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Art
Drawing & Painting Grade: 9-12 Fundamentals of Art Grade: 9-12
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Note: Must complete Fund. Of Art & two other art courses to take AP Art.
AP Studio Art: 2-D Design Grade: 11-12 AP Studio Art: Drawing Grade: 11-12
Grade Level: 9-12 Credits: 0.5 Length: 1 semester Course Description: Fundamentals of Art is the introductory art course that is required in order to take any other art courses offered at Mid-Prairie. This Course gives students a little taste of everything involved in art without going too deeply into any one medium/subject. During this time students will explore drawing, painting, and three-dimensional design. Special focus will be spent on the design elements and principles of art.
Drawing & Painting
Grade Level: 9-12 Credits: 0.5 Length: 1 semester Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Art Considerations: A passing grade in Fundamentals of Art is required in order to take Drawing and Painting. Course Description: Drawing and Painting is an extension of the skills and ideas developed in Fundamentals of Art, with a concentration on drawing the human figure. During this time students will explore the basic approach to visualization through lines, values, illumination, proportion, foreshortening, perspective, and space. The investigation of multiple mediums will take place within this course to gain an understanding of how materials affect the meaning of images. Various materials will be used with an emphasis placed on the student’s ability and willingness to experiment and explore unfamiliar effects. Students will practice technical skills, be exposed to advanced problem solving techniques, and analyze their own work and the work of others. 3-Dimensional Design
Grade Level: 9-12 Credits: 0.5 Length: 1 semester Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Art Considerations: A passing grade in Fundamentals of Art is required in order to take 3-D Design. Course Description: 3-D Design will address the relationship between space and materials. Students will create designs based on depth and space through the visual elements of mass, volume, color/light, form, line, and texture. These issues can be explored through additive, subtractive, or fabrication processes. Several approached may include sculpture, modeling, ceramics, fiber arts, and timebased media. Students will work toward demonstrating mastery of design in concept, composition, and execution.
Photography
Grade Level: 9-12 Credits: .5 Length: 1 semester Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Art Considerations: A passing grade in Fundamentals of Art is required in order to take Photography. Digital DSLR cameras will be provided to students. Course Description: This course is an introduction to basic camera handling skills, techniques, and aesthetics of digital photography. Emphasis will be placed on how to manually use a digital DSLR camera, lenses, flash, and memory cards. This course will provide students with basic aesthetic principles as well as an extensive
range of practical photographic techniques and various ideas for artistic expression. Students will work with file formats, exposure, white balance, composition, lighting, creativity, image editing software (emphasis on Photoshop) printing, and presentation, all while developing a personal photographic style.
AP Studio Art: Drawing
Grade Level: 11 -12 Credits: 1 Length: 2 semesters Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Art, as well as 2 or more of the following courses: Drawing & Painting, 3-D Design, or Photography Considerations: See prerequisites. This is an advanced, college preparatory art course that requires the creation of a portfolio that demonstrates the artistic skills and ideas they have developed, refined, and applied over the course of the year. Course Description: This course requires the completion of a portfolio. Rather than completing a comprehensive exam as in most AP courses, students work to produce and send a portfolio of 24-29 pieces of artwork to the College Board. Motivation, energy, risk-taking, and commitment are by far the most important concepts in AP Art. Students involved in AP Art need to be willing to work in a more open-ended mindset that allows for experimentation and growth on an independent level. The AP Art portfolio consists of three sections: quality (5 works that excel in concept, composition, and execution), concentration (a series of 12 works organized around one visual concept), and breadth (12 different works demonstrating a variety of concepts, media, and approaches). The process of completing a portfolio is an intense goal that requires in-class time as well as research, development, and creation outside of the daily class periods allotted for the course. The Drawing portfolio can include drawings, paintings, mixed media pieces, etc, but no digital works may be included.
AP Studio Art: 2-D Design
Grade Level: 11 -12 Credits: 1 Length: 2 semesters Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Art as well as 2 or more of the following courses: Drawing & Painting, 3-D Design, or Photography. Considerations: See prerequisites. This is an advanced, college preparatory art course that requires the creation of a portfolio that demonstrates the artistic skills and ideas they have developed, refined, and applied over the course of the year. Course Description: AP Studio Art requires the completion of a portfolio. Rather than completing a comprehensive exam as in most AP courses, students work to produce and send a portfolio of 24-29 pieces of artwork to the College Board. Motivation, energy, risk-taking, and commitment are by far the most important concepts in AP Art. Students involved in AP Art need to be willing to work in a more open-ended mindset that allows for experimentation and growth on an independent level. The AP Art portfolio consists of three sections: quality (5 works that excel in concept, composition, and execution), concentration
(a series of 12 works organized around one visual concept), and breadth (12 different works demonstrating a variety of concepts, media, and approaches). The process of completing a portfolio is an intense goal that requires in-class time as well as research, development, and creation outside of the daily class periods allotted for the course. The 2-D Design portfolio can include drawings, paintings, computer works, and photographs.
SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS: Drawing and Painting Students Each student enrolled in the AP Studio Art course must complete the following assignment objectives by the first day of school. Students that enroll late in the AP Studio Art course will have the first two weeks of the school year to complete all of the assignments.
(Select TWO of the following to complete)
I. Reflections: Working with a reflective surface, create a composition with 2 or more objects. Fill the space and create a shallow depth. Work in gray scale using pencil, charcoal, or ink wash. Do a number of thumbnails in your sketchbook before you begin the final copy. Work 12” x 14” or larger. Portfolio quality! II. Wrinkle, Crinkle, and Drape: Draw draped fabric or crinkled paper. Use lighting that will cast shadows, giving you bright whites, gray tones, and dark values. Use charcoal, conte’, pencil, or ink wash. Fill the space…intriguing composition…start with some basic thumbnails. At least 18” x 24” and of portfolio quality! III. Self Portrait: Create a self-portrait from OBSERVATION. Use dramatic lighting to capture the sense of form. Work 9” x 12” or larger. Medium may be pencil, charcoal, ink wash, or color. Portfolio quality!
