Thursday, October 19, 2017

Post Your Photoshop Work Today - Answer the Questions on the Worksheet

Post both of your photoshop collages to your blog:


  • The Doorways and Sky collage that we did together as a class
  • The Surreal Collage that you created on your own
After you have uploaded your art, answer the questions on the worksheet about the Surrealist artist Salvador Dali.

You cabn search for information on Dali and the Surrealist Art movement at the website below:

theartstory.org

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Monday, October 9, 2017

Post Your Picasso Portrait - Answer the Questions

Post your Picasso style self portrait.

Answer the following questions: You can find most of the answers at the following website:

The Art Story



  • What was Picasso's Full Name?
  • Where was he born? What country was he from?
  • What was his date of birth and death?
  • What was a famous art movement he was a part of? Describe some of the characteristics of  that art movement.


Find and post 2 artworks that you like and want to base your project on:

Artwork 

a. Title of the work: 
 b. Date of the work: 
c. Location the work was created: 
d. Where is the work now on display: 
e. Media used:
f. What is the style of the artwork? 
g. What is the artwork about? 
Why was it created? 

Artwork 2

a. Title of the work: 
 b. Date of the work: 
c. Location the work was created: 
d. Where is the work now on display: 
e. Media used:
f. What is the style of the artwork? 
g. What is the artwork about? 
Why was it created? 

Photoshop Collage 1

Today we will work on a collage in photoshop.
We'll make a collage with the photos in this post.
I will give step by step instructions in class.
Next time you will use your own photos to make a collage.

Download the pictures to your computer:



Thursday, October 5, 2017

Picasso Cubist Style Self Portrait

Picasso

Pablo Picasso was one of the most well known and influential artists of the 20th century. He was a painter, sculptor, print-maker, and ceramicist.

Take a look at Picasso in action. He was constantly making art, and worked in many different styles:

Picasso at Work Video

Picasso developed a style known as Cubism. Cubism is an abstract art form that was influenced by Egyptian, African and Native American art. Cubist art is very flat and angular, and shows multiple views of an object, such as the front and side, in the same composition.


Cubism

Picasso started as a traditional painter, but his style changed over the years.
Take a look at the many moods of Picasso in the video below:


TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT - PICASSO STYLE SELF PORTRAIT



Your assignment today is to draw a Self - portrait based on Picasso's Cubist Style. Watch the video below for instructions:




There is paper at your desk, there are sharpies in the box for your outlines of your portraits, and there are crayons on the wire shelf in the middle of the room. MAKE SURE YOU PUT BACK ALL MATERIALS WHERE YOU FOUND THEM!!!!

Mr. B will pick up the portraits when you have completed them, be sure to add your NAME and BLOCK on the back of your portrait.

Kumihimo Due Now

Today we will:
Finish weaving the bracelets.
Put on the clasps
Take a photo of the finished bracelet and upload it to our blog


Answer the following:

  • Where does the Kumihimo braid come from
  • What does it mean?
  • How was it used?

Post Your Zentangle - Due Today

Post both your practice sheet and the Final Zentagle art. Due today.