![]() ![]() * Draw a large jar and fill it up with something (candy, toys, rock, etc) * Draw something you might find in a department store display * Drawing of a house plant (real or artificial) I have used Sketchbooks for many years, usually with grades 7-12. An interior of something (once a student did the inside of a jar of peanut butter) Something not pretty (one of the 8th grades favorites) I refine my sketch list each year to keep it interesting. I have gotten ideas for sketches from the archives. ![]() I use them for notes, journaling and sketching also for a short test at the end of our 6 week (27day) period honors art class has weekly sketch assignments. Formulate an idea and work it out on paper for a new. "Lautrec of the 90's" poster designs for an event they are involved in. Functional object design, such as the book-bag or wind suit they'd like to have. to redo those they don't like, or to emulate or reinterpret those they do like. Story illustrations: for stories they've read or written. įantasy art: mythological interpretations, invented creatures from actual live creatures, fables and fairy tales.īook - The Fantasy Illustrator's Technique Book - Here is a heavily illustrated, highly detailed instruction manual for art students seeking professional entry in the fantasy art field. See other ideas on the Getty list printed here.īook - The Artist's Sketchbook - The ability to produce successful sketches full of spontaneity, style and information is an essential skill for artists, and this book demonstrates how to achieve them.Ĭreative thinking: the wind, sadness, happiness (other emotions represented with symbols, colors, etc.Ĭollections of objects: toys, books (opened, closed, stacked), kitchen utensils, art materials, contrasting texture items, knick-knack collections, crumpled paper bags, still-lifes of fruit or vegetables, clothing hung from hooks or chair backs, assorted balls, a collection of cans from the pantry or shampoo bottles from the shower. This article is out of print and unavailable. Versatile list of topics from: Art Journal Topics, by Terri Tarr-Schweitzer.Whoever donated this idea originally - thanks! By the way, one girl made 4 theme books during the semester and another one made a book about movie stars with fold outs and pop outs and a hand made box to fit the whole thing in that was about 14X18" (35.5 x 45.7 cm). They were beautiful! I plan to use the same idea in place of a sketchbook second semester. My students made their own hard bound books, chose a theme and made each page a beautiful work of art based on the theme. I used the single idea book with my 8th grade students as well last spring. Materials: Sketchbooks, Black Cover Sketchbook (optional) ![]()
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