Computer Lab Catch-Up Days

You will get a grade for completing each of these assignments. 3

assignments- 3 grades. All 4 are due on FRIDAY 4/1.

Assignment 1:
Semester 2 Assessment:
1. Pick a work of art from your digital portfolio
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2. Review the vocabulary list below:

Elements of Art
Line- a point that moves in space
Shape- a closed line
Space- the area between and around objects. Space around an object is negative space;
space that the object takes up is positive space.
Form- 3 dimensional shapes. Cylinders, boxes, and triangles are forms.
Color- light reflected off of objects.
Value- how light or dark a color is or shading is
Texture- the surface quality of an object that can be seen and felt
Principles of Design
Movement- the path the viewers eye takes through the artwork
Rhythm-created when one or more of the elements of art are repeated to create a feeling
of movement
Balance-the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, textures and space. If the
left side of the paper had objects, colors, textures and filled up space, it would look
visually heavier then the right side of the paper (if the right side had only negative space)
Unity- feeling that all parts of the artwork have harmony or work together
Pattern- the repeating something more than 3 times and fills up an entire area
Contrast- when opposites are used together. Lights and darks, different textures, etc. We
can read this black writing on the white paper because of the contrast between the two.
Emphasis- part of the design or picture that catches the viewers attention. Usually the
artist will make one area stand out by using contrast, size, color, texture, shape, etc.
3. Answer these questions:
1. What elements do you see in your artwork?
The overall shape of the Insect has a cool color scheme. The values of the Insect give it form.
The negative space around the insect makes the hues of the piece more dramatic.

2. What principles of design do you see in your artwork? I see a balance between the
distribution of how the insect was drawn. The colors of the insect contrast with the
back ground, along with the unity distributed throughout the shell of the bug.

3. What colors are in your artwork?

I have a color scheme consisting of blue, green, indigo, black, and white.
4. Describe your artwork in 5 words:
Sedative, vibrant, instinctive, natural, and spontaneous Insect
5. What do you like best about your artwork?
I like how I had made the hues of the piece blend together as if I made my own
unique species.
6. What is the meaning of your artwork?
The meaning of the piece is to give an insect more appealing colors and make it more
appealing.

7. What is the title of your artwork?

Insect
8. What did you use to create your artwork (media)?
The insect was colored and drawn with oil pastels on paper. Then, the piece had been
tinted black with an ink wash.
9. How does your work make you feel? The work gives me a sense of interest and
serenity.
10. If your work was an emotion- what would it be and why?
Calm: The piece, on a personal level, makes me feel relaxed with its cool colors and its
recognizable shape, despite it being an insect.

4. Go to this site: http://simpsonmedia.weebly.com/library-happenings/wallerword-clouds and read the info

5. Go to Tagul (if you have an e-mail address) and Tagxedo (if you do not have an email address or do not want to use your e-mail)
6. Create a word cloud using the answers to your questions from above
7. Save the word cloud under you student number
8. Under Assessments on YOUR portfolio, add the word cloud AND a picture of the
artwork your word cloud is about.

Assignment 2:
Mash-up Assessment:
Look at the mash-up PowerPoint on Edmodo.
*Your portrait project is a mashup. You mashed up portraiture and recycled
materials. In 4th period you used recycled laminate and newspaper. In 5th
period you used recycled cardboard and newspaper and recycled laminate.
*Create a 3 paragraph artist statement that has a creative title, detailed
description of the mash-up, and a detailed description of the art elements
and principles used in the artwork.
*Start by answering the questions below and put your answers into the artist
statement.
1. What is the title of your work? Why is it named that?
My piece is named In Tatters for its raggedy, mixed appeal.
2. What materials did you use to create your work of art?
Oil pastel, sharpie, hot glue, transparency sheet, newspaper,
watercolor, canvas
3. How is your work of art a mash-up of ideas/materials? (what two
things are mixed together to become a mash up?)
The transparency sheet with an oil pastel print on it was hot glued
to a canvas with newspaper that was painted with watercolor. The
transparency could have been a separate piece and so could the
water colored canvas.

4. What elements of art are in your work? Be specific and detailed.

Where do you see them?
Throughout the piece, there are lines that make a matching pattern,
giving the piece deeper values where needed. The overall texture
varies from the rough texture of the newspaper, to the smooth
texture of the transparency, which gives the piece dimension.

5. What principles of design are in your work? Be specific and detailed.

Where do you see them?
I feel that there is a balance throughout the weight of the piece; the
emphasis is heavily displayed in the center of the canvas. Despite
this, the piece has an equal amount of contrast and unity amongst
the back ground and the oil pastel image. The hatching of the
sharpie lines throughout the oil pastel print give the piece a sensible
pattern.
6. Do you feel your work is successful? Why or why not?
Personally, I feel compelled to redraw the oil pastel on paper to
make the oil pastel blend together more easily and create a
smoother texture.

*Save the artist statement under your number and upload the statement
AND attach a picture of your mashup under the assessment section of your
digital portfolio.

Assignment 3:
Portfolio Review/Check

Check the box if you have the assignment. I WILL be

checking.
If you are missing it- write why you are missing it.
Animal Spirit

Bug
Clay Letter/Animal

Value Hand

Oil Pastel Print (4th

period only)
Mixed Media on
Canvas (4th period
only)
Large Mixed Media
Portraits (5th period
only)
Motif

Sun Face
Assessment
PowerPoint

Assessment Word
Cloud

Assessment MashUp

At least 4
Sketchbook images