Advanced Art 2-D, Drawing and Painting Course Description:

Advanced Art 2-D, Drawing and Painting is a fine arts course that features the development of student voice/concept within various art media and projects. At this level, students co-create several 2-D art projects with teacher guidance. However, each project is built on concepts that have previously been explored in Introduction to Art 2-D Emphasis and Intermediate Art 2-D Emphasis. Students who sign up for this course are expected have developed adept drawing, design, printmaking and painting skills and show a in-depth knowledge of the elements of art and principles of design. Students will use art vocabulary specific to various art media, define historical and aesthetic references in the art world, evaluate both peer and contemporary artworks, and discuss the aesthetic value of artworks in critiques. Mastery is the goal for students through exercises, which emphasize critical thinking skills, technical prowess, and personal expression through visual art as a means of communication.

Welcome back to your Advanced Art 2-D, Drawing and Painting fine arts course! The policies and procedures document 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, our studio clean-up policy and how to make you way to the next level of art - AP studio, 2-D Design! Be sure to print out the very last page and have both you and your parents sign it - it is your first homework assignment worth 50 very valuable points!

The Course outline will be available by Jan., 2013

Open Studio: after school work time for students in the art room to work on projects independently. Students must sign in/out.

Open Studio hours: Room 413 - Tuesday, 3:10-4:05pm; Wednesday, 3:10-4:05pm; Thursday 2:30 - 4pm.

Students must obtain teacher permission to be in the studio during unauthorized times and may be required to sign in and out accordingly.

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

Student materials packets may be purchased at Sarnoff Art Supply 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.

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 sketchbook cover assignment page. 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.

In the body of your sketchbook you may be sketching designs, evaluating a process, writing art vocabulary, taking notes on a demo, making thumbnail sketches, writing reflections and more. All students are responsible for all sketchbook assignments! To see the most current Advanced Art SBK assignments check out this page weekly.

The Advanced Art final exam consists of a group critique featuring the final project, the artist's think tank. Click here to see the details.