Art Homework for General Art 2 for March

All assignments are to be done from real life - no photographs!

 

DUE by Wednesday March 13, 2013 – OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING

1. Open a cupboard in your kitchen or garage.  Draw what you see inside the cabinet. (shelves with items on them).  Try to shade to show the depth of the shelf and the form of the objects inside.  You may want to shine a light on the subject to make the shading more evident.  Use PENCIL only.

Evaluation     _______   40  Use of media, neatness, value development/shading

                     _______   10  Creativity, originality, difficulty

                     _______   40  Accurate depiction of the subjects        

                     _______   10  Composition and use of the full page

 

DUE by Wednesday March 20, 2013 – OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING

2. Draw one of the following items.  Fill up the entire page with your study.  Shade to show form and color.  Hammer, spatula, ladle, hand can opener, pliers, wrench.

           Use pencil or ink – no color. 

Evaluation      _______   40  Use of media, neatness, value development/shading

                     _______   10  Creativity, originality, difficulty

                     _______   40  Accurate depiction of the subject          

                     _______   10  Composition and use of the full page

 

DUE by Wednesday March 27, 2013 – OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING

3.  Look outside at a tree that has lost its leaves.  Carefully draw the shape of the tree trunk.  Add the branches as accurately as you can.  Think of this as a botanical study.  We should be able to identify the tree from the formation of its branches.Fill the page.  Complete your work with shading in pencil or ink.  Use as many different values as you can.

 

Evaluation      _______   25  Use of media, neatness, value development/shading

                     _______   10  Creativity, originality, difficulty

                     _______   45  Accurate depiction of the subject          

                     _______   20  Composition and use of the full page

 

DUE by Wednesday April 3, 2013

Optional Homework – your choice to do it or not, and if you do it you may select any type of art or craft to do.  Grade based on effort and craftsmanship.