Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
CREATE AN AD-GOOD NEWS COMING...
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT FRONTIER HAS WON AT LEAST 3 OF THE TOP SPOTS IN THE 2010 CREATE AN AD CONTEST. SPECIFICS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
SENIORS-FINAL SCHEDULE
THURSDAY 5/27- ADVANCED ART, DRAWING AND PAINTING
FRIDAY 5/28- STORYBOARDING/COMIC BOOK CREATION
TUEDAY 6/1- DESIGN
ALL PRESENTATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THESE DATES AND SHOULD FOLLOW SPECIFICATIONS OUTLINED IN HANDOUTS. PLEASE BE ON TIME!
ALMOST THERE SENIORS...
FRIDAY 5/28- STORYBOARDING/COMIC BOOK CREATION
TUEDAY 6/1- DESIGN
ALL PRESENTATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THESE DATES AND SHOULD FOLLOW SPECIFICATIONS OUTLINED IN HANDOUTS. PLEASE BE ON TIME!
ALMOST THERE SENIORS...
Thursday, April 15, 2010
COMIC BOOK SCRIPT FORMAT
TEXT AND DESIGN-FOUNDATIONS
THIS LINK HAS EXCELLENT INFORMATION REGARDING TEXT AND MANY OF THE RELATED DESIGN ELEMENTS.
http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/02/web_typography_tutorial_-_lesson_1/
http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/02/web_typography_tutorial_-_lesson_1/
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING THREE QUESTIONS FOR EXTRA CREDIT:
1. What is typography and what is it's use?
2. What are four visual qualities a letterform can have that help it communicate emotion?
3. What is a baseline?
DUE BY FRIDAY 4/30/10 2 PM
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
TRADING CARDS-FOUNDATIONS

CHOOSE AN ARTIST FROM THE LIST BELOW AND CREATE TWO TRADING CARDS ABOUT THEM.
1) ON THE FRONT, PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST IN WHATEVER STYLE YOU CHOOSE. ON THE BACK INCLUDE BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION. INCLUDE: NAME, PLACE OF AND DATE OF BIRTH, WHAT MOVEMENT, GROUP OR PERIOD OF ART WAS THIS ARTIST PART OF?. (EXAMPLE: BRIDGET RILEY WAS A PROMINENT ARTIST IN THE OP ART MOVEMENT) INCLUDE ANY OTHER INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE ARTIST.
2) ON THE FRONT, CHOOSE A PORTION OF A FAMOUS PIECE OF THE ARTIST’S WORK TO REPLICATE. DO YOUR BEST TO MATCH COLORS AND COMPOSITION. TRY TO CHOOSE A PART THAT BEST REPRESENTS WHY THE ARTIST IS SO WELL KNOWN. (EXAMPLE: IF YOU CHOSE MONET’S LILLY PAD PAINTINGS MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE AT LEAST SOME OF A LILLY PAD) ON THE BACK WRITE THE NAME OF THE PIECE YOU CHOSE TO WORK FROM AND THE MEDIUM THAT THE ARTIST USED. WHAT MAKES THIS PIECE OF SPECIAL INTEREST? WHY IS IT OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE?
WE WILL HAVE A DAY TO RESEARCH IN THE LMC AND GATHER INFORMATION/BOOKS/REFERENCE. PLEASE USE THIS TIME WISELY AND WE WILL FORTIFY WHAT YOU FIND WITH RESEOUCES IN THE ART ROOM.
BRIDGET RILEY KEITH HARRING JANET FISH
GUSTAV KLIMT WAYNE THIEAULD JASPER JOHNS
ANDY WARHOL ROY LITCHENSTEIN JIM DINE
M.C. ESCHER SALVADOR DALI JACKSON POLLOCK
PAUL CEZANNE AUGUSTE RENOIR MAXFIELD PARISH
ANDREW WYETH WILLEM DE KOONING NORMAN ROCKWELL
EDWARD HOPPER GEORGES SEURAT PAUL GAUGIN
JOHN SINGER SARGENT EDGAR DEGAS VINCENT VAN GOGH
SANDY SKOGLUND DIEGO RIVERA CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
ADVANCED ART- IMAGINARY LANDSCAPE

ADVANCED ART- IMAGINARY LANDSCAPE
ADVANCED ART- IMAGINATIVE LANDSCAPESTUDENTS WILL USE A TEMPLATE BASED ON ALBRECHT DURER'S RHINOCEROS. TRACE THE TEMPLATE ONTO A SHEET OF PAPER AND FIND A MINIMUM OF 7 ELEMENTS (AS MANY MORE AS YOU MAY NEED) TO REPRESNET THE VARIOUS SHAPES THAT MAKE UP THE RHINO. THE ELEMENTS ALL NEED TO BE RELATED IN SOME WAY. THE ARRANGEMENT MAY BE VERY SURREALISTIC AS IN THE WORK OF RENE MAGRITTE AND SALVADOR DALI.EX: USE VARIOUS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES LIKE WATERMELON, APPLE, ORANGE, GRAPES ETC...FINAL PIECE WILL BE IN FULL COLOR USING WATERCOLORS AND COLORED PENCIL ON WATERCOLOR PAPER. BACKGROUND WILL REMAIN WHITE TO ENHANCE THE SHAPE OF THE RHINO.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/durer_albrecht.html
http://www.magritte.com/
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/dali_salvador.html
ADVANCED ART- IMAGINATIVE LANDSCAPESTUDENTS WILL USE A TEMPLATE BASED ON ALBRECHT DURER'S RHINOCEROS. TRACE THE TEMPLATE ONTO A SHEET OF PAPER AND FIND A MINIMUM OF 7 ELEMENTS (AS MANY MORE AS YOU MAY NEED) TO REPRESNET THE VARIOUS SHAPES THAT MAKE UP THE RHINO. THE ELEMENTS ALL NEED TO BE RELATED IN SOME WAY. THE ARRANGEMENT MAY BE VERY SURREALISTIC AS IN THE WORK OF RENE MAGRITTE AND SALVADOR DALI.EX: USE VARIOUS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES LIKE WATERMELON, APPLE, ORANGE, GRAPES ETC...FINAL PIECE WILL BE IN FULL COLOR USING WATERCOLORS AND COLORED PENCIL ON WATERCOLOR PAPER. BACKGROUND WILL REMAIN WHITE TO ENHANCE THE SHAPE OF THE RHINO.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/durer_albrecht.html
http://www.magritte.com/
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/dali_salvador.html
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