I.
Composition and Design
A.
The Elements of
Design (line, shape, form, texture, space, color, value)
B.
The Principles
of Design (balance, movement, contrast, unity, emphasis)
1.
Application: Texture Collage based on a performing or
written work
2.
Application: Written Analysis and Critique
C.
Quiz
II.
The Element of LINE
A.
Drawing
Vocabulary
B.
Right and Left
Brain
1.
Application: Blind Contour (faces, upside-down portrait,
hands, shoes)
2.
Application: Modified Contour (hands, shoes, objects,
still life)
C. Quiz
III.
The Elements of VALUE and TEXTURE
A.
Drawing:
Vocabulary, Methods and Tools
1.
Practice: Value Scale
2.
Application: Graphite still-life drawing
3.
Application: Graphite Surrealist drawing (Dali, Magritte,
Kahlo)
B.
Pen & Ink:
Vocabulary, Methods and Tools
1.
Practice: Value Scale
2.
Application: Pen & Ink animal drawing
C.
Subtractive
Methods, Media and Tools
1.
Application: Charcoal cloth study
2.
Application: Scratchboard of student chosen subject
D. Quiz
IV.
The Elements of COLOR and SHAPE
A.
Acrylic Painting:
Vocabulary, Methods and Tools
1.
Practice: Color Wheel
2.
Application: Abstract painting (Mondrian, Picasso)
B.
Watercolor:
Vocabulary, Methods and Tools
1.
Practice: Color Mixing and Techniques
2.
Application: Realistic landscape
C. Quiz
V.
The Elements of FORM and TEXTURE
A. Ceramics: Vocabulary,
Methods and Tools
1.
Application: Pinched lidded piece
2. Application: Slab tile, pinch/slab flower pot, slab footed
pot,
3. Application: Mug in student’s choice of method
B. Quiz
VI.
The Elements of FORM, SPACE, COLOR, and TEXTURE
A.
Sculpture: Vocabulary,
Media, Methods and Tools
1.
Application: Assemblage Sculpture (Marisol)
2.
Application: Figurative Wire Sculpture
3.
Application: Kinetic Sculpture (Calder)
B.
Quiz
