Drawing & Painting Syllabus

DRAWING AND PAINTING I
Drawing and Painting I emphasizes individualization in advanced drawing, recognition of underlying structure common to all forms, and introduces color with paints. Students will further study contour line, the gestural figure, portraiture, landscapes, and value coupled with the study of a variety of artists. Basic painting tools, media and techniques are introduced in this course. Advanced drawing media such as pen and ink, conte’ crayon, charcoal, graphite, and pastels may be used to help students understand and communicate the language and purpose of art.

Mutual Respect: Everyone is at a different level of ability and development. An atmosphere of trust is critical to learning and artistic development. Students will respect the teacher, the art room, and the art materials as well as each other. Students need to respect other students’ work in comments as well as actions. Areas of concern are best expressed by meeting with the teacher without an audience.

GRADING PROFILE
Class Work/Major Projects 45%
Sketchbooks 45%
Final Exam 10%

EVALUATION
Craftsmanship-well made, neat, good use of materials and tools
Creativity- An original idea, not just copy work from another source, no commonplace imagery or overused ideas. This could be a different use of materials or an alternate solution to a problem.
Meets Project Objectives/Understands concepts-illustrates knowledge of project objectives effectively in a project.
Completion of Project- work is completed and on time
Quality and Overall Effect- work is communicated effectively to the viewer and completes a thought
Participation grade will be lowered if: students are not working in class, failing to bring necessary materials to class, and not cleaning art materials and work area.

Sketches:
You are required to do sketchbook assignments weekly and I do NOT accept late sketches. Sketchbooks assignments are given on Mondays and checked on Fridays. Sketchbooks must be a minimum size of 8.5” x 11”.

OPEN STUDIO DAY
Students are welcome to come every Wednesday after school to work on artwork or finish projects if they so desire. Appointments for other times, either before or after school, may be made by contacting me. I am available for assistance at any time.

Class Projects are subject to change based on abilities and interests of the students and material available.