tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758620906573133642024-03-13T16:27:06.529-05:00Cornerstone Classical Christian Academy Fine ArtsJared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-83890579514433020862010-10-30T11:27:00.003-05:002010-10-30T11:43:30.623-05:00DUE DATESART 1 - Your Pattern Projects are due on Tuesday, Nov. 2nd , at the beginning of class. We'll have a quick critique and then discuss our next project. Good LuckART 2&3 - You all have a few more weeks to work on the cardboard replicas of modes of transportation. We will probably go until Thanksgiving holidays, maybe extend it to right before Christmas break. Don't procrastinate!! Some of you Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-33323042156207351512010-10-03T13:34:00.002-05:002010-10-03T13:38:15.910-05:00ALL CLASSESI will not be in class Oct 5th & 7th. You will have a substitute but your projects are still the same. You will be given step-by-step print outs of your projects along with images for you to review. Use these to help you complete your projects while I am out of class. I will be back on the 11th. If you need any help, contact me through this website or by emailing me directly. Good Luck - Mr. Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-76982971125134995692010-09-29T23:41:00.004-05:002010-09-29T23:51:50.783-05:00Pattern Project Step-by-Step PhotosSee instructions in post below for more detail on these photos. CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO SEE INSANELY HUGE IMAGES.Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-43547573340050244332010-09-29T23:18:00.003-05:002010-09-29T23:41:44.222-05:00New for OctoberArt 1 (7th grade) - Your new project is the Pattern Project. Here's the step by step. If you have any questions please contact me...... BUT LISTEN WHEN I GIVE YOU COUNSEL. DO NOT ASK ME THE SAME QUESTION MULTIPLE TIMES!!!! You all are driving me up the wall with your lack of attention.Step 1 - In your sketchbook brainstorm for several motif ideas. These should vary in value, some looking darker Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-55350236433435943312010-09-21T16:22:00.004-05:002010-09-21T16:52:54.203-05:00Pattern Projects and New Due dates Examples of Pattern Project (7th grade) - each individual square has a different pattern inside it, just like the patterns you are to create for your homework. When we repeat those patterns they become motifs. Click on the images to enlarge.7th grade - Your new project will incorporate what you have learned about lines and how to create them. You'll be using patterns to create motifs. A motif isJared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-80733447199267308782010-09-10T15:28:00.004-05:002010-09-10T15:52:42.748-05:007th Grade Hand Drawings7th Graders: You started your Picture Plane Project drawings in class on Thursday. Several of you refused to listen carefully in class when I repeated each step several times. The last post on this blog gave you a link for ALL the steps that you are to take to do this project correctly. If you have questions on the steps, refer to this post. For all other issues that do not deal with questions Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-85844111960509050072010-09-02T18:57:00.004-05:002010-09-02T19:28:27.651-05:00Hand Drawings - Seeing Contours (click on each image to view larger)7th Grade - Your homework over the weekend is to do 10 different hand drawings using the picture frame (aka=Picture Plane) that I gave you. Here is the link to the step-by-step http://cccafinearts.blogspot.com/2010/02/picutre-plane-drawings.html IMPORTANT: Only do steps 1-3 in the link! Do not do ANY shading of the hand drawings. We will do this in class. YourJared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-89705157788710438512010-08-19T20:30:00.004-05:002010-08-19T20:44:53.605-05:00Art 2&3 - Project details and HomeworkHey guys - your homework is to bring your supplies to class (sketchbooks - minimum 8x10"; no glossy paper, pen, and pencils). Also you need a minimum of 3 duck photos to choose from in class. Color photos only - YOU MUST KNOW THE SPECIES IN THE PHOTO. For a list of species click on the link found in the post from Aug. 17th. Remember to do thumbnail sketches in your sketchbook to determine which Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-35641352480125563162010-08-19T18:04:00.005-05:002010-08-19T20:29:01.947-05:007th grade - Project #1: Value Studies - DUE Aug.31st Example of finished Project. Rows (top to bottom) = hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, initial, blending Example of using 1 inch sections to help go from dark to lightYour first project is dealing with Value and Line. As mentioned in class, there are several methods of achieving value with lines. Here are the ways we covered (study these terms and definitions....they will probably show up in aJared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-39183602746549220952010-08-17T21:14:00.003-05:002010-08-17T21:39:05.073-05:00NEW YEAR - Welcome ClassIt's a new year and we have a lot to do. I hope that everyone will work hard and take advantage of this class blog - it will be your place to find all updates, study guides, tutorials outside of class and commentary from your peers. Remember to enter your email address in the box near the top to get automatic notices in your inbox whenever I make a new post.First things first - Everyone needs to Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-18023469295472312192010-04-07T21:25:00.005-05:002010-04-07T22:04:51.730-05:00PROJECTS and HOMEWORK Example of Egg study for homeworkExample of creating a portrait starting with the highlights. Click to enlarge.ART1&2 - Above you will find examples of your homework assignment and your current in-class final project. First the homework: Draw 5 egg sketches. You should setup your egg on a flat surface under a light source, like a desk lamp. Tone your sketchbook paper like we have been doing Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-56156045249022780712010-03-24T19:26:00.003-05:002010-03-24T19:56:49.136-05:00Homework Due March 31ART 1&2 - STUDY for Quiz. The quiz will consist of these items:The 5 perception skills of drawing consist of - the perception of edges, the perception of spaces, the perception of relationships, the perception of lights and shadows, and the perception of the whole.The forms in a composition which are the subject matter and which catch the viewer's eye first.The basic unit is a simple shape Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-17197259881573255112010-02-28T16:06:00.007-06:002010-02-28T16:25:53.409-06:00Homework Due March 3, 2010ART 1&2 - Your homework deals with negative space. As we discussed in class, negative space are the areas in a piece of art that are not the primary focus. They are the areas that are easy to ignore while you look at the subject of the art. Your assignment is to find trees around your property that have lost their leaves and you are to draw in your sketch book ONLY the negative spaces found Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-68583133033933653052010-02-19T12:43:00.002-06:002010-02-19T12:50:17.411-06:00Homework Due Feb. 24, 2010ART 1&2 - Your homework is to purchase a mirror for self portraits. You can find $1 mirrors at the Dollar Tree. IT MUST BE LARGE ENOUGH FOR YOU TO SEE YOUR ENTIRE HEAD IN IT WHILE HOLDING IT AT ARM'S LENGTH. Dollar Tree, and even Dollar General, has mirrors that are this large. Write your name on the back with permanent marker and bring to class on Wednesday.ART 3 - No homework. New project Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-47961862338748312842010-02-10T18:27:00.003-06:002010-02-10T18:58:46.917-06:00Homework & Projects Due - Feb. 17, 2010Art 1 - Your homework is to complete 2 new hand drawings using the Picture Plane tool. These must include shading. Do not repeat the same hand position more than once. It is key that you follow the instruction posted last week without any deviation! I expect to see EVERY detail in your hand! Don't generalize what you see; DRAW only what you see. Remember: If you have a picture frame at home whichJared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-82454743326342134792010-02-03T20:04:00.008-06:002010-02-03T20:59:38.548-06:00Picutre Plane DrawingsThe Picture Plane is a visual tool which artists employ in order to realistically draw or paint three dimensional things on a two dimensional surface like paper or canvas while retaining a 3-D appearance.You are using a literal "picture plane" for your next projects. Your first assignment using the picture plane is to draw your hand. Please read below and follow the steps I have listed. Fig.1 Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-12258177295049735002010-02-03T19:42:00.003-06:002010-02-03T20:03:04.225-06:00Homework Due Feb 10, 2010Art 1 - Your homework is to complete the hand drawing that you started in class using the Picture Plane which you were handed. (A separate post will detail the steps you need to take for this project.) Also, you must create 5 new Picture Plane line drawings. Hold the picture plane up to any scene around your house/neighborhood or balance it on/against any object (like your hand or another object)Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-76232938310384233022010-01-30T18:41:00.002-06:002010-01-30T18:50:31.135-06:00Homework Due Feb. 3, 2010Art 3 - your homework is to complete a significant portion on your scratch boards. If you haven't begun to scratch on the board then you are falling far behind. We will spend another couple weeks on this project in order to complete more of our scheduled assignments this year. Be prepared to work on your board in class on Wednesday. Remember ... do not scratch your drawing into the scratch board.Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-32278860614480327092010-01-28T17:30:00.011-06:002010-01-30T18:40:45.492-06:00Homework Due Feb. 3, 2010 Art 1&2 - Your homework this week is to complete five (5) Pure Contour drawings. As we learned in class, the Pure Contour drawing method is the most effective way to activate the right-brain functions. These functions are used to help artists perceive more easily what it is that they are drawing. The goal for these Pure Contour drawings is to help you learn how to see what you are drawing...Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-63788695505512807882010-01-21T09:04:00.003-06:002010-01-21T09:26:42.597-06:00Homework - Due on Jan. 27thART 1&2 - Homework is to do ten (10) one-minute gesture drawings of your family members or friends. Just like you practiced in class, you should be able to draw the full figure in one minute or less, showing basic forms and positioning of the body. You should always keep your pencil moving while you are doing these sketches; don't pay attention to small details. FILL UP THE ENTIRE PAGE IN Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-3182406508983044432010-01-13T18:32:00.007-06:002010-01-13T19:46:49.767-06:00Figure Drawing Project Examples of good Contour Line and Gesture drawingsYour new project assignment will involve completing many gesture drawings, contour line drawings and a few drawings rendered with shading. We will be completing most of this project in class, however you will also have additional homework assignments involving the techniques which you will learn in class. Gesture Drawings are quick sketches whichJared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-17448564731121297882010-01-06T21:20:00.003-06:002010-01-06T22:48:19.948-06:00New SemesterOnce again I hope that all of you had a great Christmas break. I wanted to let you know about our next projects coming up...ART 3 = Homework due 1/13/10: Bring an 8x10" (or larger) scratch board to class. You can find these at Hobby Lobby...however Hobby Lobby only carries 2 of every size at any given time. So I will try to bring a couple with me to class on Wednesday just in case. Before you go Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-13652664254850547962010-01-05T15:48:00.003-06:002010-01-05T16:13:30.806-06:00Project #2 DUE Wed. 1/6/10I hope everyone had a great Christmas break. Remember to bring your projects to class for a critique tomorrow (1/6/10). I hope that the extra couple of weeks helped many of you.For those of you who entered a "turkey and videogame induced coma" for the entire break and still haven't finished your projects, don't forget that you may turn in your projects late. You lose 15 points for every week lateJared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-71475066128325436632009-11-15T22:00:00.006-06:002009-11-15T22:17:51.362-06:00Perspective Drawings - Art 1&2 Example of lines receding into a vanishing point.Example of 1pt perspective Example of 2 pt perspectiveExample of 2pt perspective landscape.Art 1&2 Perspective Drawing assignment - Your project is to create a composition illustrating 1 point and 2 point perspectives. Your composition should depict a fantasy landscape. In this imaginary landscape you may have various shapes such as circles, Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675862090657313364.post-58265593807378996202009-11-15T20:47:00.003-06:002009-11-15T22:00:25.638-06:00Color Scale and Value Study- Art 3Art 3Color Scale - Your homework since the last class has been to research different way to create a color scale. We reviewed a few traditional methods of creating color scales including a COLOR WHEEL. We also saw some very complex designs that appeared to be 3-dimensional.Project: You will have to create a color chart and a value scale. I asked you to put together a few sketches of different Jared Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110079303877612855noreply@blogger.com0