12/15/11 2D Design

Today's Class- Tonight was the final meeting of the semester. We spent some time doing a critique of all the final projects- the Board Games. After that I dismissed the class while I graded the final projects, the semester portfolios, and a few late arriving projects from past weeks. All work that was unclaimed at the end of the night was placed on a marked shelf (2D Bonelli), the top one just to the left of the classroom door. Inside each pad/pile is a grade slip with the grades for the final project and portfolio, and your attendance. I can't guarantee the long term safety of work on the shelves, so if you care about getting your art back, try to get it as soon as possible.

Final grades will be calculated in the next few days and submitted to the school. They'll be available when the school makes them so.

Enjoy the break.

12/8/11 2D Design

Today's Class- Tonight the class filled out the course evaluation forms, and we looked at a few late arriving palettes and collage projects. Otherwise the rest of the evening was spent working on class related projects- for most students that was the board game project started last week.

***************Semester Portfolio****************

Next week the semester portfolio will be graded. This consists of all the work that has not been otherwise collected and graded. If you haven't missed any classes, you should have it all done. The following items are expected to be part of it, along with the dates each can be found on this blog.

9/15/11- wallpaper patterns in dots

9/22/11- contour line shoe drawings

10/6/11- value drawings (charcoal or conte crayon)

10/20/11- color wheel and color mixes

10/27/11- words and logos

11/22/11- color still life painting

Homework- Nothing new, but several students still owe the palettes or collage project, and of course the Board Game Final Project is due at the beginning of class on December 15, 2011.

For next class 12/15/11- Our final grading day. If you want to be safe, bring everything you did for this class this semester, but at least have the above portfolio items and your final project. If you still owe a back project, bring those as well. Anything that is not turned in next week for grading will be worth zero points. We will have a critique of the final projects, then I will dismiss the class for a while I finish grading everything. Students will be able to return later during the class to pick up all the graded work.

12/1/11 2D Design

Warhall

Andy Warhol

Roots

Kerry James Marshall

Today's Class- Tonight we looked at completed projects, first the limited palettes paintings, then the mixed media collages. After a break, we introduced the final project of the semester, a board game based on the artwork of a well known fine artist.

How to make this up- You will need to select an artist, someone from the world of fine art (appearing in art history textbooks, major museum collections, etc) who works representationally and in color. The assignment is to design a board game based on the paintings of one artist- using the specific images of the artist in a new composition of your own. Above and below are examples from previous semesters, with the title of the game and the source fine artist. Another example, with explanation of how it was created, as well as all the specific instructions for the project in general, can be found here.

Homework- This game board final project is due at the beginning of class on December 15, 2011, which is our last day of class. Those who still owe back projects, such as the color temperature collage, the mixed media collage, or the limited color palettes, should get them completed as soon as possible to receive partial credit.

For next class 12/8/11- We will likely look at a few more late arriving projects, but otherwise the class period can be used to work on anything related to this class. Most will use the time to work on the final project, but you may also use the time to make up any back work. If you know that you missed class meetings and aren't sure if you made things up yet, check back through the blog archives.

Bari Master

Ancient Egypt

Anxiety Clue

Edvard Munch

The Greek Grape Faze

Ancient Greece