ART II

Art II  Students who have successfully completed Art I may take Art II.  They learn the use of value in drawing, and study various methods of shading, using pencil, pen and ink, pastels, and paint.  They complete an intensive transparent watercolor unit, build a ceramic coil pot, design a batik hanging, and study calligraphy, two-point perspective, and art history.

 

SYLLABUS

 

Quarter 1

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards

          Shading

                   Geometric forms

                   Ink drawing of shadows

                   Conte crayon face drawing

                   Cross-hatched still life

                   Scratch art

          Ceramic Coil Pots

 

Quarter 2

Art In Focus book

          Early Christian and Byzantine art

          Early Medieval and Romanesque art

          Gothic Art and Architecture

 

Quarter 3

Using the Elements and Principles of Design

          Balance and Harmony in an oil pastel painting

          Repetition, Rhythm, and Emphasis in a repeat pattern

          Unity in composition using Watercolor

 

Quarter 4

Calligraphy

Batik