Niverville Collegiate Institute
Grade 9 Visual Arts Course
PART ONE: Line – Contour Drawing with Andy Warhol
View the PowerPoint with your teacher and fill in the blanks of your worksheet. Keep ALL
worksheets in your folder! Some terms & techniques may be used in your final portfolio.
PART TWO: Experimentation –Contour drawing & Expressive hands
Blind Contour, Continuous Line drawings
Experimentation: 10 marks
Creative Expression
All experimentation must be
completed before moving on
to the final project
Exemplary 10-9 marks
Competent
8-7 marks
Three contour drawings, 3
blind contour drawings and
at least 6 expressive hand
drawings were completed
with care and detail.
Three contour drawings, 3
blind contour drawings and
at least 6 expressive hand
drawings were completed
with some care.
Satisfactory
6-5 marks
Three contour drawings, 3
blind contour drawings and
at least 6 expressive hand
drawings were mostly
completed.
Rudimentary 4-1 mark(s)
Contour drawings, blind
contour drawings and
expressive hand
drawings are not
complete.
PART THREE: Zentangles(aka zendoodle)
View the PowerPoint and Create Zentangles
Zentangle:
10 marks
Creative Expression
Exemplary 10-9 marks
Sketch must be completed in Four different zentangles
your sketchbook. Sketches were completed (with many
will not be marked after the details and patterns) at the
project is completed.
start of the project.
Competent
8-7 marks
Three zentangles were
completed(with some
details and patterns) at the
start of the project.
Satisfactory 6-5 marks
Two zentangles were
A zentangle was not
completed at the start of the completed at the start of
project (with some details the project.
and patterns).
PART FOUR: Planning and Creating
Instructions:
1. Complete the Experimentation and Zentangle sketch before starting your drawings.
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Rudimentary
4-1 mark(s)
In your sketchbook, complete 3 contour drawings of your expressive hands that you will use in
your final piece. Be sure to draw what you see, not what you think you see. Draw your hands
large so that it takes up most of your page. Make sure you have lots of detail. Outline your
hands in ink or thin marker.
Once you finish your hands, obtain a second sheet of drawing paper from your teacher.
Carefully cut out your hands and assemble them on to the paper so that Wrists should run off
edge of paper - fingers touch - connect or overlap(see example).
When you are satisfied with your composition, glue down your contour hands to the paper
You now have the hands in the foreground and a blank background, but this will soon change!
Break up your background into smaller shapes. In each shape of the background, create an
interesting pattern.
Show different kinds of lines (thin, thick, wavy, rounded, etc) and a variety of pattern techniques
that you practiced in your zentangle.
Outline in with the fine tip of your sharpie. Then add colour to the background to really make the
expressive hands stand out.
PART FIVE: Reflection - Please complete a self reflection worksheet and hand in
Reflection:
10 marks
Valuing Artistic Experience
Exemplary 10-9 marks
Competent
8-7 marks
Satisfactory 6-5 marks
You completed a selfYou completed a self- You completed a selfreflection with honest and reflection with honest reflection Conversations
very well thought out
and well thought out
with teacher regarding
answers. Conversations answers. Conversations process were shared.
with teacher regarding
with teacher regarding
process were shared
process were shared.
consistently.
Rudimentary
4-1 mark(s)
Self-reflection was
incomplete, OR answers
were not well thought out
or taken seriously.
Examples of expressive hands. Your background, however should be more pattern based than
picture based
Marking Rubric:
Project Total: /50
Skill Level
Art Lang and Tools
10 marks total
Creativity
Creative Expression
10 marks total
Art in Context
10 marks total
Project Specifics
Art Lang and Tools
10 marks total
Final Product
Creative Expression
10 marks total
Exemplary 10-9 marks
Competent
8-7 marks
Maximum effort and attention
were given to details in
working with the chosen
medium.
Maximum input to create a
unique and interesting piece
of artwork.
Good effort and attention
were given to the details in
working with the chosen
medium.
Input several new and unique
parts into the artwork.
The hands have been drawn The hands have been drawn
very carefully from
carefully from observation,
observation, and the artist
and the artist was clearly
was clearly “drawing what she “drawing what she sees, not
sees, not what she thinks she what she thinks she sees” –
sees” – there are lots of
there are lots of details. The
details. The background
background contains
contains interesting patterns interesting patterns inspired
inspired by Zentangle Art.
by Zentangle. Emphasis in
Emphasis in the work is very the work is distinguishable
distinguishable
Worked well with the pencil, Worked fairly well with the
pen and/or marker. Your hand pencil, pen and/or marker.
gestures are expressive and Your hand gestures are
unique. You used pen very
somewhat expressive. You
effectively and created areas used pen effectively and
of different patterns to make created areas of different
the hands really stand out.
patterns to make the hands
stand out.
An excellent study of contour
A good study of contour line
line and pattern.
and pattern.
Final Piece
/50
Sketching & experimentation
/10
Zentangles
/10
Reflection
/10
Total
/80
Satisfactory 6-5 marks
Rudimentary 4-1 mark(s)
Some effort and attention
were given to the details
working with the chosen
medium.
Attempted to try and put one
or two unique parts in the
work.
Little effort and attention
were given to the details
working with the chosen
medium.
Completed the project with
no creative flair.
The hands have been drawn
from observation, and the
artist was “drawing what she
sees, not what she thinks
she sees” – there are lots of
details. The background
contains interesting patterns
inspired by Zentangle.
There is emphasis in this
piece.
The hands have been
drawn but it does not
appear that the artist was
“drawing what they saw”.
The background contains
patterns inspired by
Zentangle Art but It is hard
to tell where the emphasis
is in the piece.
Worked with the pencil, pen
and/or marker. Your hand
gestures are expressive.
You used pen to create
areas of patterns making the
hands stand out.
Worked sloppily with the
pencil, pen and/or marker.
Your hand gestures are not
very expressive. You used
pen poorly and areas of
pattern are too similar in
line to your hands. This
does not make the hands
stand out from background.
An adequate study of
contour line and pattern.
A poor study of contour line
and pattern.