AP ART SYLLABUS
Teacher: Mr. Horton
Contact Information: mhorton@stepinac.org
Available in the art room every day after school
Art Club is Tuesday’s after school
INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS
This course is designed to guide and instruct students as they complete the AP Drawing Portfolio.
At the end of this course, you will:
1) Have created a volume of quality artwork. Doing so will require a high level of commitment and a significant amount of time and effort both in and out of class. Students will be expected to engage in both independent and teacher-directed projects in class.
2) Have learned to employ your growing knowledge of art and its language.
3) In this class, each student will be required to think critically, explore personal interests, develop interesting ideas, and find their own artistic 'voices.' Students will learn to set artistic goals.
To successfully complete this course, you must:
1) Be accepted into the class after consultation with the instructor.
Required Materials
To successfully complete this course, you will need:
1) To pay an art fee of $40 and an additional $83 AP fee to contribute toward various materials in the art room, including paper, rulers, pencils, paint, brushes, etc. The AP fee goes to the College Board and toward the portfolios and the grading of portfolios. More information regarding this can be found on the College Board web site. Each student will also receive his own supplies, consisting of drawing pencils and an eraser. These supplies are necessary to complete the projects in the class.
2) To bring one's art supplies to class.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Still Life (value)
Gesture Drawing-gesture drawings will be done throughout the year
Glass Charcoal –toned paper using black and white charcoal
a) HOMEWORK Night Watercolor- students observing nightfall then paint a watercolor landscape
b) HOMEWORK- Small to Large- enlarge a section of an object from your home, using cropping.
2nd Quarter
Self Portrait (extreme color distortion)
a) HOMEWORK tool (using toned paper if wanted, needs to be metallic)
b) HOMEWORK glass study
Three Contour Line Self Portrait-students will draw three self portraits using contour lines showing three different expressions (one of the three of these self portraits will be developed further into a more finished picture next quarter)
3rd Quarter
Drapery Study
a) HOMEWORK –drapery study of a piece of clothing
You’re Choice
Long Term Realistic Self Portrait- Students may extend one of the three contour line expression self portraits from the 2nd quarter-may be painted in gray monotone
Imaginary Garden- students will create an imaginary garden that contains no green or plants as we know them. Any medium can be used with the goal being imaginary thinking.
a) HOMEWORK Satire- Students will make a satire image of a famous piece of artwork of there choice (any medium can be used)
b) HOMEWORK-Eggs and Eggplant-
4th Quarter
Long Term Animal Study
Abstracted Animal- the same image as the long term animal study. Students will choose to abstract the image using one of 4 styles (surrealism, expressionism, impressionism, or cubism).
Vermeer Interior- a) HOMEWORK- costumed self portrait- may also be a cartoon self portrait, needs to be a full body image doing something in costume.
Summer Assignments
1) Each student will complete a long-term landscape painting
2) Students will draw their most comfortable spot around the house or on vacation, emphasizing the aspects of this space that give comfort.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Second Year
During the second year, the work produced will in large part be determined by the student, as he decides on an idea for his concentration and carries it out. Additionally, each student will evaluate the Breadth portion of his portfolio, comprised in large part from assignments completed in the first year and over the summer.
1) Critique of summer assignments.
2) Students prepare a list of 12 possible focuses for their Concentrations, and include a description of how they could develop each idea.
3) Students select one of their ideas and work on their Concentration pieces, with four pieces due toward the end of each quarter.
4) During the last quarter, students prepare their work for slides and spend time finishing or adding to their pieces if time allows. At this point they'll have an opportunity to create a work outside their Concentration to use for Breadth or Quality.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
General Rules:
a) don’t borrow supplies without asking
b) don’t touch a still life if one is set up
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.
g) Be respectful during critiques
h) Use your time wisely
i) To mix a light color, add only a small amount of color to white. You can always make the color stronger by adding more color. To mix a dark value, add small amounts of black to the color-never add color to black.
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:
Class participation, 20 percent
1) Class discussion
2) Attentiveness to lectures/direction by instructor
3) Thoughtful participation in critiques of one's own work and the work of others
Studio conduct, 60 percent
1) Good use of time
2) Effort towards projects
3) Use of materials
4) Portfolio development
5) Meeting the portfolio review dates at the end of each quarter
Homework assignments/out-of-class projects, 20 percent
1) Homework assignments are graded out of 100 points
2) Each day an assignment is late, ten points are deducted.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Copyright issues:
If students use published photographs or other copyrighted work, it must only be as a reference; duplication is not permitted. The student must alter the referenced work significantly and use it in a work that expresses the student's own ideas in his own style. It is against the law and unethical to misuse copyrighted materials. Similarly, it is plagiarism to copy another's work even if it is not copyrighted. When in doubt, students should approach the teacher for help when including another artist's work in his own piece.