Visual Art 10S

Module 1 -Lines

Drawing: Contour

Observe the lines in your environment more closely.
Name the different kinds of line.
Understand the difference between primary and secondary contour.
Refine skills required to produce a contour drawing.
Observe that the direction and characteristics of a line can create an emotional response in the

viewer.

Drawing: Composition

Observe the positive and negative shapes in a composition and be able to differentiate between them.
Observe “negative space” and record it by shading.
Develop skills in composing drawings that treat the space of the page as a two-dimensional

surface and that do not rely on the traditional concept of object against background for interest.

Art Criticism

To use an organized system for the study of a work of art – “the steps of art criticism”.
To critique your own artwork.

Module 2 – Shape, Space and Form

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

Explain the difference between shape and form.
Create two – and three-dimensional pieces of art.
Understand point of view and perspective.
Use point of view and perspective in your drawings.
Understand the expressive qualities, or meanings, of shapes, forms and spaces in a work of art.
Examine objects in the environment to see how light sources create gradations of value.
Use line to create changes in value to establish shape and form.
Create a variety of values: compare the effects achieved by hatching, cross-hatching, and stippling: apply various amounts of pressure to a medium to create graduating values.
Experiment with different drawing methods and media to reproduce value gradations that are present in basic geometric forms.
To use an organized system for the study of a work of art – “the steps of art criticism”.

Module 3 – Colour

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

Name the properties of color and the colors of the spectrum
Identify different color schemes
Mix your own paints.
Produce tints, shades, and work within a variety of color schemes.
To use color as an expressive medium in creating two- and three-dimensional art pieces
To recognize the expressive qualities of color that artists use to create meaning.

Module 4 – Proportion

8 Assignments, 3 major projects