2013-14 Studio Art Daily Plans
Sept 16-Sept 20, 2013
Ms. Livoti
Monday
9/16/13
Aim: Why do artists practice blind
contour drawing techniques?
Do now: Art Elements/Design
Principles A-Z
Today: Organize supplies,
familiarize with sketchbook rules
and routines
Homework: Begin your first sketchbook
assignment! Due on Monday!
Contour Line
Starting
to
draw
begins with observing
edges.
Do you see lines predrawn on objects?
What are other words
that describe edges?
Art Vocab! Write it
down:
Contour
lines
describe
all
the
edges of an object,
both the inside and
outside.
Blind
Contour
Why do artist’s practice
blind contour drawing?
How is playing sports or
video games similar to
blind contour drawing?
What looks different
about a blind contour
drawing?
Blind contour drawings
are made when you look
more at the object than
you do your paper, and
you don’t lift your pencil
while you draw!
Tuesday
9/17/13
Aim: What is abstract art?
 Do now: Look at the images below (The Gray Tree by Piet Mondrian
and Pennsylvania Landscape by Andrew Wyeth) and compare
and contrast them.
Homework: Continue sketchbook work!
Abstract
Art
Abstract art is nonrepresentational
Some abstract art is
simplified
completely into the
elements of art,
while some abstract
art still has some
recognizable
aspects of the
subject.
László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian
born painter and photographer known
dor his Bauhaus style. He died in 1946 in
Chicago.
Fernand Léger was born in France, 1881. Known for his abstract style.
The space the subject
of your artwork takes up
is positive space.
One way to make your
object look more
interesting is to draw it
so it creates shapes in
the negative space, or
the space around the
object
Wednesday
9/18/13
Aim: Why do artists use view
finders?
Do now: Explain a
technique you use to help
you draw.
Homework: continue
sketchbook work- due on
Friday, 9/20
Thursday
9/19/13
Aim: How can an object
become an abstract design?
Do now: Viewfinder practice!
Use your viewfinder to select
an area of the room and
sketch it into your notebook.
Homework: Sketchbooks
due TOMORROW!
Friday
9/20/13
Aim: How can you create balance
and movement in your design?
 Do now: Look at the images below, which one do you
think shows movement?
 Homework: Enjoy your weekend. Keep an eye out for art

Balance
Designs should always
achieve a sense of
visual balance- how
the art elements are
distributed in a design.
You shouldn’t place all
your same elements of
art on the same side
and place on the
paper.
This could make one
part of your artwork
seem “heavy”.
Shepard Fairey
When your artwork is
balanced, it creates
movement:
How your eye is lead
around a design.
Your eye does not get
“stuck” on one part of
the design.
This creates a visual flow
and can help people
understand your artwork
better.
Edgar Degas
Resources
Guitar, Blind contour studies, horizontal line
design (google image search
László_Moholy-Nagy
Fernand Leger
Edgar Degas
Shepard Fairey
Mondrain- The Gray Tree
Andrew Wyeth Pennsylvania Landscape
movement 2D principle
line design