Course Description & Syllabus for

Beginning Art /2D Design

Teacher: Carl Dellutri  cdellutri@asd103.org

Anacortes High School

(360)293-2166 ext. 754

 (1 credit)

* 1 credit = about 130 hours of instruction & study

* Semester course = about 7 hrs per week for 18 weeks

* Year course = about 7 hrs every two weeks for 36

 

* This time is adjusted so it does not include time spent on classroom administration or daily clean up.

 

Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with exposure to 2-dimensional visual arts.  Using a variety of mediums, students will explore the elements of art in line, value, texture, color, shape space and form.  We will try apply these elements to the principle of unity, balance, emphasis, rhythm, pattern, and proportion

 

  1. Introductions and expectations (1.5 hrs)
    1. Classroom policy , Grading policy 
    2. Syllabus. 
    3. Project guidelines. & copyright

 

  1. Design Concept: FORM (5.5 hrs: worth 10 pts),  Project statement: creativity
    1. Exploring creativity by rendering uninteresting subject. (5.5 hrs)
    2. Understanding Critical analysis of art
    3. Critiquing art.

            Medium:

    1. Pencil & Charcoal…. Soft vs. Hard

 

  1. Design Concept: LINE (7 hrs: worth 10 pts)  Project statement: line
    1. Topics: Drawing
    2. Contour:  Continuous, Blind, & Semi-Blind; Thick & Thin Line to create an emphasis

Power Point Demonstration

    1. 5.5 hr concentrated study of contour line. 3 views of a still life object.
    2. Gesture:  Showing movement; fast and furious; restating line
    3. 1.5 hr quick study of  gesture line
    4. Hatching lines

Mediums:

a.        Pencil

b.        Pen & Ink

 

  1. Design Concept: VALUE & Shading, Contrast (14 hrs: worth 20 pts) Project statement: value
    1. Topics: High, Medium & Low Value;
    2. Components of a shadow: Light Source; Highlight; Core Shadow; Reflected light; Cast Shadow           
    3. 3 hr quick study of Value & Shading.
    4. Review use of Ruler to create a grid & demonstration of grid Drawing project
    5. 11 hr study demonstrating an understanding of Value; showing rendered shadows with high and low contrast.

             Medium:

a.       Charcoal & Chalk

b.      Pencil

 

Progress report GRADING PERIOD #1 (40 total project points, 30 total participation points)

 

  1. Design Concept: TEXTURE (10hrs: worth 15 pts) Project statement: texture
    1. Topics: Simulated and actual texture
    2. Demonstration of techniques used to show texture.
    3. Begin 4.5 hour study developing a composition showing  simulated and/or actual Texture

 

  1. Design Concept: SHAPE (10 hrs: worth 15 pts) Project statement: shape
    1. Topics: Positive & Negative Space
    2. Begin 7 hr study developing compositions in negative space
    3. Pierced Drawing project.

 

  1. Design Concept: PORTRAIT (10 hrs worth 15 pts) Project Statement: proportion
    1. Topics: Realistic & Abstract
    2. Proportion
    3. Begin 7 hr study of facial proportions with a realistic or abstract Self Portrait

 

 

 

Mid-semester GRADING PERIOD #2 (80 total project points, 60 total participation points)

 

 

  1. Design Concept: SPACE & DEPTH (7 hrs: worth 10 pts)
    1. Dimension
    2. One point perspective & Two point perspective
    3. Begin the Fantasy Landscape or Fantasy Room showing 7 hr study of one or two point perspective.

 

  1. Design Concept: COLOR (21 hrs worth 30 pts) Project statement: color
    1. Topics: Color Theory & Color Schemes
    2. Primary, Secondary & Intermediate Colors
    3. Additive & Subtractive Color
    4. Hue, Intensity, Value ( Tints & Shades)
    5. The Paint Brush
    6. 3 hr rendering of a Color chart
    7. 18 hr concentrated study of Color Schemes.

             Medium:

a.       Oil & Chalk Pastel

b.      Watercolor, & Ink

c.       Acrylic Paint

 

GRADING PERIOD #3 (125 total project points, 90 total participation points)

 

  1. Study of different Mediums with variety of concepts (21 hrs worth 30 pts)
    1. Watercolor
    2. Acrylic paint
    3. Oil Paint
    4. Mixed Medium

 

  1. Final Project (21 hrs worth 30 pts) showing in depth concentration

Final Project Statement (project statement is worth an additional 10 pts)

    1. Student Directed

 

  1. ( 4 hrs) Final Critique.

 

 

 

FINAL GRADING PERIOD #4 (180 total project points, 135 total participation points, 20 materials points)

 

 

Copyright

In the beginning 2-D design class, students may use published photographs to complete their concept studies.  Students also use published images of art to study the techniques and styles of accomplished artists.  However, Copyright issues are discussed with the students early on—they are made aware of the legal issues involved with working from someone’s published work.  In this course students will be encouraged to work from direct observation or from their own photographs.  If the students do use a published image, it should be significantly altered to express the student’s creative solution to a problem, or, if it is used as a reference, it should only represent a small component of their entire creation.