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    GT Syllabus 2011

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    The document provides information about several art units for a class over the course of a school year. It outlines concepts, problems, and homework for units focused on cyanotypes, woodcuts, printmaking at Pyramid Atlantic, figure drawing, portraits, intaglio prints, color theory, still life painting, microscopic medical illustration, and microscopic abstraction. Students worked collaboratively and individually using various media like photography, printmaking, drawing, painting, and abstraction to create compositions based on principles of design and observation.

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    The document provides information about several art units for a class over the course of a school year. It outlines concepts, problems, and homework for units focused on cyanotypes, woodcuts, printmaking at Pyramid Atlantic, figure drawing, portraits, intaglio prints, color theory, still life painting, microscopic medical illustration, and microscopic abstraction. Students worked collaboratively and individually using various media like photography, printmaking, drawing, painting, and abstraction to create compositions based on principles of design and observation.

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    GT Syllabus 2011

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    The document provides information about several art units for a class over the course of a school year. It outlines concepts, problems, and homework for units focused on cyanotypes, woodcuts, printmaking at Pyramid Atlantic, figure drawing, portraits, intaglio prints, color theory, still life painting, microscopic medical illustration, and microscopic abstraction. Students worked collaboratively and individually using various media like photography, printmaking, drawing, painting, and abstraction to create compositions based on principles of design and observation.

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    October 15, 2011 Cyanotype Collaboration Unit Concepts

    Organize a composition using photographic processes. Utilize art elements, design principles, and technical processes in the construction of a functional object.

    Studio Problem/Approaches
    Students will collaborate to create effective cyanotypes based upon the principles of composition and design.

    Homework: Make 2 sketches after researching Day of the Dead. In


    at least one of the sketches, you should begin to break down the drawing into a 50/50 light/dark design suitable for printmaking transfer.

    October 29, 2011 Woodcuts planning an effective image

    Unit Concepts
    Apply relief printmaking processes to develop an effective composition that utilizes personal imagery from sketchbooks based on cultural exemplars.

    Studio Problem/Approaches
    Students will use Day of the Dead as inspiration for creating large scale collaborative drawings suitable for printmaking.

    Homework: Research printmaking images and print out 3 examples of


    mark-making that you want to incorporate into your print next class. The bus leaves Howard at 8:30am, next class, November 19. Have your permission slip signed.

    November 12, 2011 Pyramid Atlantic- Day One Unit Concepts


    Exploration of an artist work space. Observation of others artwork to strengthen ones own work. Artists collaborate for a diversified final work.

    Studio Problem/Approaches
    Students will transfer their image to the block (plywood). We will also take part in a tour of the facility and gallery walk of the collection art Pyramid Atlantic.

    Homework: The bus leaves Howard at 8:30am, next class, November 19.

    November 19, 2011 Pyramid Atlantic- Day Two Unit Concepts


    Media Usage: Carving wood. Artists collaborate for a diversified final work.

    Studio Problem/Approaches Students will learn how to carve wood relief. Students will carve their group image in large plywood sheets. Homework: The bus leaves Howard at 8:30am, next class, December 3.

    December 3, 2011 Pyramid Atlantic- Day Three Unit Concepts


    Media Usage: How to print with a steam roller. Strategies for creating a successful print.

    Studio Problem/Approaches
    -Students will take part in a steam roller extravaganza printing their final collaborative works.

    Homework: Tell everyone you know how awesome GT art is for sharing with you the joys of printing with a steam roller!

    December 17, 2011 Figure Drawing Unit Concepts


    Drawing from observation Media usage: Charcoal Work from life to represent the human figure with directed light sources to show an illusion of volume in a responsive way.

    Studio Problem/Approaches
    Students will create drawings from the direct observation of a model that expresses gesture, accurate proportion, and foreshortening.

    Homework: Bring in an interesting light source for next session.

    January 14, 2012 Portrait Stations Unit Concepts


    Drawing from observation Media usage: Charcoal Utilizing a direct light source Subtractive Method of Drawing

    Studio Problem/Approaches
    Students will observe the way different direct lighting scenarios affect the form of the human head/face. Students will then draw at least 3 self portraits using these light sources.

    Homework: Finish drawings if not completed, you will need them finished for our next class.

    January 28th, 2012 Intaglio Prints

    Unit Concepts
    Apply intaglio printmaking processes to develop an effective composition that demonstrates meaning or mood based upon a selfportrait from observation.

    Studio Problem/Approaches
    Students will use intaglio printmaking methods to effectively transfer a self-portrait to a plate and print multiple editions.

    Homework: Bring in a sample painting (in color) that youve completed outside of school.

    February 11, 2012 Intro to Color!

    Unit Concepts
    Color Theory Media Application: Acrylic and Oil Paint Painting from Observation

    Studio Problem/Approaches
    Students will learn how to mix color using paint, oil paint application techniques and discuss color theory. We will complete a practice painting of a still life arrangement.

    Homework:

    February 25, 2012 Still Life Painting Unit Concepts


    Painting from observation Media usage: Oil Paint Utilize paint responsively while remaining sensitive to nuances of light and shadow.

    Studio Problem/Approaches
    Students will be able to use color mixing and brush techniques to create a still life painting that elevates ordinary everyday objects to extraordinary.

    Homework:

    March 10, 2012 Microscopic Medical Illustration Unit Concepts


    Accurately depict the formal and technical qualities that describe an object such as surface, texture, form, structure and its relationship to space in the picture plane to effectively use compositional space.

    Studio Problem/Approaches
    Students will learn about the field of medical illustration as a springboard for their own drawings based on various slides as observed through a microscope.

    Homework: In your sketchbook, use watercolor paints to plan out 5 possible


    color schemes for your microscopic drawings next class. Bring in a typed print-out

    March 17, 2012 Microscopic Abstraction Unit Concepts


    Emphasize the formal and technical qualities that describe an object to abstract observed structures. Utilize and apply color theory and specific painting techniques in an effective composition.

    Studio Problem/Approaches
    Students will learn a variety of abstraction methods to apply to observed structures and choose a color scheme to create a cohesive series of microscopic images.

    Homework: Bring back ANY assignment you may have at home that weve
    worked on this year next week were preparing for our exhibition. Complete the google doc online (see blog) for the final exhibition.

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