8thGradeArt; Elements & Principles of Design

• Read pages 1-11 in our textbook.
• Mon 8/26- in class, look for examples of ways you can demonstrate each of the elements of design in magazines and glue & label them in your "SmashBooks."
• Due Tues 8/27- Check Your Understanding Questions 1-5 on page 5
• Tues & Wed Read/Discuss/Notes on the Principles of Design (PP.8-11)
• Due Thurs 8/29- Check for Understanding Questions 1-5 p.11

YRBK; Ad Design Concept

Module 23; Advertising
Think you could come up with your own logo/trademark/brand?
Try using Photoshop or Correl Draw to design an image for a fictional company.
Then, turn it into a faux yearbook ad! Tentative deadline; Fri Sept 6, 2013

Aesthetic Scan

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Art Notes

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General Artwork Self-Critique

Especially valuable for extra-credit & Independent-Study students!

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PAINT: Due Dates

• Sketchbooks; hand sketch Mon 8/26

• Quiz; Hyperrealism notes Wed 8/29

• Painting; Macro Hyperrealistic Watercolor Thurs 8/30

PAINT: First Painting, Hyperrealism

Create a Macro Hyperrealistic Watercolor painting of a small object like some keys, a ring, or a pair of glasses. 

Follow these steps:

1) choose object

2) practice drawing at least 3X in your sketchbook

3) choose the best composition

4) lightly draw the outlines on a piece of watercolor paper

5) carefully paint only the background space

6) finally, paint your subject