Since you have completed two semesters of art you will need to reflect on that for a final exam grade -

you need a gallery of your best work from the two semesters - could just be this semester - you should have captions.
For your gallery page - make a regular page.
Drag the Gallery Icon over. Put up at least 8 pictures, you need to edit them before hand. You can do this with an ipad and most phone apps, but it also works well with a computer. I can let you use the ones in the room.

Here's a link to a student site who is still using the site in college!

Here is one that a student made a few years ago

On your theme page you need to write something.
First look the work you have in your gallery - what design elements are most in common in all the work?

This design element should be your main idea or theme.

for your first paragraph describe the four projects that MOST show this theme. Again this is a descriptive paragraph so use Concrete Details.

For the next body paragraph describe the skills you learned this year and how you used some of the art elements. Again look for commonality between these four art works.

For the third body paragraph tell how the skills, art elements and design elements describe a certian mood, feeling or idea.

first and last paragraph are intro and conclusion and can be short.

here is an example from a ceramics student

it is a good idea to post an outline first - please do this by next Tuesday. The Tuesday after that you need to present. 

Check out this post on letsmakeart.weebly.com for some ideas as to what a Disney Landscape looks like.

Google Evyind Earle and look at his paintings. He was the artist behind the style of Sleeping Beauty and many other movies.

Start the painting by following this tutorial on 

letsmakeart.weebly.com

We can move on from there on Monday. Also make sure you blog your progress.

intermediate students - take your own photo and do it in the 'Disney style'
here is a demo on an ipad which should help - remember - do big shapes first, light to dark, back to front. put on details last.

this week - regular schedule - five class pds. - make sure you are done with all projects so far, and doing a choice project. This project should be as complete as any other - you can chose a project we've done before and re-do it or do it with a new 'twist'. example do the parallel line drawing in colored pencil.
May 18 - 21 two class periods - start "Disney" painting
May 26-29 two class periods and one Friday
June 1- 5 - five class periods - finish "Disney" painting and start Mandala
Monday June 8 - finish mandala 
Tuesday June 9 - Thursday June 11 - Presentations and cleaning.

Friday June 12, and one more day last day of class are final clean up and 'final exam'.

All students will do a mini presentation, all int. & adv will do presentation from their gallery. MUST make a gallery on website, MUST create a theme essay. SEE ME for instructions.

please get out your scale and show have it on your desk

no log entry today

Right now - get out your progress scale and fill it in.

make sure your portrait drawing, painting, macro landscape and dull landscape are on your grading blog.

make sure your working blog is up to date.

make sure your portrait painting, macro landscape and dull landscape are on the wall.

progress scale

use the above link to get a link for a way to keep track of your work

How are you going to organize your time to get all your assignments done?
What do you like best about art class?
What is one extra  thing you could do to make your work better?

Due now on ---

May 8  five day week - bright landscape due
May 15 five days week - choice project due - this is not extra
may 18-21 - half days and no Friday (testing) 2  class  week - start Disney painting
May 26-29 - 3 half days & Fri - Disney painting due
june 5 -  5 day week  mandala
june 8 -11 - presentations and clean up. - pen and ink drawing

everyone will do a presentation - newbes will be one project, continuing students will show multiple pieces from a gallery and talk about common art and design elements.

so far, what is your favorite project?

what do you think is special about it?