VISUAL ART | Sketchbook Assignments

Sketchbook Requirement: DRAWS borders around all information, writing and drawings; USE variety of line; DATE all drawings

Unit I: Drawing as Communication

  • 4 pages of mark making
  • 4 pages of blind contour drawing
  • 4 pages of hand drawings
  • 4 different landscapes/roomscapes
  • 4 object drawings
  • Art Talk: Check Your Understandings

Unit II: Drawing Goes Digital

  • 2 pages of software painting
  • 2 pages of software techniques
  • 4 object drawings
  • Art Talk: Check Your Understandings
  • DIAJ critique using specific vocabulary words

Unit III: Positive / Negative Space Drawing

  • 4 pages of negative space drawings
  • 4 pages of quick compositional sketches
  • Chapter Art Talk Check Your Understanding
  • DIAJ critique using specific vocabulary words

Unit IV: Portrait Drawings

  • 3 pages of portraits sketches
  • Chapter Art Talk Check Your Understanding
  • DIAJ critique using specific vocabulary words

Unit V: Figure in Space

  • Booklet
  • 4 pages - figure studies
  • Chapter Art Talk Check Your Understanding
  • DIAJ critique using specific vocabulary words

Unit VI: Designing Space

  • Booklet
  • 4 pages of linear perspective drawing
  • 2 pages of atmospheric perspective
  • Chapter Art Talk Check Your Understanding
  • DIAJ critique using specific vocabulary words

Unit VII: Sculpting Space

  • 4 pages of bust drawings
  • Art Talk Check Your Understanding
  • DIAJ critique using specific vocabulary words

Unit VIII: Constructing Space

  • 2 pages of drawing / painting
  • Chapter Art Talk Check Your Understanding
  • DIAJ critique using specific vocabulary words

Unit IX: Choosing Space

  • 4 pages of idea generation drawings
  • Chapter Art Talk Check Your Understanding
  • DIAJ critique using specific vocabulary words
  • Quick Descriptions / Storytelling