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WEEK 1-A: Line
SKETCH
We are using a sketchbook for most of the 18 weeks. Adding more each day, practicing techniques and playing with textures. This week we will start with the basics.
We will practice making art
We will practice playing with tools, both digital and hand held.
*** You must use an iPad for this class, if you don't have one, lost it, don't bring it you will have to take another class ***
REMINDERS
Apps you need to get from the Self Service App
Procreate- should be on your iPad already, if it is not please email me immediately
Adobe Photoshop, Fresco, Lightroom, Illustrator, Comp- You will have an account issued to you
Canva you will need to create an account with a personal email address if you hope to recover your password
Google Drive
THEORY
Line: A mark made on a surface, indicating direction, movement, or length.
PROJECTS
We will be drawing different things all week in order to get to know the Procreate App.
1. orange
2. egg
3. pizza
4. donut
WEEK 2-A: Line
SKETCH
We will be sketching daily things that will help you warm up as an artist. Things made with lines and shapes. This is, after all, an art class.
THEORY
Line: A mark made on a surface, indicating direction, movement, or length.
PROJECTS
We will be drawing different things all week in order to get to know the Procreate App.
Monstera Leaf
Cactus
Poppy
Acorn
Mushrooms (extra)
REMINDERS
Make sure you are bringing your iPad daily so that you can work in class. If you don't you will have A LOT of homework.
If you were a late addition to class make sure to catch up by watching videos like these to catch up and get up to date on how to use the app we will use to draw in class.
WEEK 3-A: SHAPE
SKETCH
We will be using the handout here to shade shapes with Procreate.
PROJECT
We will be building a still life in class (or you can make it at home). Then we will draw the still life using simple shapes and simplified color palettes in Procreate.
WEEK 4-A: COLOR
PROJECT
We will be building a still life in class (or you can make it at home). Then we will draw the still life using simple shapes and simplified color palettes in Procreate.
+ SKETCH
We will be making a color wheel in your sketchbooks and on procreate.
Then we will be making palettes of colors in specific color schemes
Then coloring images with these palettes
WEEK 5-A: COLOR
PROJECT
Choose an Artist: You will select an artist from the list provided.
Unique Selections: Each student must choose a different artist.
Approval Required: If your chosen artist is not on the list, please seek approval from Ms. Barr before proceeding.
Sign Up: Click the link below to register for your selected artist: SIGN UP HERE
Submission Reminder: Ensure that you send the PDF of your Zine to Canvas for printing
SKETCH
SKETCH WORKSHEETS
The worksheets below will be completed in class using Procreate. If you are absent this week, please work on the three worksheets independently in Procreate.
Instructions: Detailed instructions are included on each worksheet.
WEEK 6-A: Shape + COLOR + VALUE= FORM
PROJECT
Yayoi Kusama Dot Portrait
REMINDERS
I am gone on Friday and next Tuesday so you will get your instructions on here. You will need to turn in work even without me being present.
WEEK 7-A: Typography
PROJECT
QUOTE/LYRIC ILLUSTRATION PROJECT
Find a quote or lyric you'd like to illustrate. You'll develop this project throughout this week and into next week.
Select a quote or lyric that resonates with you
Write down the full text and note the source (author, song, etc.)
Brainstorm visual concepts that connect to the meaning
Sketch multiple composition ideas
Develop your strongest concept with refined lettering and illustration
Incorporate both typography and imagery seamlessly
Create a final polished version
"Smokin' Darts and Breakin' Hearts"
"Do You Realize? We're Floating in Space"
"Don't Be Nice to ICE"
"Give Yourself Some Wiggle Room"
PROJECT
Illustrative Typography
Type surrounds everything we do—it shapes how we read, write, travel, play, and work. This week, you'll research fonts and typography to understand their impact on perception and communication.
Create several designs where type comes to life visually. Choose single words and illustrate them so the letterforms and imagery embody the word's meaning—making the text become its definition.
SKETCH
Create one page of visual notes (sketchnotes) exploring how type changes the way we think about things.
RESOURCES
I've provided some videos and materials below to guide your research.
WEEK 8-A: RADIAL DESIGN
PROJECT
QUOTE/LYRIC ILLUSTRATION PROJECT (Continued)
Continue refining your lettering poster from Week 7A. Remember: prioritize the lettering design over imagery.
This week, you'll create a mandala as a meditative exploration of pattern and repetition. Focus on the rhythmic, contemplative process of building intricate designs.
SKETCH
Mandala Elements & Studies
Sketch images and patterns associated with mandala-making this week.
Basic Elements to Master:
Petals
Teardrops
Spirals
Dots
Lines
WEEK 9-A
PROJECT
This project challenges you to create a mid-century travel poster for a national park, exploring how design and branding inspire people to engage with nature. Your final 8" × 10" poster (300 DPI, Procreate) should feature a limited color palette, layered composition, and punchy typography, preceded by 5 pencil sketch thumbnails—select your park early, as each can only be chosen once.
SKETCH
5 Pencil Sketches of your ideas for the National Parks Poster
Learning to add fonts to your iPad with Dafont.com
Click here to get step by step instructions
REMINDERS
Pep Rally on the 19th
Ms Barr will be gone the 23rd-25th
WEEK 10-A
PROJECT
NATIONAL PARKS POSTER (Continued, if unfinished)
Please continue to work on the National Park Poster if it is not done yet.
You will master five distinct animation techniques in Procreate by creating animated GIFs using Wiggly Animation, Animation by Erasin', Liquify distortion, Guided Motion, and Isolated Movement.
SKETCH
REMINDERS
WEEK 1-B- WEEK 2-B
PROJECT
New: Drawing on a Photo
We will reacclimate to the classroom with a fun challenge of drawing on photos. We will use storytelling and imagination to create scenes of brilliance.
Later this week we will begin the branding of your own fragrance company.
WEEK 3-B
PROJECT
Design an original album cover for a real or fictional album using Procreate. Your cover should reflect the music's genre, mood, and message through thoughtful use of color, imagery, typography, and composition.
SKETCH
This week we will spend some time in your sketchbooks/on paper drawing and getting some practice solving common design problems
REMINDERS
WEEK 4-B
PROJECT
Continued
Album Cover Design (Continued)
Design an original album cover for a real or fictional album using Procreate. Your cover should reflect the music's genre, mood, and message through thoughtful use of color, imagery, typography, and composition.
Create a stop motion film with at least 100 photos using the Stop Motion Studio app to teach viewers how to do something you're really good at.
SKETCH
Sketch your ideas out for making your stop motion video.
REMINDERS
WEEK 5-B
PROJECT
Stop Motion Animation (Continued)
Create a stop motion film with at least 100 photos using the Stop Motion Studio app to teach viewers how to do something you're really good at.
New: Architecture
Find a building that has personal meaning to you—it could be your home, school, a local landmark, or any place that matters to you. Then, redesign it as a minimalist digital illustration using Procreate.
SKETCH
Find three different buildings and make thumbnail sketches and color schemes
WEEK 6 & 7-B
PROJECT
Architecture (continued)
Find a building that has personal meaning to you—it could be your home, school, a local landmark, or any place that matters to you. Then, redesign it as a minimalist digital illustration using Procreate.
New: Repeating Pattern
Understand the principles of pattern design
Create a seamless repeating tile in Procreate
Use layers and cloning techniques effectively
Export your pattern for use in other projects
SKETCH
Sketch out ideas for your pattern to make it easier to draw as a final design
WEEK 8-B
PROJECT
Continue to work on older projects to pick your grades up. Turn them in as soon as you can
New: Website You will build a website for yourself (as a fictitious business)
WEEK 9-B
PROJECT
Create a composite image from 25 photos that makes one final landscape/scene that defies gravity, bends reality and transforms the everyday.
Repeating Pattern (continued)
Website (continued)
Architecture (continued)
REMINDERS
Return Apple Pencils this week
Take your sketchbook home
WEEK 10-B
PROJECT
SKETCH
REMINDERS
WEEK 11-B
PROJECT
SKETCH
REMINDERS
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