• Lesson plans are subject to change on a daily basis. Students are also able to receive 15 points of participation every week. Participation points may be deducted based on behavior and classroom/studio etiquette. In addition to the projects below, students will also have in-class activities and supplemental assignments. This is a general outline for what we are going to cover. 

    August 27 - August 30

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Tuesday: Introduction and class expectations
    • Wednesday: Review of class guidelines, syllabus, participations points and folder creation
    • Thursday: Designing of folder (coat of arms, inclusion of four unique, personal elements)
    • Friday: Continuation of folder design, pencil drawing only

    Sept 3 - Sept 6

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Tuesday: Continuation of folder design, pencil drawing only
    • Wednesday: Continuation of folder design, completion of pencil drawing and intro to outlining
    • Thursday: Continuation of folder design, completion of outlining and intro to color
    • Friday: Completion of folder, submission of outlined and colored folder

     

    Sept 9 - Sept 13

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday:Continuation of folder design, completion of outlining and intro to color
    • Tuesday: Completion of folder, submission of outlined and colored folder
    • Wednesday: Introduction to Geometric Silhouettes, selection of animal
    • Thursday: Selection of animal, creation of simplified silhouette
    • Friday: Transfer of silhouette to larger paper, reducing silhouette to geometric shape

    Sept 16 - Sept 20

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Transfer of silhouette, application of geometric shapes
    • Tuesday: Substitute/in-class activity
    • Wednesday: Continuation of geometric shape application
    • Thursday: Substitute/in-class activity
    • Friday: Studio for geometric shapes of animal silhouette, introduction to background design

    Sept 23 - Sept 27

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Studio for geometric silhouette application and background design
    • Tuesday: Studio for geometric silhouette application and background design
    • Wednesday: Studio for geometric silhouette application and background design
    • Thursday: Completion of silhouette design, continuation of background design
    • Friday: Completion of both silhouette and background design, prep for color next week

    Sept 30 - Oct 4

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Studio for geometric silhouette application and background design
    • Tuesday: Review of paint application (process, clean up, and background vs animal color palette)
    • Wednesday: Studio color application (focus on animal)
    • Thursday: Studio color application (focus on animal)
    • Friday: Studio color application (focus on animal)

    Oct 7 - Oct 11

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Studio for completion of animal silhouette and color selection for background
    • Tuesday: Studio time for painting (completion of animal silhouette and start of background)
    • Wednesday: Studio time for painting (completion of animal silhouette and start of background)
    • Thursday: Studio time for painting (completion of animal silhouette and start of background)
    • Friday: Studio time for painting (completion of animal silhouette and start of background)

    Oct 14 - Oct 18

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Tuesday: Studio time for painting (completion of animal silhouette and start of background)
    • Wednesday: Studio time for painting (completion of animal silhouette and start of background)
    • Thursday: Studio time for painting (completion of animal silhouette and start of background)
    • Friday: Studio time for painting (completion of animal silhouette and start of background)

    Oct 21 - Oct 25

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Final day for geometric animal project
    • Tuesday: Intro to contour drawing/continuous line practice
    • Wednesday: Continuous line practice/timed sketches
    • Thursday: Blind contour drawing/timed sketches
    • Friday: Modified contour drawing/timed sketches

    Oct 28 - Nov 1

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Hand Contour Line Drawing
    • Tuesday: Continuation of Contour Hand Drawings
    • Wednesday: Contour Line Drawing/Sharpie
    • Thursday: Coraline Contour Sketches
    • Friday: Intro to Portrait Selection for Main Project

    Nov 4 - Nov 8

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Watercolor Background Review
    • Tuesday: Watercolor Background Creation
    • Wednesday: Continuation of Watercolor Background/Completion
    • Thursday: Portrait Research/Minimum of 7-10 portraits
    • Friday: Intro to Portrait Selection for Main Project

    Nov 12 - Nov 15

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Tuesday: Choosing Contour Line Technique/Pencil Drawings Only
    • Wednesday: Continuation of pencil contour drawings
    • Thursday: Application of Sharpie to contour drawings/erasing
    • Friday: Continuation of line drawing/outlining