Ms. Pieczara’s Art Class    

                                    

At West Prairie High School         

Contact:  pieczarad@westprairie . org                                                                                                                                                                         

Period 1

Art I ~ Elements and Principles of Design

Period 2

Art II~ Art History      

Period 3

 


Period 6               

 

 

Period 7                

 

Art ¾  ~ Studio / Professional Portfolio Development

 

Graphic Arts ~ 2D Graphic Design

 

Graphic Arts ~ 2D Graphic Design

 

 

 

       

                    

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sketchbook Assignment : Complete your choice of the last

four sketchbook assignments!  There should be a total of 16.

 

 

Art 1~ Rhythm principle of design

 

Students will be creating a work of art based on the imagery that comes

to mind while listening to a song by “Sigure Ros”.  Students will be

choosing the materials that will be express their project.

 

Step1 ~ students will need to listen to the music and jot down ideas that

come to mind.

Step 2~ students will need choose a material that will best express their

ideas.

Step 3~ students will listen to the music while creating a project of their

own.

 

·        As students complete their Rhythm project they will have the

opportunity to create an independent project that will have to be

completed by the end of the semester.

 

·        May 6th & 7th ~ Class will be having Final Critiques

·        May 9th ~ Will be devoted to end of the year clean up.

·        May 12th, 13th & 14th will be devoted to reviewing for the Final Exam

 

Art 2 ~ Gothic

 

Students will be constructing a cathedral or residential property that they

have designed by using foam board.

 

Step 1~ students will need to choose a style of architecture to work with

Step 2~ students will need to draw out their building including the front,

top and side view.

Step 3~ students will measure out their dimensions and begin cutting

their project out of foam board.

 

Final Project:  Art History students will receive their packets on

Renaissance / Baroque, 20th Century, Asian, Oceanic and African

art history on April 7th. Students will need to choose a Subject for their

final project by April 11th.  The project will be due on May 14th for non-

seniors.

 

·        May 9th ~ Will be devoted to end of the year clean up.

·        May 13th & 14th will be devoted to reviewing for the Final Exam

 

 

Art ¾ ~ Serial Painting

 

Students will be creating a Serial Painting based on a story they would

like to share.  A work of art will need to chosen from an artist that can

be found in a class book or online.  The painting you choose must have

a human figure in it that will be replaced by someone in your classroom

or with yourself.  Five paintings will need to be added to the original

work of art that you will be studying from.

 

Step 1~ choose a work of art to recreate

Step 2~ decide if you will be drawing yourself or a classmate

Step 3~ choose a story to work with.  Real or fictional.

Step 4~ sketch out your idea in your sketchbook

Step 5~ draw out your shapes on the matt-board to have them cut

Step 6~ gesso your matt-board

Step 7~ draw out your project

Step 8~ paint your project

 

We will be having a critique on Feb. 29th on completed Ind. Projects

 

·        May 6th & 7th will be devoted to the Final Critiques.

·        May 9th ~ Will be devoted to end of the year clean up.

·        May 13th & 14th will be devoted to reviewing for the Final Exam

 

 

Graphic Arts

 

Students have begun working with Illustrator.  For their Final Project

they will be watching Final Fantasy VII ~ which is the best example of

Computer Generated Imagery available today. From this film they will

base their design for a fictional creature.

 

Step1~ draw out 4-6 thumbnails of your ideas

Step2~ choose your most successful one and draw out your project

in full scale in your sketchbook.

Step3~ draw out 4-6 ideas for your negative space

Step4~ we will be scanning your images so that you may complete

          your project in Illustrator CS2

 

·        May 6th & 7th will be devoted to the Final Critiques.

·        May 9th ~ Will be devoted to end of the year clean up.

·        May 13th & 14th will be devoted to reviewing for the Final Exam