SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL

Teacher's Name:	Marilyn Wade- Fassett
Weeks of: December 21, 2009-January, 2010	Happy Holidays!!! Christmas assignments.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TEACHER!!

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· Art 9- · The focus for the next two weeks will be on coloring techniques using wet and dry media. · We are currently continuing our study of the language of art. (Elements of Art and Principles of Design). We will be doing the element of color. · How a work of art is constructed- composition continued. · Constructing a landscape drawing. Students will draw their landscape and then color them using dry pastels. · Art material- - dry pastels- watercolors · Artists- M.C. Escher, Paul Klee, Grandma Moses. · Creating a drawing using sharpie marker. · Lesson on color mixing using watercolor paints.

· Drawing a room with a bookcase, cat and a floor line. · Finishing marker drawing. Christmas Assignment: Students are to complete a take home exam. This is also the study guide for their Mid term exam. They will have part 2 when they return. Name______________________________________ Period _____________ Open Book Exam/ Study Guide This open book exam will also serve as your study guide for your mid- term exam. Your exam will take place in January during exam week. You will receive a separate paper which will break down the exam further. All of the activities tested pertain directly to our experiences for the last several months. You will complete portions of this exam during the Christmas break. You will complete Section two when you return in January. These are worth two test grades. SECTION ONE Part I- Elements of Art and Principles of Design. On the line provided write EOA if the word is an Element of Art. Write POD if the word is a Principle of Design. Write N if it is neither. _________1. Form _________13. Rhythm _________2. Unity _________14. Color _________3. Pattern _________15. Harmony _________4. Shape _________16. Emphasis _________5. Repetition ________ 17. Texture _________6. Variety ________ 18. Value _________7. Line _________19. Dimension _________8. Balance _________20. medium _________9. Proportion _________21. Movement ________10. Visual building blocks ________22. visual symbols ________11. Contrast ________23. collage ________12. Space _________24. Rules to help with art. Part II- Short answers. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. What is a credit line? 2. Definition of artist. 3. Definition of drawing. 4. Definition of collage. 5. Definition of mixed media. 6. What were the two jobs of early man? 7. Definition of composition. 8. Definition of line. 9. Definition of shape. 10.Definition of form. 11.Definition of space. 12.Definition of texture. 13.Definition of biomorphic shapes or forms. 14.Definition of transparent. 15.Definition of opaque. 16.Definition of translucent. 17.Definition of compositional devices. 18.Definition of perspective. 19.Definition of thumbnail sketches. 20. What does “use of space” mean? 21.What is 2 dimensional? 22. What is 3 dimensional? 23.Definition of value. 24.What are artificial light sources? List them. 25.What are natural light sources? List them. 26.What are the two types of shapes and forms? ________________________________ ________________________________ 27.Write the two types of shapes and forms next to their definition. · ___________________________ Shapes/ forms that are mathematical and of man made origin. · ___________________________ Shapes / forms that are uneven , free-form and organic shapes found in nature. 28.What are the three zones found in perspective? · __________________________________________ · __________________________________________ · _____________________________________________ 29.Write the correct zone next to its definition. · ______________________________________ Part of the picture that is between. · ______________________________________ Part of the picture that is farthest away. · ______________________________________ Part of the picture that is closest. 30.Definition of actual texture. 31.What is a baseline? 32.What is a tree-line? 33.What does land design mean? 34. What is a grid used for? 35. What is the definition of assemblage? 36. Match the artist with their work. Paul Klee___________ a. Made art using junk. Sewell____________ b. made sculpture from wood. Wayne Theibaud ________ c. taking a line for a walk. Louise Nevelson ________ d. art from dreams and nightmares. Salvadore Dali _________ e. King of pop art. Andy Warhol ___________ F. Cakes and pies.

· Art 12. · · Drawing and painting will receive notes. Artist study will begin using slides. Drawing and Painting students will begin next project using a scratch board and watercolor paint. The purpose of this project is to explore color media. Ceramics students are working on their second coil pot, which will consist of shaping the pot and smoothing it on the outside. New techniques will be slab construction. Students will create a box using slab construction. Students will decorate their pieces which were bisque fired. We will have the next firing. Different methods of decorating pots. Students will receive their next set of notes. Art 12 students are having visits from different art schools. Ceramic students will have a demo on using the wheel.

Homework- During the Christmas break students will complete a research paper with pictures. Name_____________________________________ Drawing and Painting/ Ceramics Christmas Assignment During the Christmas break, you are to write the following reports. They are due January 2010. The reports are to two pages. Please add pictures if available. Students in Ceramics will create a wall in the ceramics room with the information they wrote pertaining to their ceramic artists. Students in Drawing and Painting will create an art expression based on the artist they choose. Ceramics Report. Ceramics is an art form that is thousands of years old. The artist working in clay at this time has taken the art form to new heights. In the past the ceramic artist was a vital part of their community. Write a research report about ceramics at the present time. You will be asked to write a report about ceramics in the past probably in February. Example: The Greeks made amazing story vases. The Chinese created vases during the Ming dynasty that is priceless at this time. There are contemporary ceramics artist whose work is highly sort after now. Look at the artist and choose on whose work make you feel is close to the type of ceramic ware you would like to create. Your group will make a poster in which each of you will take a digital picture of one of your ceramic piece and use it to make beautiful poster. Drawing and Painting Report. Drawing and Painting students are to write a report about an artist of their choice from the present time. You also will create a project about your artist. In February you will be asked to write a report about an artist in the past. Your group will use the information to make a poster which will be a collaboration of all students in D/P. Both reports are to be typed. Please put the art work on a separate page. Copy art in color if possible.