8th- Blood and Bones

Students will look at reproductions of anatomical illustrations to inspire these gruesome masterpieces. Careful observation are encouraged in order to retain realistic accuracy of the structure of the bones and organs. We will employ a variety of techniques to create a vintage “antique” feel to our drawings, including painting a sepia toned background and using chalk pastels for hints of muted color. Final touches include creating a wire frame around our drawings, and adding optional “blood” splatters. 

This project is from Mrs. Amsler's ArtRoom

https://amslerartroom.wordpress.com/student-work/blood-and-bones/

"Memento Mori"

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/m/memento-mori

“Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning ‘remember you must die’. A basic memento mori painting would be a portrait with a skull but other symbols commonly found are hour glasses or clocks, extinguished or guttering candles, fruit, and flowers.

Closely related to the Memento Mori picture is the Vanitas still life. In addition to the symbols of mortality these may include other symbols such as musical instruments, wine, and books to remind us explicitly of the vanity of worldly pleasures and goods.

The Vanitas and Memento Mori picture became popular in the seventeenth century, in a religious age when almost everyone believed that life on earth was merely a preparation for an afterlife.”

Take a look at the slideshow link below for the intro

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yOV4SLX8N6rN9q45FFb4j8G4MmJ0rijc_xyrKNP46JI/edit#slide=id.p

After looking at the introduction, begin working on your preliminary drawings. You can refer to the two links below for reference images.

Skeletons

Spooky Objects

6th-Zombie Hands

 Our next project is a project for Halloween! Trace your hand and turn it into a zombie hand!

Take a look at the directions and examples below. 

There are also a couple links to click on for some inspiration. 

Zombie Hands

Hand Skeletal Structure

7th- Mixed Media Bones/ Positive and Negative Space

 

Our next project is inspired by Halloween and our art room guest, Napoleon Bonaparte.

You will be using oil pastel to recreate a portion of a skeleton. You will use the oil pastel to create value and depth for your bones. After you finish your drawing, you will paint the piece with watercolor. 

Positive and Negative Space

INSTRUCTIONS

DAY 1

Practice drawing positive and negative spaces by using the grid method on the provided worksheet. This is a simplified version of a skeleton. Today you are focused on getting the correct shapes. Check out the rubric for guidance on how to get full credit. 

DAY 2-5

You will choose what drawing you would like to complete for your final and begin work on that today, and continue throughout the next few days.

1. Enlarge your drawing onto the 9x9 paper using the grid method.

2. Use your oils pastels to create shading and depth. 

3. Paint with watercolor.

All of these steps can be found in the video below.

5th- Design a Shoe

Shoe designers are fashion designers who develop original footwear for an independent label or a company. You must have a good understanding of texture, color and fashion while developing creative new concepts. You also need an extensive knowledge of shoe construction materials, the ability to identify attractive patterns through fashion trend analysis and an understanding of the fundamentals of footwear construction.

There are many shoe factories in the US alone, in fact there are over 900! 

According to these stats on this website this is a thriving market in the US with lots of competition for artists and designers. 

10 Sneaker Collabs

5 of the Most Expensive SB Nike Dunks

DIRECTIONS

For your project you will be designing a 3d shoe based on the Nike SB Dunk. You will be given the basic template and you will choose how to create your shoe.  

You may use a brand that exists or. you may come up with your own brand and logo for your shoe.  

YOUR SHOE NEEDS TO BE BASED ON SOME KIND OF THEME- (Mario, Basketball, Chess, Skittles, anything you can think of!)

You will completely color your shoe, cut it out, and fold it to create a 3d mockup of your shoe design. You will then add shoelaces using one of the many types of thread that I have. 

8th- Pop Art and Commercial Design-Andy Warhol Soup Cans

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79809

Our next project will take a look at Pop Art and Andy Warhol. You will be creating your own soup cans based on pop culture references that are relevant to you.

Watch this video to hear about Andy Warhol and why his soup cans are significant in the world of art.

Now take a look at the first slideshow below for an intro to your project

After you finish watching this slideshow you will begin brainstorming your soup ideas. Use the worksheets that I provided for this step.

After you finish brainstorming and your ideas are approved by me you can take a look at the second slideshow.

The second slideshow has more in depth instructions that explain how to make your soup cans.

6th Grade- Modern Day Hieroglyphics/ Cartouche Translations

http://www.ducksters.com/history/art/ancient_egyptian_art.php

This project will take a look at Ancient Egyptian figure proportions. You will create a modern day person (clothing, hair style) with Ancient Egyptian proportions, OR you will create a cartouche of your name.



This video discusses Ancient Egyptian proportion.

PROJECT 1

Using the video above and the picture below as a reference, create a modern day person using Ancient Egyptian figure proportions. 

PROJECT 2
Cartouche

Follow The steps on the website to write your name in hieroglyphics. 

1. Draw your cartouche using the example in class. 

2. Fill the cartouche with color. 

3.  Write your name in hieroglyphics. Make the characters fill up the space in your cartouche

4. Color your hieroglyphic characters.

AR Standards: CR1.6.1 P4.6.1 P6.6.2 R7.6.2 CN10.6.1 

6th- Digital Notan Study

 

Notan is a Japanese term which literally means "light dark harmony". Artists use "notan studies" to explore different arrangements of light and dark elements in a painting, without having the distraction of other elements like color, texture and finer details.

Click here to read more about Notan

ART Terms for this Project:

Asymmetrical balance (or Asymmetry) means that the two halves of the work of art are different, however, try to create balance. In other words, although the sides may not be exactly the same, there will be elements that interact in a way that makes each side equally important.

Contrast is simply defined as difference. Difference between art elements like color, value, size, texture, and so on can intensify the elements used. As a result, the elements used in a work of art can become more powerful. Although contrast is closely related with variety, it is usually considered a principle of art.

Positive space refers to the subject or areas of interest in an artwork, such as a person's face or figure in a portrait, the objects in a still life painting, or the trees in a landscape painting. Negative space is the background or the area that surrounds the subject of the work

DIRECTIONS:

For this project you will be creating 2 digital notans. 

You must use shapes that you create from the scribble, polyline, or curve tool. It must be complex and contain overlapping shapes. 

Take a look at the link below to check out a Google slideshow with info and video tutorials to get you started. 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q69dWyfCVWNL5HebvdDX6SWYBt1Y36xUmmNorGEGWSM/edit?usp=sharing