The Archives:

Various 'STUFF' I've found handy over the years!

Use at your own risk.

This page is under RECONSTRUCTION AND REORGANIZATION.

Drawing

Painting

Color

Sculpture

Art History

International Baccalaureate Art & Design

Mixed Media

Eqyptian Art

Origami

Film and Video

Chinese

Drama Class

Power Points

Early Art

Miscellaneous Stuff

(like website links)

 

Drawing

 

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Realistic Drawing (Still Life) Information

Imagination Drawing Information

A Page To Help You Do Your Drawing Samples

Value in Art

Using Value to create Realistic Drawings

Value Drawing Example (with grid)

Value as expressed by atmospheric perspective

Value in photography Imogen Cunningham

Film Clips Page

Black, White and Grey art: Guernica by Picasso

Paintings by Kazuya Akimoto

Betty Edwards: Drawing on the Right Hand Side of the Brain

Value Scale Scales

Class Participation Rubric

Need Some Inspiration? Check Out:

http://www.wordle.net/

Calligraphy Activity 1

Callligrams Information

Upside Down Drawing Exercise

Using and Drawing Space

http://moovl.wordpress.com/category/how-to/

Sketchbooks Due for Evaluation #2

Symmetry Collage Assignment

Keith Haring Lesson Plan and evaluation form

Need Some Inspiration? Check Out:

Learn to Draw Website

Cartooning Worksheet #1

Desert Island Escape Worksheet

Learn to Draw Website

Need Some Inspiration?

Check Out: http://johnlangdon.net/

Graffiti Creator Website

Graffiti Playdo Site

Symmetry Assignment Evaluation Rubric

http://johnlangdon.net/

Banksy's Site (UK Artist)

Art Crimes: the Writing on the Wall http://www.graffiti.org/

"Clean Graffiti" - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3379017

Graffiti Exhibit - http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/graffiti/

How to Create Basic Shadows

How does the use of scientific perspective relate to the way we see?

When was perspective first used as a element of art?

What are other methods of creating depth in a composition with-out scientific perspective?

LINE WORKSHEET #1: hard and soft lines

LINE WORKSHEET #2: lines in nature v. man-made lines

If you miss class, watch this power point about Perspective!

City Scape Lesson

Making Letters

Information about Perspective

Drawing a door in one point perspective sample

M.C. Escher's artwork!

Vase/Face Exercises

Positive and Negative Space

Positive and Negative Space Reading

 

 

Painting

 

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Examples of Monochromatic Still Life Compositions

Need Some Inspiration? Check Out:

http://www.artunframed.com/claesz.htm A number of other still-life paintings by Pieter Claesz and a link to a short biography of Claesz.


http://www.audreyflack.com/paint/ (see site for contemporary examples of still life paintings)


http://www.uakron.edu/education/temp/history/page1.html overview of the Baroque period

 

Color

 

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Color Wheel (simple)

Color Wheel (advanced)

Color Scale

Goethe's color theory

Need Some Inspiration? Check Out:

Peter Halley takes juxtaposition of colors and minimalist geometric forms to extremes... see www.peterhalley.com

Also check out: Petermax.com

The Fauvists (French for "Wild Beasts") loved using color!

Here is the Wiki about the Fauvist art movement!

Color and Emotions: color meaning

Interesting Article: Relationship between color and emotion: a study of college students


Chinese

 

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Sumi-e Painting Lesson Plan

Chinese Ink Painting Lesson Plan

Introduction to Chinese Painting

Brush painting lesson

Chinese painting lesson

Chinese painting lesson handout

Step-by-Step Chinese Painting Demonstration

Sculpture

 

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Inuit Sculpture Video on YouTube

What is an Inukshuk? Video on YouTube

YouTube Video: How to Sculpt Eyes

YouTube Video: Intro to Video Series by Adam Reeder

YouTube Video: Adam Reeder Sculpts a Head in Less Than 50 minutes

Self Portrait Bust in Clay Lesson Plan

Origami

 

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Robert Lang Origami

http://origamitube.com/

http://www.origamivideo.net/

How To Make An Origami Paper Crane

Robert Lang Origami

http://origamitube.com/

http://www.origamivideo.net/

 

Mixed Media

 

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Art History

 

 

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After viewing the slides, put the following into your Art Notebooks/Drawing Journals:

  1. Today’s Date

  2. Title of work (if applicable)

  3. Artist

  4. Date of work

  5. Response – Informed by discussion (25 words or more)

Power Point of Art Works 1 to 6

Artist of the Day Quiz #1

Power Point of Art Works 7 to 12

Power Point of Art Works 13 to 18

Artist of the Day Quiz #2

Power Point of Art Works 13 to 18

Power Point of Art Works 21 to 26

20thC Art History Artist of the Day Slides

20thC Art History Artist of the Day Slides

Saskatchewan Artists of the Day

Saskatchewan Artist of the Day Quiz Prep

Artist of the Day Artwork Slides and Sketchbook Work continue HERE

Art 9 Final Exam Test Prep Questions #1

Art 9 Final Exam Test Prep Questions #2

Here is the FINAL Artist of the Day Powerpoint for you to Study BEFORE the test.

Romare Beardon Painting/Collage Assignment

Early Art

 

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On-line Cave Art Lesson

The Caves of Lascaux website

Southwestern US Rock Art Gallery

Ms. Deck's Cave Art Lesson

For more information about Cave Art, go to:

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/

Egyptian

 

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lluminated Manuscripts/Art of the Middle Ages

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IB Art

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IB Critical Research Critique Form

A list of Virtual Galleries links (start your search here)

IB Art: Developing Theme: Multiples

Multiples Planning Boxes

Double checking: An RWB list of things to do

Excellent Questions to ask yourself when preparing to write your artist statement and create this assignment

More How To Write An Artist's Statement

Writing Your Artist's Statement

Examples of Artist's Statements

The Conceptual Self Portrait Assigment

How Artists Have Expressed Identity in their Artworks (ArtsNet website)

The Art in Context Assignment

Mock Exams Information for Year 1 & 2

Winter Break IB Art homework

Multiples Planning Boxes

What is a Print? (Website)

Printmaking Terms/Vocabulary

SKETCHBOOK TOPICS & DUE DATES

History of Printmaking

Sculpture.net (interesting blog)

International Sculpture Center

Love the Wiki! Sculpture information to kickstart your IB RWB pages!

Multiples Planning Boxes (Developing Theme tool)

VERY IMPORTANT IB Year 1 Final Exam information

How to Plan An Art Exhibition (Website)

Double checking: An RWB list of things to do

Excellent Questions to ask yourself when preparing to write your artist statement and create this assignment

Art Vocabulary

The Basics of Art Vocabulary Quiz

http://www.norreg.dk/ib/visualartstgui.htm

IB Art Handbook

IB Studio Work Self Evaluation Form (due at the end of every month)

IB Art RWB Self Evaluation Form (due at the end of every month)

IB Art Gallery (a must see)

Sample IB Diploma Level Art Works at another school (http://art.fis.edu/FlashIBgallery07/index.htm)

Another Example: St. George School

 

Drama Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Proposed Units of Instruction:

Unit One - Introduction to Drama

  • Module 1: Basic Skills
  • Module 2: Actor's Tools
  • Module 3: Understanding Yourself
     

Unit Two - Theatre History

  • Module 1: Understanding Historical Context
  • Module 2: Jesters, Tricksters and Fools
  • Module 3: Relating the Arts
  • Module 4: Theatre Era Project

Unit Three – Character

  • Module 1: Ways into the Work
  • Module 2: The Written Word
  • Module 3: Developing Character
  • Module 4: Performing

Unit Four - Script and Play Analysis

  • Module 1: Play Structure
  • Module 2: Text
  • Module 3: Blocking
  • Module 4: Directing

Unit Five - The Seasonal Collective

Course Materials:

  • Comfortable clothes that you can move in each class
  • Journal
  • Notebook
  • Miscellaneous materials undetermined at this time in production and in the collaborative learning process

Assignments:

The Monologue Assignment

DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE

Teen Monologue Website

Free Monologue Directory

Audition Monologues

How to Memorize Lines

Five Tips for a Strong Opening to your Audition Monologue

Performing Your Monologue

Monologue Do's and Don'ts

Drama Terms

DRAMA TERMS

Drama Warm Ups #1

Drama Warm Ups #2

Drama Warm Ups #3

Rehearsal Techniques

WORLD THEATRE PROJECT

More information coming soon!

 

Film and Video

 

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Miscellaneous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Art Skills & Knowledge Initial Assessment Quiz

Sketchboooks in School Website

Keith Harring/Madonna Video

Sketchboooks in School Website

LHS Art Notebook/'Sketchbook" Guidelines and Ideas

Project Description Sheets

Sample Artist Statement

For more information about Bridget Riley, go to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Riley

For information about the elements of art, go to:

http://www.mpsaz.org/arts/elements/elements.html

ACCEPTABLE COMPUTER USE AGREEMENT

COM.TECH. MODULE CHECKLIST

COM.TECH. PRE-LAB EXAM STUDY GUIDE

LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHERS

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROS AND CONS

Discipline Plan

Behavior Contract

Power Points

 

 

 

 

 

WEARABLE ART

MULTIPLES Project

CONCEPTUAL SELF-PORTRAIT Project

ALTERED ART : Bookmaking Project

Word Art: Sample Project

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Former Student Galleries and Projects:

Lucy's Light Photography Gallery

lucy light

 

 

Sarah's Cindy Sherman Project

sara

Gallery Kiera

kiera

Joel's "Eddie Barnes" Art History Powerpoint Presentation

joel art

 

riley

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Questions? Contact Ms. Deck @ shelley@shelleydeck.com