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BENCHMARK TEST & Sketchbook Expectations. Homework Grade. BENCHMARK TEST. Do the best you can and… GoOd LuCk ! . SKETCHBOOK EXPECTATIONS. (8 ½” x 11”) It MUST be Spiral Bound with at least 40 pages
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BENCHMARK TEST & Sketchbook Expectations Homework Grade
BENCHMARK TEST • Do the best you can and… GoOdLuCk!
SKETCHBOOK EXPECTATIONS • (8 ½” x 11”) It MUST be Spiral Bound with at least 40 pages (-If you are a returning art student you may use the one from last year… AS LONG as it has 40 pages remaining, is in good condition and SPIRAL BOUND!) • All students in art must keep a Sketchbook this year for their homework grade (10 points). • You are required to complete one Still Life drawing… DUE EVERY FRIDAY!
WHAT IS A STILL LIFE DRAWING? • AStill Life is a drawing depicting mostly inanimate (or non-moving) subject matter, typically everyday objects which may be either natural (food, flowers, plants, rocks, or shells) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, and so on). • The Sketchbook is designed to improve the students’ hand-eye coordination by studying the interaction of shapes, learning how to use proper proportions, and seeing the details.
SKETCHBOOK EXPECTATIONS • If students continue to practice drawing still life’s they will find a much better understanding of how light works, and how objects relate to each other with in a composition. • This I can PROMISE you… if you continue to put in an effort every week on your sketchbook… YOU WILL IMPROVE! • 7thGraders: Must be drawn as REALISTIC as you can, and SHADED in PENCIL. • 8th Graders: Must be drawn as REALISTIC as you can, and SHADED using PENCIL or COLORED PENCIL the second semester.
HOW TO DRAW A STILL LIFE • 1. Set aside ONE HOUR to complete your drawing each week. • 2. Choose your subject. Think SIMPLE when choosing your object to draw… (Example: Don’t draw an entire bouquet of flowers. Try drawing only one single flower.) No need to be complex. • 3. Use a white sheet of paper underneath your object so it will be easier to see the shadows. • 4. Draw from left to right and top to bottom. It helps you organize how you study your object. It also keeps you from resting your hand on a finished portion of your drawing and smudging it.
HOW TO DRAW A STILL LIFE • 5. Make an outline of the object. Remember to maintain its proportions. Use a sharp lead pencil that makes a light line. Fill in some highlights to guide you in detail work later. The outline shows only its shape, shading is necessary to show its form. • 6. Shade it. Look carefully at the play of light and shadow on your object. Still life subjects are a great way to practice subtle tones and the value scale. The value scale represents the amounts of lights and darks that might be in your drawing. A successful drawing includes all of the values in the scale, without using your finger. Have medium and dark shading pencils available so you can follow the shading of your object from top left to bottom right. There are, roughly, six distinct tones of shading that characterize a lighted object shown • 7. Pay attention to the surface of your object. Include scratches, stains, warped areas, cracks and chips in your still life drawing. Think of how light and shade plays with these imperfections. • 8. Always write the date SMALL and in the bottom right corner. This way, I will have a much more accurate perception of your progress and what you still are in need of working on individually.
SKETCHBOOK RUBRIC 1. OBJECT OUTLINE: Remember to maintain its proportions. Use a sharp lead pencil that makes a light line. Fill in some highlights to guide you in detail work later. The outline shows only its shape, shading is necessary to show its form.
SKETCHBOOK RUBRIC 2. ENTIRE VALUE SCALE: The value scale represents the amounts of lights and darks that might be in your drawing. A successful drawing includes all of the values in the scale
SKETCHBOOK RUBRIC 3. LIGHTED SURFACE: Where the light source is hitting making the object have a lighter tone.
SKETCHBOOK RUBRIC 4. SUBTLE SHADE: Look carefully at the play of light and shadow on your object. Still life subjects are a great way to practice subtle tones. Have medium shading pencils available so you can follow the shading of your object from top left to bottom right.
SKETCHBOOK RUBRIC 5. DARKER GRADATION: Parts of the object have a dark gradation of colors furthest away from the light source. The darker the smooth gradation is, the better the contrast.
SKETCHBOOK RUBRIC 6. OBJECT REFLECTION: The light source is not only hitting the object, but the table top as well. The light is bouncing off of the table and reflecting back onto the object. This should be a small strip of highlight.
SKETCHBOOK RUBRIC 7. CASTED TABLE SHADOW: The actual shadow left on the flat table surface that is casted from the light source.
SKETCHBOOK RUBRIC 8. BRIGHT HIGHLIGHTS: The brightest section of the object where the light source is hitting creating a highlight.
SKETCHBOOK RUBRIC 9. SURFACE DETAILS: Include scratches, stains, warped areas, cracks and chips in your still life drawing. Think of how light and shade plays with these imperfections.
SKETCHBOOK RUBRIC 10. SIZE & COMPOSITION: The entire page should be thought of when laying out your composition. If your object is too small it is hard to see all of the details.
