COURSE DESCRIPTION
The standards of grade eight focus on the synthesis and application of previously learned concepts.Students acquire art skills that enable them to make conscious choices of media and techniques for expressive purposes.
COURSE SYLLABUS
Intro to Art-Discuss Material list,Rules,Cleaners List, Daily Assignments , Grade System
Portfolios/Zentangle work folders
DRAWING
Pre-instructional Drawing- Lil'Sketchbook
Right Brain Drawing-Upside down Drawing
Observation Drawing-objects of different points of view, spatial relationships
Practice- proportions of hand
Hand composition
1Point Perspective Rooms- review use of of vanishing point, guidelines, horizon line-practice with drawing furniture
1 Point Perspective- Surrealistic room-Discuss Dali and surrealism
2 Point PerspectiveCastles- demonstrate use of two vanishing points
Perspective Review
Perspective Test
PAINTING
Painting Terms/ Word Find
Non-Objective Painting
Expressive artwork- Washington County School calendar contest/ PTA Reflections contest / Christmas card contest
COLOR SCHEMES
Watercolor colorwheel
Color Schemes Worksheet
Analogous Word Design
Analogous Painting
Color Schemes Coloring Worksheets
Test on Painting/Color Schemes
SCULPTURE
Sculpture Terms/Word Find
Preparation of Plastercraft and Designing of Mask
Demo of Mask Making Techniques
Make Mask- cast of student's face or styrofoam head
Paint and decorate mask
PRINTMAKING
Printmaking Terms
Discussion of Terms- show examples of different types of tools used to produce prints
Space Design- use of positive/negative space
Plan design of for linoleum prints
Demo of carving linoleum
Carve linoleum
Demo of printing and labeling prints
Print edition
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