Visual Arts Program

Kokomo High School

Intro 2D

Course Overview

Course Objective

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Introduction to 2D art is a survey of 2 dimensional art media. Students will learn about the elements and principles of art. Students will be explorings different forms of 2D art in each unit.

Projects/ Units

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• Unit 1: Elements & Principles of Art
• Value (graphite & Charcoal)
• Shape and Form ( Marker & Color Pencil)
• Line and Textures ( Ink Pen)
• Creating a portfolio
• Zentangle or Calligraphy
• Unit 2: Artist Trading Cards
• Unit 3: Collage
• Unit 4: Paper quilling or Embroidery
• Unit 5: Printmaking
• Unit 6: Scratch art or Watercolors

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Intro 3D

Course Overview

Course Objectives

Introduction to 3D art is a survey of 3 dimensional art forms. Students will be learning about taking a 2D drawing and converting it into a physical art work with mass. Each unit is exploring either the additive or subtractive methods of construction.

Projects/ Units

• Unit 1: Ceramic Project
• Ceramics Basics
• Unit 2: Paper Sculpture
• Unit 3: Cardboard Letter Sculpture
• Unit 4: Found Object (Junk Sculpture)
• Unit 5: Subtractive Block Carving
• Safety with carving tools & correct methods of use
• Unit 6: “Blown Glass” Abstracts

Drawing Courses

Drawing 1

What do we do?

• The point and purpose of Drawing 1 is to cover the very basics of drawing.
• Cover basic drawing medias: Pencil, Color pencil, ink, marker and pastels.
• This is a semester long course

Course

Overview:

Unit 1: Pre-Drawings

• See where you are
• See how far you grow in the semester

Unit 2: Still Life- graphite

• Learning to draw from life
• Master basic drawing skills

Unit 3: Perspective and Creating Space-ink

• Mastering creating space in 2D works

Unit 4: Landscapes-chalk pastels

• Mastering pastels
• Learning how to create natural settings

Unit 5: Organice drawings- oil pastels

• Mastering oil pastels
• Mastering realism

Unit 6: Final Personal Drawing-their choice

• Giving students a chance to express their own visions.
• Opportunities to show how students apply what they learn.

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Drawing 2

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What do we do?

• Review what skills was covered in Drawing 1.
• Build on Drawing 1 skills; take it to the next level.
• Explore our Artist Voice
• This is a one semester course

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Drawing 2

Course

Overview:

Unit 1: Pre-Drawing

Unit 2: 2pt. Perspective-Markers

Unit 3: Animals- Color Pencils

Unit 4: Portraiture- Charcole

Unit 5: Full Figured-Chalk/Graphiet

Unit 6: Artist Choice drawing-any drawing media

Drawing 3

In this course we will:

• Unit 1: Exploring our weaknesses
• Unit 2: Exploring a drawing style 1
• Unit 3: Mural designs/Public works

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Overview:

In this course, you will dive deeper into painting, experimenting and finding your artistic voice. Consider this a kind of artistic thesis. You will:

• Choose a theme
• Research other artist that have similar themes for inspiration
• Create 3 to 6 finished Drawings
• Create an artist’s statement to go with the body of works

Painting

Painting 1

What we do?

• In this course we focus on the very fundamentals of painting

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• Explore basic painting media

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Course

Overview:

Unit 1: Color Theory

Unit 2: What is paint? How to care for supplies (homemade paint)

Unit 3: Watercolor-landscape or plant/flower

Unit 4: Tempera-animals

Unit 5: Acrylics-protraiture

Unit 6: Artist Choice

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Painting 2:

Course

Overview

The following class takes students deepering into technique and mediums.

Unit 1: Acrylic Paints with Mediums

Unit 2: Oil Based Paints

Unit 3: Mixed Media/Watercolor + another media

Unit 4: Mixed Media/Tempera + another media

Unit 5: Mixed Media/Acrylic + another media

Unit 6: Artist Choice

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Painting 3:

Course

Overview

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In this course, you will dive deeper into painting, experimenting and finding your artistic voice. Consider this a kind of artistic thesis. You will:

• Unit 1: Exploring our weaknesses
• Unit 2: Exploring a Painting style
• Unit 3: Mural designs/Public works

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Ceramics

Course Overview

Course Objectives

Ceramics 1: Creating a foundation for hand building and wheel throwing techniques. Students will also be exploring glazing techniques.

Ceramics 2: Exploring sculptural ceramics and advanced wheel throwing techniques.

Ceramics 3: Student choice projects. Students will be researching and creating project proposals for their work allowing them to explore the world of ceramics.

Projects / Units

Ceramics 1

Semester 1:

• Unit 1: Clay Basics
• Pinch Pot Speaker
• Unit 2: Coil Vase
• Unit 3: Slab container
• Unit 4: Letter Sculpture
• Unit 5: Slab Built Mugs and Handles

Semester 2:

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• Unit 1: Hand Sculpture & Introduction to Wheel

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• Unit 2: 2D Art to 3D Ceramics
• Wheel Centering
• Thrown Cylinders
• Unit 3: Fused Glass Glazing
• Unit 4: Hidden Objects or Opposite Textures
• Thrown Mugs
• Unit 5: Choice Work

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Projects / Units

Ceramics 2

Semester 1:

• Unit 1: Lidded Containers
• Unit 2: Masks
• Thrown Plate
• Unit 3: Food Sculpture
• Unit 4: Greek Style Vase
• Thrown Vase
• Unit 5: Slip Casting

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Semester 2:

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• Unit 1: Portrait Bust
• Unit 2: Choice Project
• Unit 3: Shoe Sculpture
• Unit 4: Wheel Thrown Set

Projects /

Units

Ceramics 3

Semester 1

• Unit 1: Student Choice Work
• Focus on ceramic form
• Unit 2: Student Choice work
• Focus on Glazes & Mixing of glaze
• Unit 3: Student Choice Work
• Focus on a Hand construction Method
• Unit 4: Student Choice Work
• Focus on Wheel Thrown Forms

Semester 2

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• Unit 1: Student Choice Work
• Focus on Ceramic Form
• Unit 2: Student Choice Work
• Focus on Glazes and Mixing
• Unit 3: Student Choice Work
• Focus on Hand Construction Method
• Unit 4: Student Choice Work
• Focus on Wheel Throwing Forms

IB MYP Visual Arts

MYP 4

Overview

U1:

Elements

and Principles

• In this unit, I will be going on the elements and principles of design so that you can really “get” what art is.
• there will be mini assignments with this unit.

U2:

Art and Algebra

• In this unit, we will explore how many topics don’t seem related but they are if one looks deep enough.
• We will also be learning drawing techniques

U3:

Traditional Art

• In this unit, you will journey to anywhere in the world, learn about their traditional artforms and remake them with your artistic voice.

U4:

Macro & Micro

• This unit asks us to explore how we can connect realism with abstract artwork as we look at Georgia O’Keefe.

U5:

Artist Review

• Many times we create work that we just don’t really like. In this unit, we will exam why and how we can fix it using critiquing and the elements and principles of design.

U6:

Still Life

• Throughout the year we will be recording our drawing growth and development through the artform of still life.

MYP 5

Overview

Units

• Unit 1: the great experiment
• Unit 2: Art and Economics
• Unit 3: Sacred Geometry
• Unit 4: Art and Environments
• Unit 5: Art Review
• Unit 6: Still life

2D AP Visual Arts

Class

Intention:

This class is for the student serious in Art and wanting to pursue a career in Visual Arts in College or post high school graduation. It is:

• A year long course
• End of the year exam that requires 15 finished pieces with an emphasis on thematic work
• Qualifying scores counts as college credits in the Visual Arts.

IB DP Visual Arts

IB/DP:

HL & SL

In this course:

SL (standard level):

• 1 year course
• Combination of writing/research and thematic artwork
• End of the year Art show
• College Credit
• Mixed media focused

HL (higher level):

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• 2 year course
• Combination of writing/research and thematic artwork
• End of the Art show
• College credit
• Mixed media focused