ART FUNDAMENTALS/ Mrs. Waldron

Art Fundamentals is an introductory class to the visual arts. You will learn the elements and principles of design, color theory, art history, and aspects of art criticism.

You will experience working with a variety of art techniques and media, and produce some pieces with historical relevance. 

I.                    Introduction to the elements and principles of design.

A. Three-part design

B. Ribbons drawings

C. Color wheels

D. Patterns

 

II.         Prehistoric Art

A.     Webquest

 

III.       Color Theory

A. Color wheels

B. Principles of Pattern

C. Posterized portraits

 

IV.              Greek Art

 

 

V.                 Pen & Ink

VI.                          A. Still Life drawing

B. Scratchboard Technique

 

VII.            Ceramics

A. Ceramics vocabulary

B. Create ceramic sculpture

 

VIII.         Introduction to Perspective

A. Perspective drawing

 

IX.       Critiquing Art

A. Written critique of historical artwork

 

IX.              Composition

A. Still life

 

X.                 Figure Drawing

A. Sausage people

B. Cartooning

C. Charcoal portraits

 

XI.        Type Design

A.     Personality word design

B.     Calligraphy

 

XII. Introduction to Watercolor

A.                 Watercolor Landscapes

 

IV.              Roman Art

 

V.                 Geometric/ Organic Shapes

A.     Shape Design.

 

VI.              Early Christian and Byzantine Art

 

VII.            Logos and Symbols

 

VIII.         Art Careers