Thursday, October 20, 2011

Valletta Art Experience

valletta outing


Here are a few points to help you with your photo journal.
Palazzo de la Salle website http://www.artsmalta.org/events.asp
St Johns co-Cathedral - http://stjohnscocathedral.com/caravaggio.html
Auberge d'Italie - Bodies 2
St James Cavalier - http://www.sjcav.org/page.asp?n=Eventdetails&i=4676&z=1
National museum of Fine Arts - You can get some info on the permanent exhibition from
the leaflet you picked up.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

2011/2012 A new scholastic year

The best way to start a scholastic year is by drawing a challenging still life. Students always think it's too hard until they get going.Start off by sketching the composition, comparing the dimensions of the objects, looking for symmetrical objects, looking at overlapping perspective and observing negative spaces. When all the objects are placed comfortably on an A4 paper with a couple of inches to spare, you know you are on the right track.Do the same thing on an A3 paper and build up your drawing, constructing symmetrical objects and ellipses. Keep an eye open for negative spaces. Start shading, comparing tones, looking for different tones in each object. Create different textures using different pencils, putty rubber, sharp erasers and paper stumps. All outlines must disappear into tones and remember, shadows are of the utmost importance!

Friday, July 15, 2011

SUMMER ART WORK - GR 11



ART FILE
Go through your Art File and redo, finish and/or complete all exercises. You should have titles for everything.
PORTFOLIO
Redo paintings and drawings that are below your standard.
MATSEC PROJECT
1 Pick a theme
2 Let me know what theme you have chosen before you start working on it.
3 Research this theme. I will help you with sources of inspiration after you have advised me of your theme. Find pictures and take photos. Create a file with your pics and print some too.
4 Start the term with at least 4 finished pictures related to this them.
I have added two pictures done by DiDi for her project Dance

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

GRADE 10 ART PORTFOLIO

PENCIL SHADING SHOE
PENCIL SHADING STILL LIFE TEST
ANIMAL KINGDOM
STILL LIFE EXAM
MONDRIAN PAINTING
HALF PENCIL HALF COLOUR STILL LIFE
ABSTRACT PERSPECTIVE
LOCAL ARCHITECTURE PAINTING
SPACE
SGRAFFITO VASE

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Grade 11 Faces and Portraits - Research

ART FILE

FACES AND PORTRAITS: TITLE PAGE

FAMOUS PORTRAITS: MONA LISA BY LEONARDO DA VINCI

MARILYN MONROE BY ANDY WARHOL

MADAME MATISSE BY MATISSE

PORTRAIT OF A KNIGHT BY CARAVAGGIO

SELF PORTRAITS REMBRANDT

COURBET

VAN GOGH

PICASSO

PHOTOGRAPH OF YOURSELF ON A SEPARATE PAPER

FACES REALISM

SEMI ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Perspective


Perspective is the technique used to represent a three-dimensional world (what we see) on a two-dimensiona

l surface

(a piece of paper or canvas) in a way that looks realistic and accurate, as we see it in nature. Perspective is used to create an illusion of space and depth on a flat surface.

The rules of perspective applied in Western art as we know them today were developed during the Renaissance. Prior to this, there wasn't an expectation that paintings would be realistic, or naturalistic representations of life. Instead paintings were stylized and symbolic. For instance, the size a figure was painted could indicate their importance relative to the other figures, a

nd individual colours had significance greater than their actual hue.


Mantegna liked to experiment with perspective,

lowering his horizon in order to creat

e more drama .






Masaccio is considered the most influential early Renaissance painter. He was one of the most revolutionary artists of his time in terms of mathematical perspective and being able to create a believable three-

dimensional reality.





Uccello was obsessed by his interest in perspective

and would stay up all night in his study trying to grasp the exact vanishing point. He used perspective in order to create a feeling of depth in his paintings

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Course Work and Art File Grade 11




COURSEWORK

Still life with lamp

Plant still life

Paper Batik

Wax Resist

Flower

Texture painting

Fabric detail

Composition with sphere

Chair in a corner

Still life with Pineapple

Monochrome still life

ART FILE

PRE RENAISSANCE RESEARCH

INSTRUCTIONS

WAX RESIST

PAPER BATIK

PLANTS

PICTURES OF FLOWERING PLANTS

HANDOUTS OF LEAF DRAWINGS

EXERCISES OF LEAF DRAWINGS

ACRYLIC PAINTING

BLENDING COLOURS

BLENDING TONES

CREATING CONTRASTS

FABRIC HANDOUT

FABRIC RESEARCH

PAINTING STILL LIFE

RESEARCH - CEZANNE

PAINTING A SPHERE

MONOCHROME PAINTING H/O

PERSPECTIVE

WORKSHEETS

PORTRAITS AND FACES

RESEARCH

DRAWING A FACE

ART FILE GRADE 10




Art File


Drawing 1


Exercises


Drawing 2


Exercises


The mental calculations of dimensions


Still life drawing and shading


Drawing the guitar


Shading


Shading lessons


Geometric shades


Nativity research


Piet Mondrian


Birds and Butterflies research


Colour Project


Colour Pencils


Colour wheel


Creating neutral colour


Blending Tones on tinted paper


Animal using analogous colour scheme


Still life using colour pencils


Apple




Perspective


Local Architecture


photos and sketches


Oil Pastel


Blending/Tones/Sgraffito


Hand Out