Techniques
Much like it's relative, this drawing technique involves lines, perpendicular lines or ex's.
What is cross hatching?
Considered the most basic, this element can be straight or curved, short or long.
What is line?
This principle of art refers to the use of elements to draw attention to a certain area, usually a focal point, in an artwork.
What is emphasis?
This group of artists started a trend in the 1900's based around their fascination with movement, with particular inspiration from moving pictures.
What are the Futurists?
This sheet is important to fill out and even more important to to turn in. If you don't, the teacher can't grade your project!
What is a rubric?
This drawing technique is done with the finger or a stick made of card board. It is used to soften lines and create value.
What is blending?
This element involves how light or dark something is.
What is value?
This principle of design gives the viewer the feeling as if all the parts of the composition are working together. It's complete and visually appealing.
What is unity?
This famous artist was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico
Who is Frida Kahlo?
If you leave the classroom to visit the restroom without one of these, no one will know whose class your missing out on!
What is a paint brush hall pass?
Your lines can do in any directions with this drawing technique.
What is scribbling?
There are so many of this element, yet some are blind to them.
What is color?
Synonymous with the term freeze frame, this principle of design can play out in both 2-D and 3-D. It also guides the viewers eye through the composition.
What is movement?
This Dutch graphic artist used math as an inspiration as well as intricate patterns. He draw a famous self portrait of his own reflection in a glass or mirrored orb which he is holding out in front of himself.
Who is M.C. Escher?
You can find a jar of paperclips and the turn in tray on this one persons desk.
What is the teachers desk?
This drawing technique involves small, uniform lines which can be layered to create value
What is hatching?
An artist can use this element to express the way something might feel, for example, soft or jagged.
What is texture?
This principle is the planned or random repetition of colors, lines, values, or textures and so on.
What is pattern?
The famous Spanish artist, Salvador Dali, who was best known for his melting clocks, was part of an art movement that combined dreams or the unconscious mind with reality.
What is Surrealism?
Your graded assignments, art journals, and projects can easily be found in these little wooden compartments which are labeled with your names.
What are cubbies?
What is stippling?
This element is used to depict shapes that are three dimensional, for example, cubes, spheres, and cones.
What is form?
A feeling of this principle of design occurs when the elements are arranged asymmetrically or symmetrically to create the impression of equality in weight or importance.
What is balance?
A few artists took this concept of compositional movement to a new level in the mid-twentieth century with the development of this art trend where artists created movement through repetition and contrast.
What is Optical Art?
In order to get approved for final draft paper, you must show the teacher these two completed things.
What are rough drafts and brainstorm sections of your rubric?