Art 328 Schedule Spring 2013
The following schedule is a preliminary schedule for the term. Always bring paint supplies unless otherwise noted.
Blue = no class meeting
Yellow = due date
Green = reading assignment, followed by a quiz
Date
Activity
Paper
Purpose
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1)
T 8/27
• Review syllabus and supplies
• PP history of watercolor
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Introduction
Th 8/29
• 328A - Supply day for first term students
Late adds - intro
• 328B - Project form due 2:00 mtg, bring 10 examples of your work
328B – proposals
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2)
T 9/3
• First day to paint in class – have supplies
• C Theory lecture
• Demo & paint C wheel – primary, secondary, tertiary
• How to mix black – demo and practice
• Grey scale of black and of each color from tube
• Secondary C mixing, 1 p. ea – O, P, G
Global
C mixing,
use 3 properties
of color
• Six Abstract paintings
Arches
C mixing,
monochromatic
mark making
analogous warm and cool
three primary complimentary c schemes
• Homework – drawing for World of Shape on Arches
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Th 9/5
3)
T 9/10
• Complimentary C mixing – R G, B O, Y P
• Intensity chart - prim & second c + H20, + blk, + comp c
• Jewel c with neutral grey around it
• Transparency test
• Hmwk: drawing for world of shape, block, examples
Global
3 properties of c,
properties of pt
• “Day 3 World of Shape” textbook p 32 – 35, quiz
Arches
Shapes, scale,
• Paint on world of shape in class
comp, intensity
do not adhere to local c, let it become abstract
abstraction, c
vary hue and intensity
have full value range 0% – 100%
pattern c by repeating it throughout comp
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Th 9/12
4)
T 9/17
• “Day 10 Texture” textbook p 72 – 79, quiz
• Texture, have all texture supplies, see syllabus
Boards
texture tech
• Texture, have all texture supplies, see syllabus
Boards
texture tech
• PP examples of texture used in finished works
• Hmwk: pt abstraction with subj. as texture
Arches
use text. for art
* Crit on World of Shape
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Th 9/19
5)
T 9/24
• “Day 6 Washes” textbook p 50 – 55, quiz
• Practice 10 washes
Flat wash – wet on dry, slant
Flat wash – wet on wet, clear H2O first
Graded wash dark to light – wet on dry, slant
Global
c mixing,
wash tech.
Graded wash dark to light – wet on wet, clear H2O first
Graded wash color to color – wet on dry, 2 c
Graded wash color to color – wet on wet, clear H2O first, 2 c
Graded wash color to color – wet on wet or dry
pt flat wash 1st, let dry, pt grade wash on top w 2nd c
Wet in wet wash – clear H2O, flat wash, random strokes,
let it run
Irregular wash – clear H2O, drop in c, raise 1 corner,
let it run
Any combination of the above
• Paint over a wash, subject – to be announced
Arches
apply wash,
• Crit on Texture Homework
see shift bg
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Th 9/26
6)
T 10/1
• Day 1 Brush Move and Marks” textbook p 20 – 25, quiz
• Brush techniques, practice all in text, 1 p ea
stampings, add a stroke, compound stroke
tip to heel, wet & dry, numbers & letters
shape & field, overlap 2 shapes of 2 colors
• Paint sm samples of 4 c plans
c on c, c on grey, grey on c, grey on grey
• Demo on still life set up
Global
mix, brush tech
• “Day 4 Color Plans” textbook p 36 - 43, quiz
Arches
hue shift, c plan,
• Bring still life obj. warm c and a light, pt w full palette
c mixing
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Th 10/3
7)
T 10/8
• Enrich the shadows, light and shadow patterns
• demo and practice B&W sphere w light on it
• pt geometric solids w enriched shadows & reflect lights
use sphere, cube, cylinder & cone
Object Shadow Reflected Lights
1.
white
cool
warm
2.
warm
cool
warm
3.
cool
cool
warm
4.
warm
warm
cool
5.
cool
warm
cool
6.
your choice of a mixture we have not yet done
Note: p 46 in Steps to Success in Watercolor by Swenson
Global
Th10/10
• Bring still life obj. cool c and a light, pt w full palette
Arches
T 10/15
• Midterm Exam in class (328A & B), bring all supplies &
One piece of Arches Water Color Board, cold press 16” x 20”,
Cut to 20” x 9”. Have the sides taped off 1” on two short sides
and one long side & 2” on one long side (this will leave a
working surface of 18” x 6”). This size also can be thought of
as three 6” squares creating a triptych. Bring enough paper to
make a cover sheet and tape to adhere it. Bring all supplies.
Board
Th10/17
• Midterm Portfolio
328A – Bring in the two color plan paintings
328B – Bring in all work done so far this term, you
should have half the term’s work done, 7 pieces
c variation,
Shadow & light
patterns
hue shift, c plan,
c mixing
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8)
Exam
9)
T 10/22
• Rendering
• Demo: blending = soft edges (wet in wet, blot, blow dry
or watch it, glaze c/layer); thin layers = luminous;
use small brush for details; think in veils, frisket or
save whites by painting around them
• Bring photo reference for four heads next class
Arches
blending tech,
layering, washes
Th9/24
• Demo & pt, skin tone practice, 4 eggs/heads
Global
skin tone, c layering
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10)
T 10/29
Th 10/31
• “2nd Half of bk, Day 4 Self Portrait” textbook p156 – 161, quiz
• Planes of the head, of another student in class
Arches
• Hmwk – self portrait looking in a mirror, no work from photos
• For class next class bring sketchbook, laptop for reference
• Handout planes of the head
Arches
• Fortune cookie project and comps
Use remaining ½ of board left over from exam
7” x 20” with 1” boarder taped off all around, leaving
5” x 18” surface to paint on
• Bring still life objects for next class and a light or photo
• Homework, self portrait looking in a mirror
Board
& Global
observational
ptg, head study,
seeing planes
concept
put it all tog.
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11)
T 11/5
• “Day 7 Wet-in-wet” textbook p 56 - 63, quiz
• Paint 2 per p of the following of same still life
Direct wet in wet
Wet in wet with pencil line
Wet in wet with ink line
Wet in wet with shapes, float clear H20
• Bring still life objects for next class and a light or model (no pht)
• Self Portrait, Planes of the Head and Fortune Cookie due for crit
Arches
wet in wet
techniques
• “Day 11 Linear and Other Beginnings” textbook p. 80 – 83, quiz
Arches
mixed media &
• Paint from still life or model
draw combine
• PP “What is abstract, rep & non-rep imagery
• Hmwk – Landscape Components (p 90 – 95)
Global
prep Plein air
Fill at least one page with each of the following:
Tree silhouettes, Basic tree study, Drybrush practice,
Grass, The “forest”, Skies, Clouds
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Th11/7
12)
T 11/12
• “Day 12 Three Zones of Landscape” textbook p 84 – 89, quiz
• Abstraction
Choose from one of the following titles to paint an abstract
Fall, Winter, Thunder Storm, Swing Music, Me & the
Moon, Cows in Pasture, Fog Horns, Seagull Motif, After
The Storm
• PP examples of mythical creature project and Plein air
Arches
abstraction, use
c as concept
• Plein – air, Paint on location, CSUN Botanical Gardens
Arches &
Plein air, Rep.
Weather permitting
Global
composition
• Paint a Repoussoir composition
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Th11/14
13)
T 11/19
• Plein – air, Paint on location, CSUN Botanical Gardens
Weather permitting
• Open composition
• Note next class, have examples of influential paintings
Arches &
Global
Plein air
• “Gouache” textbook p 116 - 121, quiz
Arches
gouache tech,
• Influence of painter paint a painting inspired by their work
fix errors
• Have your examples of influential paintings with you
• Mythical Creature Evolution Paper Due
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Th11/21
14)
T 11/26
• Mythical Creature Drawings due, beginning of class
• Final Project – work in class
Th 11/28
• Thanksgiving, no class
T 12/3
• Final Project – work in class
• Final Portfolio Due, Global books handed in
300 lb p
or board
craft, put tog.
Th 12/5
• Final Project – work in class
300 lb p
craft, put tog.
Arches or
300 lb p
comp, concept,
craft, put tog.
300 lb p
craft, put tog.
or board
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15)
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15)
T 12/10
• Mythical Creature Project (328A), Final Painting (328B) Due for Crit and grade
• 3 – 5 p.m. - Final exam date and time, return work
• Return grade slips, ask for feedback & suggestions
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F)
Th12/12