Ms.Hosh Art

Your sketch book will be used as a mark. Marked on your use for planning, your ability to show research, use of creative process, and creativity. Use this sketchbook as your journal of ideas as much as you like. The more you draw, the better you will get. At the end of the Semester, your sketch book should have drawings and ideas, as well as at least 9 finished drawings as outlined below, and an Artist’s Reflection.

Your sketchbook must include 9-10 items that will be marked:

 

 

• Still Life: Choose either a natural or a man-made inanimate object and draw it exactly as you see it from where you sit, take note of where the light hits and shade it accordingly. You MUST have it sitting in front of you, for it to be a true still life. (paper bags work great)

 

 

 

• Vision Board:  Go through some magazines (at home or in class), and pick out some pictures that “speak to you”, that you find beautiful/inspiring/cool/unique…whatever. This is the start of your VISION BOARD, when you need inspiriaiton look at your vision board pages. You can also include quotes and notes, and messages to yourself.

 

 

 

• 6 sections: Divide one page into 6 sections; in each section put a different technique. Use different lines and designs. Use your lines to create patterns, textures, movement, etc. You may even want to use coloured pencil to add some variety to your drawing!

 

 

• Hot off the Press: Compose a work of art based on an article from the news (news paper, or online news media, cnn.com). Incorporate the actual newspaper/report into the artwork in an innovative way. Be mindful of the composition, media exploration, and color to create a narrative work that is evocative to the viewer. (evocative = brings strong feelings to mind)

 

 

 

•  Crafty in the Kitchen: Illustrate and write out your favourite recipe. Unique, creative, and colourful.

 

 

 

• Remix Music Album: Remix your favourite movie or music album case. Using the design on the front of your favourite movie/album cover take it and change it around, keep somethings the same, but change it up and make it uniquely yours (change the colour combinations, turn it upside down, add variety).

 

 

• Bring real life to a still life: Tree: using a picture, the internet, or your own vision draw a tree (any type of tree!). Show as much detail as possible – are there lines in the trunk? Are some leaves darker than others?

 

 

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• The Power of Themes- A Diary of Shoes: Look at the historical relevance of shoes. Think about their uses during a variety of time periods. Select a time period and create a drawing of shoes that reflects that time period. Examples: Roaring 20’s, Civil War. Draw from life and use the full composition.

 

 

 

 

• A long way Down: Create a drawing looking down a hallway. Use color to extend the mood. Focus on some small in this space and make it spectacular. (you could draw the DHS hallway, but add your own unique twist)

 

 

 

 

• Objectify the Boring Object: Draw a chair. Repeat the drawing to create an interesting composition. Use modified contour line. When you are done use a sharpie marker to create an design using positive and negative space. 

 

 

 

• Spilled cereal: Breakfast. Still life of a breakfast setting Example: bowl, spoon, cereal, etc. Work large, go off the page. Focus on Composition, space, and colour. What would the page look like if it was covered in fruit-loops? Or maybe Lucky Charms?...  --- Crayons would be a cool medium for this one!

 

 

 

• Draw What Scares you: Doesn't have to be spooky ghosts and traditional stuff (but it can be). What else is scary? That Chemistry test? A bad hair day? Breaking out on prom night? The dentist? Your dad's wardrobe? A coach on a really bad day? OK to include words as part of your design! You can mix your personal scary things with traditional if you want to. Remember to keep it "G" rated, fill your page, and use color!!

 

 

 

• Super Hero: Create your very own Superhero. Your drawing must be in color and it should take up the entire page. Include your action hero's name, his/her superpowers and super-talents. Also, write what this hero's biggest pet peeve is... what do you have to do to really tick this person off? And if you did... what would they do to you? (Be inventive, not gory!)

 

 

 

 

• Where the Wild things are: If you’ve never heard of the book “Where the Wild things are” you need to go look it up right NOW! A children’s classic tale, Look through some of the different wild things from the book, now use that as inspiration to create your own “wild things” you might want to keep with the

 

 

• Graffiti Words: Choose a word, or your name. Use the whole page, and make it POP, “graffiti” it onto your page, big bold letters, usually with thick hard lined edges, lots of colour shading, and unique angles.

 

 

 

• Logo Redo: Take your favourite brand logo (Apple, Nike, Lululemon….) and re-imagine it. Make a great logo even better. If you’ve ever considered a career in art, this is one profitable possibility. Logo/branding design. You have to think what would appeal to people, simple, yet eye catching, and memorable. Think about your favourite logos, take them and make them better.

 

 

 

• Mandala: Zentangle-esque designs, patterns; that go in circles in a free form, but precise way. Start at the very center with a small circular design/pattern, work your way out adding lines, scallops, star-points… keep going with one design, or add multiple mandalas.

 

 

 

• Echo lines: Begin by drawing an abstract, free-form line on the page. Then use other lines to echo the original line, flowing with it, into it, and away from it. Add color on or between the lines.

 

 

 

• Blind Contour with Color Wheel: Using a black felt-tip (not roller-ball) do two blind contours of your teachers. Use two pages; draw one on each page. Using colored pencils, turn the most interesting of the two blind contours into a color wheel. The colors must flow in the order of the color wheel. (colour wheels in basket at front of the class) Design the entire page. Perhaps use a floating rectangle behind as a way to unify. The color can go on top or behind the contour figure.Blend the color smoothly.

 

 

 

• Roller-coaster of Value: You will be creating at least six continuous bands of color. (You can think of them as loops - like flat and really long rubber bands). Each band must reach at least 2 sides of the paper. Each band must cross or be crossed by at least 2 other bands.Bands should be at least 1/4" wide, with consistent width.One path will appear to be above another at each crossing site (you'll have to plan, and erase one set of lines.)--------Shading info: Let's assume that things that are closest to us will get more light, and appear lighter, and that things further away from us receive less light, and are therefore darker. As we look at the bands you have drawn, bands passing under others seem far away from us, and bands on top seem near. To emphasize this, shade each band darker when it goes under another, and lighter where it passes above. (Layer combinations of colors to achieve best darks!)

 

 

 

Sketches of your choosing 

Draw something that interests you, explore different techniques! You may want to try stippling, cross-hatching, or exploring with light. The possibilities are endless.

 

 

-------If you need help thinking of more ideas to include in your sketch book-See Ms. Hosh or look around this page and the full website.

 

-------You may complete the sketches in any order you wish, and you may find you want to go back and re-do some of them as you learn and build your skills! To keep up with this project you should aim to complete one sketch per week!

 

 

You must:

• Flag the sketches you want marked with a post-it note

• Label the sketches you want marked. You need to tell me the title of the work, your name, and the date it was completed. This can go in the bottom right hand corner of the page, or on the back.