VISUAL ARTS
11-12
Art Foundations- Drawing and Painting
PLO’s
(Perceiving / Responding)
It is expected that students will:
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Examine the relationship between the use of particular image-development strategies and the intended mood
or message.
Analyse ethical and legal considerations associated with the design of images
Identify the impact of traditional and contemporary technologies on image development
Justify interpretations of and preferences for selected images
Use appropriate visual arts terminology in art criticism
Use appropriate art terminology to discuss materials, technologies, and processes.
Evaluate how content and form influence and are influenced by personal, historical, social, and cultural contexts.
Analyse the role of visual elements and principles of art and design in various art styles and movements
(Creating / Communicating)
It is expected that students will:
•create 2-D and 3-D images to achieve specific purposes, using a variety of image sources
• create 2-D and 3-D images:
- that reflect personal contexts
- that express, defend, or challenge beliefs, values, and traditions
- that reflect historical and contemporary themes
- that reflect selected art movements
- for specific purposes
• create 2-D and 3-D images that demonstrate effective use of particular elements and principles
• manipulate selected visual elements and principles of art and design of an image to:
- achieve a specific purpose
- alter the meaning or effect of images
• demonstrate competent use of techniques specific to selected materials, technologies, and processes
• demonstrate the appropriate preparation, clean-up, care, and storage of materials and artworks in all stages of
development
• use materials, equipment, and workspace in a safe and environmentally sensitive manner
Art 11/12 2014-2015 Unit Outlines
Term 1
MOMA MONAS
September 22-26
Image Development/
Community Building
KEY TERMS
Students will manipulate
photocopies of Leonardo da
Vinci’s Mona Lisa. They will be
encouraged to rediscover the joy of
‘making’. Letting go of their inner
critic and cut, paste, draw, etc. for
the joy of it.
They will be required to hand in
their best 10 compositions.
September 29- Oct. 3
October 6- 31
Originality, Composition,
Abstraction,
Image Development,
Collaboration
Craftsmanship
Drawing- Graphite-Charcoal
Still-life –Simplification
Original Image Development ,Composition, Simplification
Students will complete a realistic
drawing of a found object. They
will then simplify the image and
complete a larger than life
charcoal representation of the
object.
Line, Value
Contour means outline, and presents exterior edges of
objects. A plain contour has a clean, connected line, no
shading and emphasizes an open shell of the subject.
Line 5 WaysStudents will create a line drawing
using wire.
Original Image Development
Illustration
They will recreate the line drawing
as a crisp ink illustration.
They will then re-create the image
on found papers or other surfaces.
They will then recreate the image as
a watercolor composition.
Finally, they will use their design on
a clay slab.
Composition
Creating a Series
Watercolor Technique
Clay Slab
Term 2
Clay
Slab Construction
Nov.3- 21
Students wil1 create a clay house
in the style of David Stabley.
Contemporary Art
Painting
Watercolor
Watercolor - Color Theory
Nov.22- Dec. 18
Fantastic Feet
Students will use the iPad to take a photo of their feet and
will then re-create the photo in watercolor.
Acrylic Painting
Art History
Chuck Close Portraits
Color Theory
Jan. 7-30
Acrylic Painting techniques
Semester 2
Feb. 6 - 28
March 1 – March 10
March 27 – April 13
Term 4
April 18 – May 8
May 9 - June 20