SAA Jr High Art

Tile Trivets design chart, due 9/30/13. Tile Trivets transfer, due 10/9/13. Tile Trivets glazing and ready to be fired, due 10/18/13.   Ceramic       TILE TRIVETS Concept: You work at a tile factory. Your boss likes how hard you work and has seen your sketch book. The boss asks you to design two tile trivets that […]

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Make a test tile using four glazing techniques we talked about in class. Finish the glazing by Monday 9/16/13.

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Ceramics             Glazing Vocabulary & Concepts Kiln – A high temperature oven for baking potters clay. The baking process in a kiln is called firing. Bisque Fire– The first firing of potters clay. Bisque Ware – Ceramics fired at a temperature sufficient to harden but not mature the body. Maturity – When a clay body develops […]

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There will be a quiz on Friday, 9/13/2013. Retake quiz Tuesday, 9/17/13. The quiz will be the elements of art, the principles of design, and unit one vocabulary. It is worth 30 points. The quiz is a combination of fill in the blanks, define a word, true and false, multiple choice, etc.

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Spatial Relationship – How things compare in space (size, placement in space, distance between shapes, negative space created, etc.). Placement – Positioning a shape or line properly to create the correct spatial relationship. Guide lines and measuring points help to acquire placement. Median Line – A line through the center or middle of a picture […]

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Draw in the other half of the jet (mirror image). Follow the instructions/rules. Use a median down the center, as well as guide lines and measuring points. Drawing a box (measured with your pencil) around the outside of the jet can help you gain better proportions. Check the angles. After drawing in pencil, use your […]

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Draw in the other half of the butterfly (mirror image). Follow the instructions/rules. Use a median down the center, as well as guide lines and measuring points. Check the angles. After drawing in pencil, use your fine point black marker (it was on your list of supplies to bring to class) to make your side […]

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Friday, 9/6/2013, this project will start. Due Friday, 9/13/ 2013. Bring an interesting shoe for you to draw, or use one of the shoes off your feet. Tennis shoe, ice skate, cleats, boot, high heels, etc., will work for your drawing. I do have a few old shoes that may be used if you forget. […]

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There will be a quiz for Unit 1 vocabulary on Friday,Sept. 13, 2013. Please prepare yourselves.     Unit 1, Glossary/Vocabulary. (#2) Line – A moving point. A long narrow mark (considered relatively one-dimensional). It forms shapes, gives direction (leads the eye), and creates rhythm and movement within a work of art. Implied Line – […]

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Make a portfolio pocket.                        9/5/2013 Notes: F1: Cream cardboard paper. F2: White cardboard paper. * Fold (hamburger way) approx. in half with one side a little taller than the other side. * Staple together approx. 1/2″ in from the side, with three to five staples […]

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