Mr. Rice's Classes 6 Weeks

Foundations of Design: Students are working on shading techniques. Value Scales will be created so students can refer back to compare values on their drawings and designs. Value design: Taking simple patterns and designs and creating graded value to create depth. Hand Drawings have just been turned in. Students draw from life working from worksheets and continue onto drawing from life and shading.
Students are drawing bottles from life right now in class.

Visual Art: Students are working on Shading techniques. Students created value Charts as guides for future projects. Students created radial designs using symmetrical balance, then using graded value in color to create depth. Students are working on drawing from life drawing hands. Students are painting the background using watercolors.

Graphic Design: Students have created textile designs using adobe illustrator. Students created Olympic Pictograms representing Olympic sports. Students used artist Catalina Estrada as inspiration for art work. (link to Catalina Estrada's website. http://www.katika.net/ Students create designs using inspirational quotes. (Creative text, typing on a path, and emphasizing important words or letters in the quote) Students are now creating individual logos that represent each student. Studens will use their logo on business cards, letterhead, and in a resume'.