INTRODUCTION TO ART SYLLABUS

Teacher: Mr. Horton

Contact Information: mhorton@stepinac.org

Available in the art room (126) or the band room (130) every day after school

Art Club is Tuesday’s after school

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS

Introduction to Art lays the foundation for drawing, giving the student the skills necessary to move forward to further study with a knowledge of artistic technique.

At the end of this course, you will:

1) Be able to employ basic artistic technique in your drawing

2) Be able to recognize various artistic skills in the works of others

3) Have completed a beginning portfolio of art work.

To successfully complete this course, you must:

1) Demonstrate knowledge of artistic technique taught in class, such as contour line, positive/negative space, etc.

2) Be able to execute art works to the best of student's ability, demonstrating effort. (Talent is not required; effort is).

Required Materials

To successfully complete this course, you will need:

1) To pay an art fee of $40 to contribute toward various materials in the art room, including paper, rulers, pencils, etc. Each student will also receive his own supplies, consisting of drawing pencils and an eraser. These supplies are necessary to complete the project in the class.

2) To bring art supplies on the day of class.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Topics/skill areas to be covered will include:

•                Portfolios

•                Line

•                Contour line

•                cross contour

•                Rhythm and pattern

•                shading scale

•                Shaded sphere directional light

•               Positive / negative space

•                Human face

•                Perspective 1 point, 2 point; aerial; linear

•                cartooning

•                Dynamic art

•                cropping

•                Comic books

•                Satire

•                Warm and cool colors

•                The grid system

•                Typography

•                Graphic design

•                Still life

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

General Rules:

a)      don’t borrow supplies without asking

b)      If a still life is set up (usually in the middle of the room) DO NOT TOUCH IT.

c)      Absolutely no projectiles, many of the materials used in the class are sharp and cannot be thrown.

d)      Talking is aloud, as long as the conversation doesn’t get too loud and is classroom appropriate.

e)      Everything you use needs to be cleaned

f)       Bad language, disruptive behavior, and a bad attitude will affect a student’s participation grade and result in detentions as well.

I POD’S OR MP3 PLAYERS:

a) I pods and mp3 players are aloud in class.

b) Keep your I pod or mp3 player at a low volume so necessary announcements can be heard.

Grading Policies:

1) Students are graded in four areas: homework, class participation, use of time, and a final project.

2) The key to success in this class is completion of homework assignments as well as diligent use of in-class time and participation in the learning environment. The final exam is a take-home project that the student will have approximately a week to work on.

3) For every day homework is late, ten points out of 100 total are deducted from the grade, which counts as a quiz grade.

4) If a student is late for class, he will be given a detention. Excessive lateness will affect the quantity of the student's contribution to the learning environment and will, as a result, affect his grade.