G8
Developing Skills

By the end of the unit, you will extensively explore proportion, value, space, and texture. You will develop skills in drawing, painting, and mixed media.

Inquiry

Key Concept: Aesthetics
Related Concept: Composition and Expression
Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expressions

Objectives

A: Knowing and Understanding
B: Developing Skills
C: Thinking Creatively
D: Responding

Summative Task

Portfolio - A, B
- 12 or more artworks
- 1 reflection paragraph
Conceptual Drawing - C, D
- Brainstorm Ideas
- Process Documentation
- Final Artwork
- Artist Statement

“Developing skills in art is a powerful tool to express the world around us.”

— Statement of Inquiry

Warm-up

Observational Drawing (Line)

Optical Illusion (Shading)

Texture Studies

Developing Skills

Texture

Emotive Paper Drawing

Value

Black and White Photography

Charcoal / Chalk Drawing

Space

1,2,3 point perspective

Van Gogh Room Study

Proportion

Grid Drawing

Portfolio - Criteria A & B

Select 12 artworks and write a reflective paragraph that shows growth in understanding and creating texture, value, space, and proportion.

Format: Google Slide
Rubrics: Criteria A and B

Contrasting Theme - Criterion C & D

To build on top of what we have learned and to engage in a self-directed project, you will produce an artwork(s) based on a short prompt that can be interpreted and expressed in various ways. In your process journal, you will document thumbnail sketches, collage images for references, process reflection, and artist statements. At the end of the project, we will have critique time discussing their artwork.

Format: Sketchbook & Google Slide
Include: Sketches, Collage for References, Final Drawing, and Artist Statement
Rubrics: Click Here