Ceramics- Portrait

For this project we will choose a public figure to create a 3D portrait of.  Begin by finding AT LEAST 2 photo references of your subject from two different points of view.  These photo references need to be available on your charged chrome book at all times.  Begin the process the same way as always by doing a sketch of your subject on blank paper.  Develop this drawing to as finished a state as possible as it will help familirize you with their features.  

When you are ready to begin building roll out a slab that is approximately a quarter inch thick and place it in the mold that will be out on the counter.  This will give you a basic base to work on and begin building and sculpting the specific features to represent your subject.

We will follow the standard documentation process while creating this piece but we will only be making one as opposed to three so focus as much effort as possible on this work and employ what you have learned to create a strong likeness.

Middle School- One point perspective introduction

One point perspective is a technique in which to create the illusion of depth called foreshortening.  We approached the challenge of drawing a hallway already and discovered a bit about how difficult this can be.  We will begin by choosing a shape (must have at least four sides) and then using one point perspective to give it form.

After watching this video and a demonstration in class, your first goal is to use a ruler to draw two shapes (squares and rectangles are best if this is new to you) above the horizon line and two objects below for a total of four.  Use one point perspective to give these shapes form.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByTxhyGtk-g

Middle School- Elements Of Art

Find a painting that demonstrates all 7 of the elements of art on your chrome book.

Choose from the following artists:

Mary Cassatt

Janet Fish

Jim Dine

Paul Gauguin

Rene Magritte

Johannes Vermeer

Rembrandt Van Rijn

Leonardo De Vinci

Claude Monet

Wayne Thiebaud

Elements Of Art

Value- the degree of lightness or darkness of an object

Line- the path of a moving point through space

Shape- 2d area that is either organic or geometric.  Has height and width but no depth

Form- objects that have three dimensions

Color- derived from reflected light.  Has three properties:  Hue- names of the colors, Value- lightness or darkness  Intensity- purity of the hue or chrome

Texture- degree of roughness or smoothness of an object, can be tactile or visual

Space- referring to the emptiness or area between, around or within objects

Pop Art- Roy Lichtenstein

Students will be creating a full color 9 x 12 portrait of a 21st century public figure using the approach of Roy Lichtenstein.  Begin by choosing a person everyone will recognize from popular culture, this could be an athlete, politician, actor, musician etc...  Students will need at least two different photo references available at all times on their chrome book.  Step one is to create a pencil drawing drawn as accurately as possible using the process we have reviewed.  The figure should take up most of the composition with benday dots making up the background.  We will explore both acrylic paint and gouache to create the finished paintings.  Familiarize yourself with Lichtenstein's work as well as an example of pointilism in the two links below.  Have fun!


http://www.awdsgn.com/classes/fall09/webI/student/trad_mw/burgan/final_project/pages/technique.html

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/a-sunday-on-la-grande-jatte/twGyqq52R-lYpA?hl=en

Design-Industrial Design project

What does an industrial designer do?

 Almost every factory-made object has been designed or planned by an industrial designer.These designers make detailed drawings of 3-D objects to show sizes, shapes and textures of the product. They specify the materials and processes of manufacturing. Often, industrial designers will also make models of the product for testing. Industrial designers try to anticipate all the ways a person might use --or misuse--the object. Industrial designers are artists. It is their job to make products look good because as Raymond Loewy, an influential industrial designer, said, "Ugliness doesn't sell." Henry Dreyfuss, one of the great industrial designers of the twentieth century, sums up the role of the industrial designer, "If people are made safer, more comfortable, more efficient-or just plain happier, the designer has succeeded."

Choose an everyday object that you want to improve.

Divide a sheet a paper in half and make two lists. On one side list all the things the object does well--the things you like about it. On the other side, list the things the object does poorly--the things you dislike about it.

Note the changes you want to make on your thumbnail sketches. They should include changes in size, shape, materials, and color.

Your finished image will show two distinctly different points of view in the same scale of your re-designed item.

Begin the finish with a precise pencil rendering in an 11 x 17 window on bristol board and finish in color using copic markers and any other materials you think would enhance your finished product.

Design- Industrial Design

What is Industrial Design?



Industrial design is a multi-disciplinary field of design. “What is Industrial Design?” is a somewhat broad question because industrial design may include a number of different sub-divisions of design. These sub-categories of industrial design may include furniture design, packaging design, car design, product design, lighting design, and a whole number of other types of jobs in applied three-dimensional arts.

Industrial design specifically differentiates itself from these other specific types of design by focussing on the industrialized process. For the most part, everything that an industrial designer creates is intended to be mass produced. Inherent in the design of the object is the design of the process in which the object is made. The question What is Industrial Design ? can have many answers because industrial design overall is focussed on the process by which things are produced, more so then producing a specific item.

Industrial Design Definition
Industrial design is a field that blends together art and engineering with the general goal of creating an object for production. Industrial Design differs from the field of Product Design in that industrial design focusses around objects of industry. Industrial design is a multi-disciplinary field that involves many other aspects of design including graphic design, packaging, furniture, and many more.

Industrial design basically combines applied art and applied science with solid business acumen to create and design a product that is functional, useable and aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

History of Industrial Design
To fully understand what is industrial design, it is important to know the origins of the industry. Industrial design really got its start at the beginning of the twentieth century. Along with growth in technology and the industrialization of the Western world’s manufacturing capabilities, came a need for someone to engineer this process. The phrase “industrial design” was first conceived of by the New Zealand based Joseph Claude Sinel in 1919. In the early days of industrial design, the role of the industrial designer was to merge mass-market production techniques with the skills of traditional craftsmanship.

What is Industrial Design Used For?
The industrial design process is essentially applied to every product that is manufactured and used by consumers. It takes the idea for a new product from the concept stage, through design and refinement to actual production of the final product. The overall aim of industrial design is to basically ensure that a product functions well and does the job required, has an attractive appearance, and is appealing to customers so that it sells. Industrial designers work in a huge number of product categories, with most specializing in a particular field of work. This can range from household appliances to technology devices, furniture, toys, automobiles, tools and a host of other categories.

Students will choose one of three categories: Interior, furniture or product design (which can include toys).  Step one is to find an existing product/space.  Begin sketching ways to improve in both function and form.  

Ceramics- Tiles

Students will create ONE set of 4 tiles that have a unified theme but work as individual pieces of art.  The shapes of each tile must be untraditional in the sense that they will not be simple squares or rectangles.  Examples will be provided in class.  Do NOT make one piece and slice it into four.  Each tile must be a minimum of 5" x 5".
Begin by choosing a theme and sketching your ideas as always.  For example, if your theme is music, each of the tiles could be a different instrument that fit together in a creative way and can all be different sizes/shapes as long as they have visual qualities that unite them.
Each piece will be approached with a relief technique meaning that there will be several layers of depth.  You will need to both cut into the clay and build up the surface of the clay to create several planes.
Choose a subject that is meaningful to you, work hard and have fun!


Unity- Sense of wholeness in a work of art achieved through effective use of elements and principles of art.  Unity utilizes proximity, repetition and simplicity.

Relief-  Relief sculpture is any work which projects from but which belongs to the wall, or other type of background surface, on which it is carved. Reliefs are traditionally classified according to how high the figures project from the background. Also known as relievo, relief sculpture is a combination of the two-dimensional pictorial arts and the three-dimensional sculptural arts. Thus a relief, like a picture, is dependent on a background surface and its composition must be extended in a plane in order to be visible. Yet at the same time a relief also has a degree of real three-dimensionality, just like a proper sculpture.