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High School Two-Dimensional Studio Art I

Suggested Prerequisites

N/A

Description

Get ready to be inspired, create two-dimensional art, and define your own art story. In this course, you will experiment with media and techniques to create a variety of artworks as you develop skills in drawing, painting, and more! You’ll explore artworks to understand how to use the elements of art and principles of design to plan, create, and reflect on your own art. There are supplies you’ll need to purchase for this class, but don’t worry. You have choices in what you can use.

Module One: Form Your Drawing

-Elements of art and principles of design 

-Personal and ethical responsibility when creating works of art 

-Appropriate conduct in different art venues 

-How to care for art materials and tools 

-How to draw different lines, shapes, and forms 

-Characteristics of a cohesive composition 

-One-point perspective 


Module Two: Value Your Texture 

-Different techniques artists use to plan drawings 

-How to create value with black and color 

-Methods artists use to set up drawing scenes 


Module Three: Living in Color

-Color theory 

-How to draw overlapping objects with color and value

-Characteristics of still lifes


Module Four: Stuck on Portraits

-Experiment with different materials to create collage 

-How to draw human facial features from photographs 

Module Five: Brush Up on Painting

-Experiment with different materials to practice painting 

-Painting and color-mixing techniques 

-How to paint value with forms 

-How to paint realistic texture 


Module Six: Pick Your Palette

-Explore other tools artists use to apply paint 

-Mixing paint and color combinations 

-How artists create landscapes


Module Seven: Print the Possibilities 

-Experiment with different methods of printmaking 

-Create different prints with the same matrix 


Module Eight: Mix Things Up

-Experiment with different materials to create mixed media 

-How artists convey meaning in their works 

-Experiment with creating alternative surfaces