VA COMP | Week 1 Distance Learning 2020

Welcome to Week 1 of Distance Learning 2020 for VA COMP!

Please use your sketchbooks and whatever medium you have available at home for the following days' assignments, prompts and sketchbook studies. Check back here each day.

Journal Assignment:

Create a landscape composition that displays temperature.
Elements of Art - line, shape, space, texture.
Principles of Design - unity

Vocabulary

Landscape - visual features of land, usually referring to the aesthetic appeal (ex: urban landscape, rural landscape, seascape, cityscape, etc). View the image above to locate the different parts of a landscape - foreground, middle ground, horizontal line, and the background. 

Composition - placement or arrangement of visual elements (elements of art, i.e. line, shape, color, form, value, texture, space). 

Temperature - in art, temperature refers to the warmth or coolness of colors. Refer to the color theory study we painted together in class. 

Directions

1. Read and understand the above journal assignment and the art vocabulary. 

2. Research and brainstorm different types of landscapes. 

3. Decide what elements and details you want to include in the aesthetic of your composition. 

4. Draw in landscape orientation (horizontal). 

5. What is the best temperature representation for your landscape choice?

Watch this video for creative inspiration. 

I will be signing onto my Instagram platform at 9:00am each school day to talk with you in detail. I will also have a funny sketch activity to create in real-time with you. 

Email me and comment on this blog post if you have questions about this assignment.

Weekly assignments are due by Friday. Please email a picture me or send a picture of your artwork via DM on Instagram. 

Much Love,

Ms. B