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Week 2 - March 23-27

  • Monday 3/23 - continue to insert photos of all pieces that you have started, even sketchbook pages - AP submission images.
  • Tuesday 3/24 - begin to define your “sustained investigation” aka concentration
  • Wednesday 3/18 - choose one of the two potential assignments below - metamorphosis or mixed media, and begin developing a new piece that fits your concentration.

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AP Portfolio /

Independent Study

2019-20

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Essential Questions: What is art? What makes a good art good? How can I create high quality artwork?

ärt/

noun

  1. 1.
  2. the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
  3. "the art of the Renaissance"
  4. 2.
  5. the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance.
  6. "the visual arts"

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AP Course and Portfolio examples

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Student Art Guide - sketchbook link

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Portfolio Development

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in portfolio artwork

Activity:

- wrapping your head around what an AP portfolio is

Assessment:

  • Sketchbook

What is your portfolio concentration? What defines you as an artist?

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- wrapping up the Pop Art Project

Assessment:

  • 2 pieces due 3/14
  • Pop Art piece
  • Edited piece

Create three new sketches based on your current portfolio piece.

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What is

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Section I

Selected Works (Quality) — 5 actual works | 33.3% of portfolio score

  • Includes works that exhibit the synthesis of form, technique, and content.
  • Works may come from the Sustained Investigation or Range of Approaches sections, but they do not have to.

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What is

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Section II

Sustained Investigation (Concentration) — 10 digital images | 33.3% of portfolio score

  • Create a body of works that demonstrates sustained investigation of a specific visual idea
  • Must not include images of the work included in the Range of Approaches section.

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Example of portfolio CONCENTRATION

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Section III

Range of Approaches (Breadth) — 10 digital images | 33.3% of portfolio score

  • Demonstrates understanding of drawing and/or design issues through a variety of works.
  • Must not include images of the work included in the Sustained Investigation section.

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SCHOLAR START

Consider the purpose of your art portfolio.

Begin a series of thumbnail sketches of things you would like to add.

Write a short paragraph about how you want to grow this year.

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of�the purpose of the Elements of Art and

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Activity:

- think pair�share

- notes�- sketches

Assessment:

- sketches

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AP -

Metamorphosis for Concentration

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Mixed Media for Concentration

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Portfolio Development

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in portfolio artwork

Activity:

- wrapping your head around what an AP portfolio is

Assessment:

  • Sketchbook

What is your portfolio concentration? What defines you as an artist?

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- wrapping up the Pop Art Project

Assessment:

  • 2 pieces due 3/14
  • Pop Art piece
  • Edited piece

Create three new sketches based on your current portfolio piece.

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What is

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Section I

Selected Works (Quality) — 5 actual works | 33.3% of portfolio score

  • Includes works that exhibit the synthesis of form, technique, and content.
  • Works may come from the Sustained Investigation or Range of Approaches sections, but they do not have to.

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What is

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Section II

Sustained Investigation (Concentration) — 10 digital images | 33.3% of portfolio score

  • Create a body of works that demonstrates sustained investigation of a specific visual idea
  • Must not include images of the work included in the Range of Approaches section.

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Example of portfolio CONCENTRATION

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Section III

Range of Approaches (Breadth) — 10 digital images | 33.3% of portfolio score

  • Demonstrates understanding of drawing and/or design issues through a variety of works.
  • Must not include images of the work included in the Sustained Investigation section.

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Shared

Starry Night / Cypresses

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Create a list of 10 potential subjects for a one-class period drawing.

Welcome to Boot Camp!

SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in grid portraits

Activity:

- value scale

�- continue drawings

Assessment:

- grid portrait

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Create three thumbnails of potential “final” projects showcasing your skills. These must be original, from life or from a photo you have taken.

SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in grid portraits

Activity:

- begin brainstorming final�- continue portrait drawings

Assessment:

- grid portrait

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Personal Still-life

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Find a random object in or on your backpack and draw a thumbnail of it close up.

Focus on creating a dynamic composition.

SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic still life views

Assessment:

- still-life

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Dreamscape / Figure

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic still life views

Assessment:

  • 2 pieces due 8/21
  • Van Gogh panel
  • Dream Illustration

Spend 10 minutes illustrating a dream.

This can be from the outside looking in, living in the dream.

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Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dreamlike portraits

Assessment:

  • 2 pieces due 2/27
  • figure/dream
  • Student choice

Create three sketches combining partial portraits and partial dreamscapes.

What is dreamlike versus an illustration of a dream?

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What dreams are made of...

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dreamlike portraits

Assessment:

  • 2 pieces due 8/22
  • figure/dream
  • vanGogh

Continue to develop new dreamlike figure sketches.

5 min.

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Mixed Media

Still Life

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Sketch your own version of one of these two compositions.

SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic still life views

Assessment:

- still-life

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Again consider mixed media.

What materials might you combine to make a more interesting piece?

SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic still life views

Assessment:

- still-life

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Again consider mixed media.

Sketch this composition of pears and brainstorm three solutions for ground?

SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic still life views

Assessment:

- still-life

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Consider you composition. What are other things that you could use to create an interesting still life?

50+ Still Life Ideas

SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic still life views

Assessment:

- still-life

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Go to Studio - Critique in 4 DAYS!

SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic still life views

Assessment:

- still-life

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic still life views

Assessment:

- still-life

Place your pieces on the front boards. Grab a Written Reflection sheet from the counter. Spend the first 15 minutes writing about YOUR pieces and YOUR process. Follow the prompt.

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Positive / Negative Space Figure

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic still life views

Assessment:

- still-life

What is the positive space in these pieces? What is the negative space? How can you tell?

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Positive/Negative Space Figure Drawing

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic figure drawings

Assessment:

- positive/negative space figure drawing

Create a gesture drawing of this pose. Get yourself ready for a series of one minute poses.

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic figure drawings

Assessment:

- positive/negative space figure drawing

Recreate one of these figures using a combination of positive and negative space.

Follow link to see more of Cristina Troufa.

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More positive/negative space figures -

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic figure drawings

Assessment:

- positive/negative space figure drawing

Recreate this figure using only positive and negative space. Focus on the shapes - not lines.

How are you using positive and negative space in your piece?

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SCHOLAR START

Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic figure drawings

Assessment:

- positive/negative space figure drawing

Recreate this gestural figure.

How place even more emphasis on the positive and negative space in your piece?

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Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic figure drawings

Assessment:

- positive/negative space figure drawing

Recreate this edited photo of a frontal portrait turned into a profile figure.

How is this a play on positive and negative space?

SCHOLAR START

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Generals CAN:

�- show their understanding of the Element Value and how to apply the Principles of Designs in realistic and abstract artwork

Activity:

- sketching for dynamic still life views

Assessment:

- still-life

Place your pieces on the front boards. Grab an E-card. Share some love on this Valentine’s Day. Tell a classmate what you like about their artwork.

SCHOLAR START

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Figure Drawing- Foreshortening

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Distorted Portraits

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Playing with SCALE

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