Classwork Directions
Day 1-4
-  8 thumbnail sketches from different points of view.
    -Show interesting composition
- Tone a large paper
- Two practice sketches on newsprint with vine charcoal
Day 5-8
-Use sketches to help inform your final drawing.  Lay it out in vine charcoal.
*GT students should consider a challenging angle, composition, and need to work the background in order to enhance the subject.
-Use an eraser to pull out light areas, block charcoal and pencils to add in dark value, and white charcoal to find highlights
-Use a combination of blending and mark making to create a descriptive form
-Build up a range of values to show contrast

Daily Objective:  To experiment working at an easel or work horse. To practice mark making using the entire arm. 

In Art II, we lean new artistic behaviors such as learning how to work standing up at an easel or using a work horse.  What are the advantages of using an easel?

• You can work larger
• You can step back from your work
• You can improve your mark making by using your entire arm
• Your paper can be held vertically instead of horizontally as on a table

In class today, we will practice setting up an easel and using it.  You will learn how to place the easel according to the subject that you are working on.  As you progress, you'll find that you need to stand back constantly to look at your picture and see how it's developing.  You need to look at it from its normal viewing distance to identify problems and assess solutions. An easel provides you with the right physical perspective of viewing the canvas at the angle and height at which it will eventually be hung. By placing the canvas on the easel, you are free to step back and gain a better perspective of your project, allowing you to correct any mistakes before they are made, so as to avoid possibly ruining your drawing/painting.

Course Description: 
This course is designed for students who have demonstrated an ability to complete challenging work successfully at a demanding pace.  Individuals will work to solve problems that focus on the depiction of light and ways to approach design in two and three dimensions.  Students will be expected to gain skills in creative problem solving, independent research, problem finding and commitment to practice.
Fundamental Experiences: 
Observational drawing and painting is the emphasis in Art II.  Students are expected to become proficient in:
1.            the use of contour and gesture to depict shape and position.
2.            the accurate portrayal of proportions of forms in space.
3.            the description of form and space through the use of light and shadow.
4.            the use of color both realistically and expressively.
5.            the ways to articulate responses (oral and written) to their own work and to the works of classmates and master artist exemplars.
Materials:
*You are not required to buy anything for Art II. All materials will be provided. Students with a strong interest in art are recommended to purchase:
-       A hard sketchbook (hard cover book or spiral bound.)
8.5”x11” or  9”x12”  DO NOT get tablet bound pads (taped binding)
You may use your sketchbook from Art I
-       An art portfolio. Try to find one at least 30” wide (36” is ideal).
Students who choose not to purchase one may make their own in class out of cardboard.
Materials can be found at local arts or office supply stores such as Michael’s, Office Depot, Staples, JoAnn’s, Laurel Arts etc.
*Links to supply stores and other suggestions for the serious artist can be found on the Art Department Web Site.