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    Owosso Hi gh School

    Vi sual Arts Department



    AP and Art Chal l enge:
    Sketchbook Assi gnments

    Week Assi gnment Materi al
    Used
    ! of
    Pages
    "

    #Cover at least four pages with charcoal$
    #Make a variety of marks; smudge the charcoal% experiment with an
    eraser$
    #Draw a favorite object in your house$

    Charcoal & Pages
    Covered
    '

    #Practice drawing with graphite$
    #Draw a bowl of fruit$
    #Use the whole page$
    #Do not leave any white showing$
    #Experiment with line and value$

    Graphite Stick ( Pages
    Covered
    ( #Use a ballpoint pen
    #Draw objects from your kitchen in an arrangement$
    #Experiment with different widths and take advantage of
    the strength and rich textures these pens permit$

    Ball Point Pen
    Black Marker
    ( Pages
    Covered
    & #Select a work of art by a famous artist$
    #Paste a copy of the work in your sketchbook$
    #Make three studies of the chosen work of art$
    #Make a drawing using only line$
    #Make one showing only the values (no line)$
    #Make another showing only the colors (crayon% color
    pencil% marker)$

    Pencil%
    Marker%
    Crayon%
    Color Pencil%
    Marker
    ( Pages
    Covered
    ) #Scribble randomly over your book$ Sit back and let your
    imagination run free looking for shapes and patterns that
    may appear$ Be aware of images that appear and
    disappear as you stare at the page$ If one image is
    present% work back into the drawing to bring that image
    out$ Create areas of light and dark to define space and
    form$ Add details to create a composition$ Dont be
    afraid to over do it!

    Your choice
    of drawing
    material or
    materials
    Cover at
    least one
    complete
    page
    * #Using India Ink and a brush% practice marking graduated
    lines$ Be aware of how you can change the expression of
    the line by changing the pressure on the brush$ Make a
    variety of lines exploring the expressive character of the
    medium$ Do a self#portrait with a thick brush$ Dont try
    to be realistic$

    India Ink
    Your choice
    of brush
    Cover at
    least (
    pages
    + #Look at the bark of trees% rock formations% leaf shapes%
    and objects in nature to find images$ Create a pattern
    with an image from nature$ Use lights and darks to
    create emphasis$

    Your choice of
    media
    Cover at
    least '
    pages
    , Drop some ink on a page$ While the ink is still wet% fold
    another page over the one with ink% letting the ink make
    an impression$ Open both pages$ Look hard at the spots$
    What do they suggest? Think about composition and
    create something incorporating the blots$ Be
    imaginative!

    Ink and other
    medias of
    your choice
    Cover at
    least two
    pages
    - Draw your bedroom window and whats outside the
    window$ Fill the page with the composition$ Use value
    to define the different spaces$

    Your choice of
    media
    Cover at
    least one
    page

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