Sketchbook Assignment #7 - "my hand" collage

DUE JANUARY 14

Date shown are the dates the assignment is DUE.

Assignment must be completed in your sketchbook, or you will earn a zero.  

Grades for sketchbooks will be out of 10 points and based on the following:

·  Drawing must fill the entire page (3 points). 

·  Drawing must use full color or shading. You may use crayons, pencils, colored pencils, paint, etc. (3 points). 

·  Drawing must show great attention to detail (3 points)

·  The date that your sketch is due must be written in the top right corner of the sketchbook page (1 point).

This week's sketchbook assignment: "My hand" collage

1. Using just a sheet of white paper, trace one hand in pencil and then with a Sharpie so that you can see the lines a bit from the back.

2. Cut about 6 of 7 big squares of magazine pictures that you like, about 2″ squares. Glue down the squares to cover the back of the hand cutout. All should overlap so no white is showing. Let dry completely.

3. While glue is drying, color you background with any color crayon(s) you'd like. Color it completely.

4. *Make sure glue is COMPLETELY DRY before doing this step* Cut out the hand from the marker side. Glue the hand in the center, and watercolor paint is applied around the hand, and faded to nothing with the brush.

Make sure glue AND watercolors are completely dry before closing your sketchbook!

Sketchbook Assignment #6 - Where I Live

DUE DECEMBER 17

Dates shown are the dates the assignment is DUE.

Assignment must be completed in your sketchbook, or you will earn a zero.  

Grades for sketchbooks will be out of 10 points and based on the following:

·  Drawing must fill the entire page (3 points). 

·  Drawing must use full color or shading. You may use crayons, pencils, colored pencils, paint, etc. (3 points). 

·  Drawing must show great attention to detail (3 points)

·  The date that your sketch is due must be written in the top right corner of the sketchbook page (1 point).

This week's sketchbook assignment: Where I Live

1. Using paper, newspaper, magazines, etc., create a collage of where you live (a house, an apartment, etc). 

2. Make sure to create a complete picture (ground, sky, building, landscaping) that fills the page. 

3. Using black marker, trace around your cut edges and add small details such as windows and doors. 
4. Add some extra color to your collage using crayons. 

Below is my example: 

Sketchbook Assignment #5 - Face Collage

DUE DECEMBER 10

Dates shown are the dates the assignment is DUE.

Assignment must be completed in your sketchbook, or you will earn a zero.  

Grades for sketchbooks will be out of 10 points and based on the following:

·  Drawing must fill the entire page (3 points). 

·  Drawing must use full color or shading. You may use crayons, pencils, colored pencils, paint, etc. (3 points). 

·  Drawing must show great attention to detail (3 points)

·  The date that your sketch is due must be written in the top right corner of the sketchbook page (1 point).

This week's sketchbook assignment: Face Collage

This is a mix and match collage project, with a writing prompt that hopefully sparks some creative thinking.

1. Start with gluing the face and neck onto the sketchbook page.

2. Cut out and glue eyes and a mouth on the faces, hopefully each from a different magazine page.

3. Look for patterns and colors in the magazines.  Cut and glue some kind of hair or hat or topping to the collage head.

4. Below the face, write and finish the sentence “Hello, my name is _____.”

Sketchbook Assignment #4 - Texture

DUE DECEMBER 3 (when we return from Thanksgiving Break)

Dates shown are the dates the assignment is DUE.

Assignment must be completed in your sketchbook, or you will earn a zero.  

Grades for sketchbooks will be out of 10 points and based on the following:

·  Drawing must fill the entire page (3 points). 

·  Drawing must use full color or shading. You may use crayons, pencils, colored pencils, paint, etc. (3 points). 

·  Drawing must show great attention to detail (3 points)

·  The date that your sketch is due must be written in the top right corner of the sketchbook page (1 point).

This week's sketchbook assignment: Texture

1. Using pencil first, then tracing with black marker, or just begin with black marker, write "The Elements of Art" at the top of your page.

2. Below your title, write "Texture: means surface quality. Texture may be real, or just an impression."

3. Make a rubbing using the sample of texture of your choosing. Plastic nets, sandpaper, a leaf, etc. - all will work well. Rub with a crayon or pencil. Label this "Impression of Texture" with black marker.

4. Glue or tape the real texture sample below or next to your rubbing. Label this "Real Texture" with black marker. 

5. Compare the two. Do they look similar? What is different about the two of them? 

Sketchbook Assignment #3 - "Thankful" Bubbles

DUE NOVEMBER 19

Dates shown are the dates the assignment is DUE.

Assignment must be completed in your sketchbook, or you will earn a zero.  

Grades for sketchbooks will be out of 10 points and based on the following:

·  Drawing must fill the entire page (3 points).

·  Drawing must use full color or shading. You may use crayons, pencils, colored pencils, paint, etc. (3 points).

·  Drawing must show great attention to detail (3 points)

·  The date that your sketch is due must be written in the top right corner of the sketchbook page (1 point).

This week's sketchbook assignment: "Thankful" Bubbles

*This assignment will take up two pages*

1. Use anything circular (jars, lids, masking tape, etc) for tracing circles. Write “I am thankful for…” in crayon, and then trace a lot of overlapping circles around the page (7 or more circles). Names of the people or things you are thankful for are written inside, using crayon and pressing hard. Fill in any extra space with lots of little circles. Multiple crayon colors in each make them look a bit like marbles.

2. Watercolors are used to fill in each circle. While wet, and with a thin brush, a partial ring around the edge is added to each. A light hand with the painting will bring about the best results.

3. If you don't have watercolors at home, please plan accordingly, meaning, plan to do the painting portion here at school well before the due date.

Sketchbook Assignment #2 - Faith Ringgold Flag Collage

Due November 12
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: Faith Ringgold Flag Collage

Faith Ringgold, an African-American artist, is best known for her large story quilts. In 1985 she made a piece titled “Flag Story Quilt” which inspired this collage.

1. Using old magazines, cut out small pieces of red, and also black and white lettering (type) to fill in the stripes and blue swatches to fill in the rectangle portion of the flag. Attached the pieces with glue stick or white glue.

2. Cover the blue rectangle with some glue stick and arrange some hole punch circles or some other small white pieces of paper, for stars, as shown.

Below is my example:

Here is the artist's work that this assignment was inspired by:

Sketchbook Assignment #1 - Positive/Negative Flowers

Due November 5
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: Positive/Negative Flowers

This is a simple exercise that uses positive and negative shapes and lines.

1. Students will have received an 5.25" x 8" piece of black paper for this assignment. 

2. Using a ruler, lightly draw a 1" border on three edges of the black paper. It should look like there is a square touching the bottom edge of the paper. 

3. The inside black square is cut and flipped up, and the two black pieces are glued to the white paper as shown.

3. Use a black sharpie or black marker to draw a vase in the lower white space. Flowers may be drawn on the black square with a white colored pencil or white crayon. This is one of those projects that just needs a simple, simple drawing. Less is more!

Below is my example! You may copy it exactly or elaborate on your own version of the vase with flowers.