Ceramics - Blog 4 - Quote

Post an interesting quote about clay.  Note the source.

3D AP - Brancusi

Constantin Brancusi was a student of Auguste Rodin.  Find one of his sculptures and draw it on a full page in your sketchbook.  This should be a finished drawing with some sort of background information and should take you about 2 hours.

The Kiss by Brancusi


The Kiss by Rodin

2D AP - Seated figure

Look at the paintings of mothers and children by Mary Cassatt.  She was an American Impressionist.  Recreate one of them on a FULL page in your sketchbooks.

2D AP - painting/collage examples

The above two are by Texas artist Nancy Sandlee



Einstein by Steve Penley

AP Class - Friday Assignment 3

2D students (this will include Meg and Tesch too - I won't keep saying this, okie dokie?) - Look at paintings of seated figures by Alice Neel and Lucian Freud.  Pick one and re-create it on a full page in your sketchbook.  Most of y'all have been doing a great job on this assignment so keep it up :)

3D students (this will include Katherine too) - Look at figurative sculpture by Auguste Rodin.  Pick one and draw it in your sketchbook.  You may use any material but use a range of value to show the textures and dimension.

Ceramics - Blog 3 - Free form coil pots

Find an interesting free form pot or container on Google, Bing or some other search engine.  Post a photo of it here to share with your classmates.

Art 2 - Blog 3 - Photoshop Find

There are tons of how-to videos on YouTube about Photoshop.  Think of a problem that you are stuck on and search a video that will help you solve your problem.  State your Photoshop issue and share the link with your classmates.  The earlier in the week you do this the more helpful it will be.

Art One - Blog 3 - Mandala

Tibetan monks create a mandala (sand painting) as a ritual.  Watch this short video.  What do you think about the image and the symbolism?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QItAyepAnI

Art One - Blog 2 - Radial Symmetry

Radial Symmetry achieves the greatest level of balance in a work of art.  Shapes, lines and colors radiate from a central axis.

What is this?  Where would you find it?  Why was it put there?

Ceramics - Blog 2 - Free form Coil

How was this made?  What do you think?

Art 2 - Blog 2 - Photoshop blending

This photo is pure cheese, but it demonstrates a cool photoshop trick.

Watch the following video about how to apply a layer mask.  This can be useful when blending two images together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDmpumn8yPE

2D AP, Megan and Tesch - Friday Assignment 2

Find another work by Marc Chagall and reproduce it in your sketchbook.   You can use any material.

BTW - your Franz Marc animals were terrific.  I loved the color and the use of the full page - for most of you.

3D AP and Katherine - Friday Assignment 2

Reproduce these Henry Moore sketches on one full page in your sketchbook by Friday.  You can use any material.

Refining your drawing skills will only help you with your prep work for your 3D work.  I know it seems like it is not connected but you can see by the Moore sketches that it can help you refine your ideas.  It also helps you prevent wasting time and materials.  If you were him, which one of these drawings would you turn into a sculpture?

Megan and Tesch - Seated Figure

3D APand Katherine - Friday Sketchbook 2

Practice drawing 3D objects.  Look at the above image and recreate it in your sketchbook using any materials.

2D AP, Megan and Tesch - Friday Sketchbook 2

 

Find any other animal by painting Franz Marc.  Reproduce it with any material in your sketchbook.

Art 2 - Blog 1 - Picasso and African Masks

 

Picasso was one of many 2D artists inspired by 3D work and in particular 3D work from Africa.  Watch the following short video and tell me what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPQoHTUxGCI

Art One - Blog 1 - Coil Method

What do you think?  How was this made?

Ceramics - Blog 1 - Slump Molding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYb3bvI7wFE

AP - Sketchbook

AP sketchbook collages are due this Friday.

Also due this Friday:

2D - bird drawing based on the work of James Audubon or egret
This should be a full page.

3D - photograph all work so far, edit it and put in a folder under your Pictures on your computer.

Meg and Tesch - paint lion

Katherine - 6-10 sketches of ideas for coil project