Intro to Art 2-D, Drawing and Painting is the foundational art course for the visual arts department. This beginning studio art course is an introduction to the fundamentals of art making through creative art projects that teach the elements of art and principles of design while developing technical skills through a wide variety of media. The course is programed to be both fun and challenging as students discover how artists learn to draw realistically, develop a personal style, have a voice or message in their artwork, effectively evaluate themselves and peers, and best of all, display artwork on campus.

Welcome to Intro to Art, 2-D Drawing and Painting! Attached below is the policies and procedures document for Intro to Art 2D, which spells out all of the need-to-know information for this course from what room we are in to homework assignments in art, how grades are determined, working in open studio after class and of course our studio clean-up policy! Be sure to print out the very last page and have both you and your parents sign it. This is your very first homework assignment worth a very valuable 25 points so be sure to return it on or before the deadline!

Student material packets may be purchased at Sarnoff Artist Materials, 2505 N. Campbell Ave.

All course supplies are not included in the packet, such as a smock and rags. Please see the list for complete details.

This welcoming letter provides parents with a brief outline of the course requirements and student expectations for the duration of the semester. 

Leah M. stands inside of her drawing on the mnenomics Board in room 413!

To View the 2013-14 Intro to Art Course Outline click here. The outline includes unit objectives, media used and project.

Sketchbook assignments are easy, fun, fast and used as practice for all major projects. Your first assignment will be to design the cover of your sketchbook using the guidelines from the Cover design assignment below. The cover design will express who you are at this point in time as an artist. On a practical note the design is limited to a specific color by class for easy identification. Be sure to print out the collage technique handout below to help you perfect your collage application skills.

In the body of your sketchbook you will be doing both in-class and independant assignments, In class you will be sketching designs, evaluating a process, writing art vocabulary, taking notes on a demo, making thumbnail sketches, writing reflections and more. At home you will be completing your own personal entrees based on a list of prompts. See the weekly assignments handouts below, which describe what a sketchbook is used for and includes a list of prompts and assignment due dates. Be sure to scroll down to the second page to get all of the information!

Students are responsible for all sketchbook assignments! Sketchbooks are collected every two weeks during the semester for grading. Some of the assignments are done in class while others are independent homework

Please write your name, class period and the page numbers where each assignment is located on the grade sheet. Be sure to include the grade sheet every time you hand in your sketchbook. Filled out grade sheets must accompany sketchbooks in order to be graded.

Students, good luck exploring your world to find and create a unique color wheel! You'll find that the three primary and three secondary colors are easy to find and everywhere.

The six intermediate (or tertiary) colors will pose more of a challenge, but are definately available. Consider this assignment like a personal scavanger hunt for color in the most unique and variety of ways.

Click here to review the assignment.

Welcome to very first liturgical art project. This year student made 4' X 10.5' banners for the school liturgies and completed six of them for the December all-school liturgy.

Click here to see the homework research page.