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= Art 1 = Finish self portrait. Project Due Wed. 2/10. We will be working on written and oral critiques tomorrow in class. So, if you did not bring your project home be sure to do the written critique posted below. You may send the response to my email m.off@pndhs.org or bring it with you to class for tomorrow: 1.Describe at least two elements of design you used in your work. Be sure to describe how and where they where used. (4pts) 2. Describe at least two principles of design you used in your work. Be sure to describe how and where they where used. (4pts) 3. Explain what you excelled in during the creation of your work. Be sure to include why you felt you did well in that particular area. (3pts) 4.Explain what you found difficult in during the creation of your work. Be sure to include why you found taht area the most difficult. (3pts) 5.Write a credit line for your work. (Artist, Title, Year, Media, Size, Location)(3pts) 6.Explain why or why not you would create another work similar to this project. (3pts)

Art2
Finish perspective project. Project Due Wed. 2/10. We will be working on written and oral critiques tomorrow in class. So, if you did not bring your project home be sure to do the written critique posted below. You may send the response to my email m.off@pndhs.org or bring it with you to class for tomorrow:: 1.Describe at least two elements of design you used in your work. Be sure to describe how and where they where used. (4pts) 2. Describe at least two principles of design you used in your work. Be sure to describe how and where they where used. (4pts) 3. Explain what you excelled in during the creation of your work. Be sure to include why you felt you did well in that particular area. (3pts) 4.Explain what you found difficult in during the creation of your work. Be sure to include why you found taht area the most difficult. (3pts) 5.Write a credit line for your work. (Artist, Title, Year, Media, Size, Location)(3pts) 6.Explain why or why not you would create another work similar to this project. (3pts)

= = = Art 3d = Classroom project starts tomorrow. Please watch the videos we will be making several pinch pots then moving to coil pots using pinch as our foundation. media type="youtube" key="cpVObw8X_S4" height="216" width="269" media type="youtube" key="MlSeEBGHCFY" height="162" width="268" media type="youtube" key="xG5Q3XPPTAI" height="204" width="253"

Wheel room this time in we are throwng cylinders, belly pots and a jar with a lid. Please watch the following videos it will help guide you through some of the basic and more complex steps media type="youtube" key="DU-VE1wnRGw" height="239" width="296"

= Graphic Design = Finish your roughs. Remember they need to include the following: Roughs must include completed image (photo and or illustration) Three, four page roughs Must include the following: the template you are going to use font choices images(can be raw) color choice playlist written once (can be done in word)
 * 3 Roughs due Wed. 2/10**

Reminder design and regular skbk due Friday the 12th

= Senior Portfolio = Have sketches for your next project

=Snow Day Work Posted Below:=

Graphic Design:
If you have not posted your brainstorming you need to do so. Your thumbs are still due. Tomorrow:) The following link give great basic examples of poster layouts __[]__. Remember to concentrate on layout, placement and size. Below are some reminders of how to d thumbs [] [] Dont forget you daily cartoon and design skbk entry media type="youtube" key="VPgYlqJAers" height="340" width="560"

Art 3-D:
Wheel room students goto the link posted below to review centering and how to throw cylinders. media type="youtube" key="DU-VE1wnRGw" height="344" width="425" Classroom students go to the links posted below to view examples of our first project. Draw out ideas for own design in sketchbook. Include a list of materials needed to impress into the clay to create texture. [] []

Art1:
Pictures tomorrow! Have some poses ready. Go the the links below to view tutorials on portrait drawings. Due tomorrow one observational drawing of self in mirror. Do not spend more then 10min. [] [] [] Last link is a video:)

Art2:
Following the video draw the room interior using one point perspective (10pts) __Take it further for extra credit.__ Apply the skills used in the video to your own space or design a room interior on your own using one-point perspectve (15pts out of 10pts) media type="youtube" key="7ZYBWA-ifEs" height="344" width="425" Go to these watercolor sites to view the following basic techniques that will be covered in class tomorrow: [| Watercolor Flat Wash] - A flat wash is one that is a solid color from the top to the bottom of the page or area in which you need a flat color. [| Watercolor Graded Wash] - Each stroke should be slightly lighter than the one before. [| **Glazing With Watercolor**] So many beginning artists are afraid to put color on the paper. We all want to jump right in and paint a subject before we think about what is going on around it. [|Painting With Salt for Texture] - I usually paint my salt on the page, as mentioned above, but there are other ways of applying it. I keep a small jar of salt on my desk that can be sealed against moisture. [|Read More >>] Another way is to dip a damp (round) brush into a pool of color, and tap the brush over a finger of the opposite hand, allowing the paint to splatter on the page.
 * [| Wet-in-Wet Watercolor Technique]** - Applying color to a wet surface. Usually I wet the paper or surface (speaking of canvas or Claybord®) first, and while it is still wet, I apply the first color of the painting. …Usually Quinacridone Gold (as it mixes with other colors beautifully).
 * [|Dry Brush Watercolor Techniques]** [[image:http://www.watercolor-painting-tips.com/image-files/videocamera.png width="24" height="24" caption="Video Available"]]- This is a detail technique, when you do not use much water on the brush, but apply the color with a brush that is not dripping wet. You have quite a bit of control with this method, but it should be used for textures and detail. You cannot paint a sky with a dry brush without it taking a week!
 * [|Lifting Wet Watercolor]** - When watercolor is still wet on the paper, it is easy to blot and lift. If it is so wet that it is still shiny, you will possibly lift all the color.....[|Read More >>]
 * Splattering Watercolor Tips** - For texture in certain situations, watercolor techniques such as splattering paint can be quite effective. This can be done in several ways. One…with a toothbrush, dipped into paint, and using your thumb, scrape over the bristles to let the paint splatter over the painting (mask off the areas where you don’t want the splatter. (and be sure you aren’t going to a dinner party that night if you have use a staining color like Sap Green. It will be underneath your fingernails!

For a heavier spatter, use a brush dipped in pigment. Tap it against a finger to release the pigment onto the paper. The spatter will be rather bold spots as shown. The more water in the brush, the larger the spatter.

You can also sprinkle water into paint that is already on the page (if the paint is still damp) and then blot if necessary to create texture. On canvas and Claybord®, the paint is easily lifted by blotting, as these surfaces do not absorb the paint. - Also called “Blooms”. As stated above, the blooms can be very effective. They are caused when the paint on the paper is still quite damp, and a drop of water or pigment that is very wet, is dropped on the surface. The excess water makes the pigment float to the edge of the puddle, creating a dark, jagged line around it. Sometimes this is good! Usually it is an accident, but I have been known to use if for certain effects, especially when painting flowers. When alcohol is sprayed onto the wet pigment, it causes a "foam" appearance and is great when painting water that is rushing over rocks, ocean waves, etc. When it is applied to dry paper, and then the paint is applied, it seems to leave dark spots on the page. This is not always the case. It may have to do with the sizing in the paper. You just need to try it first on a scrap of paper like the one you are painting on, so you can better see the result you will get. Here's what the tissue paper technique looks like when I'm finished To add to the texture, salt can be applied under the plastic. When the plastic is removed you will have a texture much like this If you need directional lines in your texture, it can be pulled and stretched in different directions to alter the texture. Plastic wrap can also be used on heavier pigment as a blotter like the tissue. It will pick up the pigment and leave wonderful textures.
 * s** - I use a trigger type sprayer to put droplets of water on the painting surface and then drop in color. The paint follows the droplets across the page, and since the droplets run into each other, the paint does not appear to be polka dots! I use this for painting all kinds of tree foliage.
 * Alcohol Textures Watercolor Techniques** - Of course, you know that alcohol and water don’t mix, therefore, alcohol, when sprinkled into a wet wash of color creates a texture. It repels the paint and pushes it aside. The effect is different if you sprinkle alcohol first, and then add the paint. Quite an interesting phenomenon.
 * Tissue Paper Texture** - Tissue paper is useful in creating textures in foliage, rocks, etc. The paint on the surface should not be so wet that it is still shining or you would pick up all the paint with the tissue. Paint that has “lost its shine” is still damp enough to have textures created by the blotting of tissue.
 * Plastic Wrap Texture Watercolor Techniques** - Plastic wrap can be applied when the paper is wet, but must stay on the surface until the paint is dry. First, create wrinkles in the plastic by wadding it up, and then flatten it out on the surface of the paper ([|canvas] or [| Claybord]®). It can be pulled and stretched in different directions to alter the texture.

Make sure that the pigment is not really shiny and wet with lots of water. It needs to be juicy, with only a tiny bit of water added, so that the plastic can pick up the pigment to create texture. If the pigment is too wet and thin, the color will just run back together after you lift the plastic off the surface. Timing is everything when using these techniques.

I am a firm believer that these watercolor techniques are only a means to an end, and should be disguised if possible, so that the viewer has something to think about. It is like the rule in flower arranging…Hide your mechanics! I usually paint back into these textures to fool the viewer into believing that I created it all by myself.  media type="custom" key="4124599"

Sr. Portfolio
Work on 5th project:)