spires. Repeat the same process to sketch another tower in the middle.
3. Add some details like the flags, bricks and the arrow slits. 
4. Make sure to draw large enough to fill the paper. Trace edges in marker.
5. Apply white gum labels in a staggered manner to look like stone blocks. 
6. Color in your castle with colored pencils or crayons, rubbing over the labels. Don't forget to color in the sky and ground!

Below are the steps to drawing the castle and my example. You can copy my format or create your own! Be creative and have fun!

A few photos from the art room...

Mrs. Gelatt's class, painting fall leaves.

Mrs. Connor's class, experimenting with paint and textures.

A few scary monsters from Ms. Geis's class. Rawr!

Sketchbook #10 - Negative Space Drawing

Due November 13 
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: Negative Space Drawing

1. Lightly trace a pair of small scissors at least 3 times onto your sketchbook page.
2. Color the background using at least 3 different colors of crayons, in any pattern, as long as the end result is solid. No light or scribbly coloring allowed! The bolder background, the more the scissors stand out. 
3. Leave the inside of the scissors empty (white). 

Below is my example. Be creative and have fun! :)

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!