Grade 9 detectives

Duane Hanson : Study of a Sunbather 1990-1991

click on the link below to view the powerpoint on identifying visual clues...have fun!

grade 9 figures 2012

Grade 10 Acrylics

Please check that you have:

• Cut your board to size and that your edages are striaght (use the green cutting boards to check)
• Paint your boards white (at least two layers)
• paint a cross on the back to prevent it from bending
• put your name on on your board
• once your board is DRY sand it lightly
• and use a cloth to apply a blue grey wash (mix blue with black/burnt umber)
• download and print your picture
• make sure you edit your photo on photoshop and change the image size to the same size as your board
• sketch your composition lightly in pencil.
• begin painting

NB: you also need to create a poster on acrylics (focuing how to mix acrylic colours as well as creating an illlusion of form using colour)

Grade 11 theory

prepare two infographics on either Lesley Magwood Fraser, Penny Siopis or Leora Farber

link to Megan's prezi on Siopis 

assessment rubric for infographics

Grade 9's Drawing Project: Term 4

Your next drawing is based on perspective and memories.  Your need to draw an object (or objects) that has (have) personal significance to you. The object(s) must be placed on  a road/ in box/ on chair or table.



SO far your prac projects for this term include:

•  positive and negative shapes
• perspective exercises (chair, room, blocks)
• your  AC test
• combining three spaces drawing
• memory drawing

composition tips

planning tips

Grade 12 art and spirituality revision

table of examples to use for theory questions


link to spirituality examples grade 12 visual art theory

good luck for monday! don't forget you must know at least three examples for each theme and that you cannot repeat examples.  also you get marks for the artist's name and the title of the artworks.

Grade 10 colour/ watercolour posters

create 1 or 2 A3 posters on:

• The Colourwheel
• Mixing chromatic greys
• Mixing tertiary colours
• Hue, Value and Intensity 
• various magazine and paint examples
• How to use watercolours (washes, capillary action of the water, brushes)
• include examples of painting monochrome eggs as well as
• colour eggs

link to free online watercolour tutorials (brush strokes/ methods of applying paint)

link to how to paint apples

link to powerpoint on watercolour painting and colour theory

Lesley Magwood Fraser...Gender issues Grade 11 and 12

Your task is too prepare an infographic about Lesley Magwood Fraser
Check out the following links for notes:

link to Mrs Moore's website presentation about Lesley Magwood Fraser

link to Mrs Moore's blog post on gender issues

link to slideshow of images of Fraser's domestics exhibition

link to Lesley Magwood Fraser website

Creating SPace drawings...

http://covblogs.com/eatingbark/archives/architecture/

grade 9's your project requires you to create a drawing from 3 images:

an interior/ architectirial space
an environment/ outdoor space
a random unrelated object

have fun and use your imaginations!


http://covblogs.com/eatingbark/archives/architecture/
note not every part of the image has to be positive!

Art Competition

some notes from Mrs Moore's blog:

Competition for Grades 10 to 12

Stokes of Genius Link  : http://www.strokesofgenius.co.za/

Always pleasant to have some financial incentives!
This should fit in well with your Gender Issues theme this term.

1. The competition is open to any learner in Grades 10-12, who is a citizen of South Africa 
2. The THEME for this year’s competition is: Our Present to the Future 
3.  Learners can enter in one or both of TWO CATEGORIES:
   • Pencil/charcoal sketches to be drawn on paper or board
   • Oil/acrylic paintings to be painted on board or canvass 
4.  Art works have to be a MINIMUM of 29.5cm x 21cm 
5. Once the competition officially opens in May learners can enter the competition by completing an online entry form on the www.strokesofgenius.co.za web site. Entries for the 2012 competition will ONLY be received online – no mail or fax entries will be accepted. 
6.  Learners must only complete the entry form once their art work has been completed, as the online entry process wil require that a high resolution photograph of the learner’s art work also be submitted. 
7. The closing date for entries will be Friday 3 August 2012