Assessment

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." ~ Pablo Picasso

ar 101/1 - introduction to art

Presented below are links to the artworks made by students of AR 101 in FALL 2012. These do not represent the students' best works. Rather, these are simply a collection of their actual output from which can be gleaned attempts (and progress) made by the students to gain an appreciation of and a basic understanding about art as a field of study through actual engagement in artistic endeavours.

FIRST DRAWING		TITLE: FIRST DRAWING IN AR 101 ACTIVITY: DRAWING EXERCISE - ANYTHING THAT THE STUDENT WANTS TO DRAW OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW, THROUGH THEIR DRAWINGS, WHAT THEY ALREADY KNOW AND DO NOT YET KNOW ABOUT ART (PRETEST) MEDIUM: PENCIL AND/OR PEN AND BOND PAPER DATE: AUGUST 21, 2012
EXPRESSIVE LINES		TITLE: EXPRESSIVE LINES ACTIVITY: DRAWING ASSIGNMENT – USING DIFFERENT KINDS OF LINE IN DRAWING TO EXPRESS EMOTION OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENTS WILL BE ALBE TO PRODUCE A DRAWING WITH VARIOUS SIZE AND KIND OF LINES MEDIUM: PENCIL AND/OR PEN & INK, DRAWING PAPER DATE: AUGUST 28, 2012

UNDER THE SEA		TITLE: UNDER THE SEA ACTIVITY: DRAWING EXERCISE – USING THEIR IMAGINATION AND DRAWING WHAT THEY "SEE" UNDER THE SEA OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW JOINING TOGETHER THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF LINES CAN PRODUCE VARIOUS SHAPES. MEDIUM: PENCIL AND/OR PEN & INK, DRAWING PAPER DATE: AUGUST 30, 2012
CONTOUR DRAWING		TITLE: CONTOUR DRAWINGS ACTIVITY: DRAWING EXERCISES: DOING BLIND AND SEMI-BLIND CONTOUR DRAWINGS OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DRAW A CONTOUR OF A GIVEN SHAPE. MEDIUM: PEN & INK, DRAWING PAPER DATE: AUGUST 30, 2012
TEXTURE DRAWING		TITLE: TEXTURE DRAWING ACTIVITY: DRAWING ASSIGNMENT – ADDING TEXTURE TO SHAPES OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE TEXTURE PROPERTIES IN THEIR DRAWING MEDIUM: PEN & INK, DRAWING PAPER DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
GEOMETRIC FORMS AND VALUES		TITLE: GEOMETRIC FORMS AND VALUES ACTIVITY: DRAWING EXERCISE – ADDING VALUES IN GEOMETRIC FORMS OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT AND USE VALUES FOR THEIR DRAWING (OF GEOMETRIC FORMS) MEDIUM: PENCIL, DRAWING PAPER DATE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
HUMAN FORM AND VALUES		TITLE: HUMAN FORM AND VALUES ACTIVITY: DRAWING EXERCISE – ADDING VALUES IN HUMAN FORM OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT AND USE VALUES FOR THEIR DRAWING (OF A HUMAN FORM) MEDIUM: PENCIL, PEN & INK, DRAWING PAPER DATE: OCTOBER 2, 2012
FIRST PAINTING IN WATERCOLOR		TITLE: FIRST PAINTING IN WATERCOLOR ACTIVITY: DRAWING EXERCISE – USING WATERCOLOR FOR THE FIRST TIME OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENTS, WITHOUT PRIOR LECTURE NOR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COLOR, WILL BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT THEY KNEW OR DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ELEMENT OF ART (PRETEST) MEDIUM: PENCIL, WATERCOLOR, PAINTBRUSH, WATERCOLOR PAPER DATE: OCTOBER 2, 2012
SPACES		TITLE: SPACES ACTIVITY: DRAWING EXERCISE – POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACES OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO DEFINE AND USE SPACE IN A DRAWING MEDIUM: PENCIL, WATERCOLOR, PAINTBRUSH, WATERCOLOR PAPER DATE: OCTOBER 4, 2012
COLOR WHEEL		TITLE: COLOR WHEEL ACTIVITY: DRAWING EXERCISE – MIXING COLORS TO CREATE OTHER COLORS IN THE COLOR WHEEL OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE SECONDARY AND TERTIARY COLORS FROM THE PRIMARY COLORS MEDIUM: PENCIL, WATERCOLOR, PAINTBRUSH, WATERCOLOR PAPER DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2012
COOL AND WARM COLORS		TITLE: COOL AND WARM COLORS ACTIVITY: DRAWING EXERCISE – USING COOL AND WARM COLORS IN A WATERCOLOR PAINTING OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT THE KINDS OF COLOR THAT OFTEN WORK TOGETHER MEDIUM: PENCIL, WATERCOLOR, PAINTBRUSH, WATERCOLOR PAPER DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2012
PATTERNS IN ART		TITLE: PATTERNS IN ART ACTIVITY: DRAWING EXERCISE– CREATING PATTERNS USING REPEATING ELEMENTS OF LINES AND SHAPES OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE PATTERN PROPERTIES IN THEIR DRAWING MEDIUM: PENCIL, PEN, WATERCOLOR, PAINTBRUSH, WATERCOLOR PAPER DATE: OCTOBER 30, 2012
STILL LIFE IN WATERCOLOR
ONE-POINT PERSPECTIVE
TWO-POINT PERSPECTIVE
STIPPLING
CAMPUS LIFE