This class will explore the elements of design, color theory, and art history while using a variety of art materials and techniques. Students will create strong visual images and develop an art vocabulary that allows them to critique and analyze a work of art as an “articulate artist” would.
Art Elements to be covered: Line, Shape, Form, Texture, Space, Value, Color
Art History to be covered:Â Aboriginal, Pre-Columbian, Asian, Roman
Art Projects:
Origami “Self-Portrait” Box, Sketchbook Cover, Caricatures, Aspen watercolor painting, Pre-Columbian Pottery, Birds-Eye Perspective drawing, Scratchboard Animals, Chinese Brush Painting, Aboriginal Masks, Figure Drawing, Tessellations, and Color Wheel.