Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Choosing your meaningful object to draw

How to select objects:
1.     Read the IB learner profile traits and choose one that describes you.
https://drive.google.com/#search/learner%20profile
2.     Think about what object you could use to represent that trait. Example: a figurine of a bird to symbolize PRINCIPLED because you believe it is important to treat every living thing with respect.
3.     Bring in your object so that you can draw it.
Here are guidelines to help you make sure your object will work for the drawing:
1. Objects must be 3-dimensional. Meaning they MUST have length, width and depth.
NO PHONES ALLOWED! NO EXCEPTIONS.
2. Objects CANNOT be people/animals or pictures/photographs of people/animals.
3. Objects CANNOT be pictures/photographs of people/animals in action poses. For example   if you want to show balance you CANNOT  bring in a photo of a ballerina.
4. Students are not allowed to draw from a drawing/print. Again objects must be 3-dimensional.
5. If these guideline are not followed your grade will be affected.
Things to do when you are ready to draw:
  1. Make sure you are using the drawing paper that is provided (not hole punched paper). The punched paper that we do bell work on is NOT drawing paper.
2.     Make a contour line drawing of your object first.

3.     After you have all the lines in your drawing you are ready to start adding values or shading. Remember to use a regular pencil to shade, NOT a mechanical pencil.

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Negative Space Drawing

Negative space - the spaces around an object, the spaces where an object is not.

For this project, each table received a vase with leaves in it (like the one below)

Students were to do a drawing of the NEGATIVE SPACES and then fill in those negative space with either pencil or charcoal.  


Here are some examples of negative space drawings that are similar to our assignment:
http://williara.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/negative-space-plant-drawing/
http://mschangart.weebly.com/design/negative-space-drawing-examples


http://benjaminclancy.com/visual-art/drawing/postitivenegative-space-drawing/





Contour Line Drawing Tutorial

If you missed one or more of our classes on contour line drawing, check out this tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu9sUWLfGng



Also, look at my Pinterest board for examples of contour line drawing.

http://www.pinterest.com/sarahtietjesabi/drawing/


You should have turned in basic contour line drawing of your hand  like the one shown here on:
8/14 (4C)
8/15 (8N)
http://drawsketch.about.com/od/drawinglessonsandtips/ss/contourdrawing_5.htm




You should have turned in contour line drawing of your hand WITH hatching like the one shown here on:
8/26 (4C)
8/27 (8N)
http://sage8.deviantart.com/art/Hatched-Hand-211033972



Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Uploading to Artsonia

1.  Go to this link:

https://www.artsonia.com/class/access.asp?url=%2Fclass%2Fdefault%2Easp%3F

2.  Enter in Access Code (provided by Mrs. Sabin - its on the board!)

3.  Find your name

4.  Click "Add New Artwork"

Inspiration for Mask Project


http://www.pinterest.com/driedbeefjello/cardboard-masks/

Mask-Making Research Concept Board

Requirements: You will have to create a "concept board" on the culture and mask(s) you are researching. Photographs and text will be included.

Example of what this should look like: http://www.pinterest.com/sarahtietjesabi/concept-boards/

1. Included on your board must be:
   Printed photograph of the mask and small paragraph of how it is used
   Where is the culture that you are researching? (include a printed or drawn map)
   Work cited included. Use the following link: http://www.easybib.com

2. The following questions must be answered (please type and print out) somewhere on your board:
Factual: How do we use our faces and bodies to express our cultural values?
What is style?

Conceptual: What does style tell us about a culture’s identity?  What influences style?

Debatable: What is sacred and when/how is that line crossed in popular culture?

3.Your board must also include your sketches. You must have 3 sketches. They need to be drawn     from the side view and front. 

4. Your board needs to include a color scheme for your mask (if you choose to use one) You can cut cut swatches from magazines for these.

5.  Your board need to include textures you plan on using.

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Pinterest board for drawing inspiration!

Mrs. Sabin's Drawing Pinterest Board

I will be adding to this board continuously throughout the semester so keep checking back!  There are some incredible examples of the things you can do with different drawing media.

Friday, August 15, 2014

Upside down drawing

Your upside down drawing was due August 14 (4C) or August 15 (8N).  If you need to finish it for homework, here is the link.  Print it out and finish the drawing!

Upsidedowndrawing

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Examples of Cardboard sculptures

Check out Mrs. Cross's Pinterest board for examples of cardboard sculptures (link below)!  Look at what is possible!!

Mrs.Cross Pinterest board!

Artsonia

As we finish projects in this class, we will be photographing them and uploading them to the following website:

Artsonia

I will be emailing your parents with a link so they can create an account and view your work throughout the semester!




(Note: ALL students will be uploading photos of their projects on Artsonia.  This helps me document students' finished projects so that I can grade them in one place.  However, if your parent/guardian indicated on their permission form that they did NOT want their student's artwork published online, then Mrs. Sabin will be the only person who is able to view their artwork - it will not be made public.)

Elements and Principles of Art Powerpoint presentations

If you joined this class late or have missed a day, here are the links to the two powerpoint presentations that we covered.  Please go through them and complete the sections on the handouts.  Keep everything in your Process Journal - I will checking that you completed these handouts starting August 18th!

Elements of Art powerpoint

Principles of Art powerpoint


Thursday, July 31, 2014

Important links

Important links:

Course syllabus


Permission slip


YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PARENT SIGN THIS PERMISSION FORM AND RETURN IT TO ME!!!!!

Monday, July 14, 2014

About Mrs. Sabin

I'm so pumped you are taking an art class at Sand Creek High School!  A little bit about me (your teacher):

The farm in Louisiana where I grew up
My full name is Sarah (Tietje) Sabin.  I grew up on a farm in south Louisiana, but I moved to Colorado in 2006 after I received my Bachelor's degree in art history and dance from Tulane University in New Orleans.  I went on to get my Masters of Arts in Teaching from Colorado College in 2009 and since then, I have taught art at Challenger Middle School, Cheyenne Mountain Junior High, Wasson High School, and Harrison High School.  This is my second year teaching at Sand Creek High School.




from a performance at Colorado College in 2011



I am also a dancer.  I teach ballet and modern dance at Ormao Dance School.  I also choreograph and perform professionally with Ormao Dance Company.












My husband Charles and I have a little girl, Evangeline, who will be 1-year-old in September.



In addition to making art, dancing, and teaching, I also love to hike and be outdoors.



I look forward to getting to know you better throughout the school year!