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Creating a Standing Mobile

— 8 Lessons


Creating a paper sculpture inspired by natural forms
Creating an Asymmetrical Stabile Based on Natural Forms
Planning the standing mobile
Creating the mobile
Adding color to create balance, dominance, and unity
Painting our Standing Mobiles
Exploring Sculpture in the Community
Placing a Standing Mobile in a New York City public site

Grade 8

Sculpture

Two-Dimensional Furniture Design

— 7 Lessons


Investigating an object through drawing
What is design?
How do designers develop their ideas?
Transforming sketches into a proposal-part 1
Transforming sketches into a proposal-part 2
Transforming sketches into a proposal-part 3
What makes a good design?

Grade 8

Two-Dimensional Applied Design

Painting a Cityscape

— 10 Lessons


Depicting the Illusion of Depth
Using Reference Materials
Exploring Cityscapes
Creating Tints and Shades
Blocking in Color
Creating Mood in a Cityscape
Rendering Three-Dimensional Forms
Telling Details
Evaluating Works-in-Progress
Finishing Touches

Grade 8

Painting

Drawing a Figure in a Setting

— 7 Lessons


Placing the human figure in a setting
From photograph to a sketch
Creating values
Adding value to your sketch
Using value to create a mood
Using value to create depth
Assessing our drawings

Grade 8

Drawing

Creating a Public Service Announcement

— 10 Lessons


How does a public service ad differ from other advertisements?
What are the components of an effective advertisement?
What are the criteria for a successful public service ad?
What makes an image powerful?
What makes a slogan memorable?
How can you combine your image and text using the computer?
How can you use your program's tools to enhance and improve the design of your ad?
How can you further enhance your ad by using the program's tools.
How can you determine which ad is the most successful?
What are some strategies that will allow your ad to reach the appropriate audience?

Grade 8

Media Technology

Creating a Portrait Print

— 12 Lessons


Re-interpreting a Photograph
Choosing Color for Effect
Transfering the Sketch to the Printing Block
Cutting the First Layer
Printing the First Layer
Adding Texture to the Printing Block
Printing the second layer of color
Cutting the Third Layer
Printing the third layer of Color
Cutting the Fourth Layer
Creating a Limited Edition
Critiquing the Reduction Prints

Grade 8

Printmaking

Creating an Abstract Still-Life Collage

— 10 Lessons


Understanding how "found objects" found a place in art
From Realism to Abstraction
Enlarging the Sketch
Adding value to enhance a composition
Creating a unified color palette
Beginning the Collage
Assembling the Collage
Adding details and accents to your collage
Knowing when an artwork is finished
Using Self and Peer Assessment

Grade 8

Collage