Art with Ms. Doyle

Modern Art Research Assignment Modern art includes artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the styles and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation. Step 1. In this section find out some general information about your artist. Put it in your own words Birth/Death Where was the artist from? Did the artist go to art school or have any training? Step 2. In this section talk about the techniques and inspiration the artist used in their work. What media(s) did the artist use? What is the main style and characteristics of the artists work? What influenced the artist? Step 3. Analyzing the art work. You will email 2 high quality images of the artists work (one of which you will use for inspiration in your own work) #1. Title and date - ...

Perspective is an art technique for creating an illusion of three-dimensions (depth and space) on a two-dimensional (flat) surface. Perspective is what makes a painting seem to have form, distance, and look "real." The same rules of perspective apply to all subjects, whether it's a landscape, seascape, still life, interior scene, portrait, or figure painting. One-Point Perspective.  Linear perspective with just one vanishing point is one-point perspective. The vanishing point will typically appear in the center part of the scene Cityscape examples of one point (You may wish to practice this a little bit before moving on to the next type of perspective we will study) Two Point Perspective                                         MAZES     Now that you are comfortable with the techniques you will be creating a 2 point perspe...

New Media English 11 Response Writing Curricular Competencies (Learning Standards) being assessed: I can         Apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral, visual, and multimodal texts, to guide inquiry and extend thinking I can         Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas within, between, and beyond texts Apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral, visual and multimodal texts ·        Apply: put to use for practical purpose ·        Multimodal: texts that combine two or more means of communication (visual, audio, gestural, spatial) ·        Comprehend: make sense of ·        Reading strategies: making predictions, asking questions, paraphrasing/summarizing, making connections, reflecting, analyzing parts, determining importance ·...

How do I begin to create a political cartoon? First you must ask yourself, “What is the issue I want to write about?” There are so many choices, I’m going to try and help you narrow these down. Here is a brief list to help you think about what topic might be interesting to you, as well as some things to think about as you begin. Topic Ideas: ·        Step 1 Find a Current Event – Choose a topic and find your voice. What is it you want to say about the topic? Once you select your topic, come up with a summary of what you are trying to get across to your audience. Possible topics: Health Care (Affordable Health care, Ebola, Obesity, Antivaxers, etc.) Military/War (Conflict in the Middle East, ISIS, etc.) Immigration (Immigration policy, Treatment of Immigrants, etc.) Education (Education Policy, Importance of Education, etc.) Current Event Topics (Elections, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc.) ·       ...

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. This web site is designed to foster visual creativity by making stories out of photos You are dealt five random photos for each draw, and your task is to select one each time to add to your building set of images, that taken together as a final set of 5 - tell a story in pictures. Based on your 5 images, you will be tasked to write a story. When completed, you will title and save your stories. You will then be able to copy the link and place it on your own blog Example 1 - It's all a Blur Example 2 - A drifter in the wind Click here to get started ***  Please be sure to describe what the link is for – no one wants to look at a blank blog post with a unknown link Also – when adding a link, please title it while embedding the link so that it is evident what the link is bringing the viewer to. Get started on your visual storytelling!

Drawing Hands Select one of the options below.  Use Pen & Ink, Conté Crayon, or Soft Pastel or Oil Pastel.  You may choose color using realistic skin tones or crazy colors  or B/W .  But be aware that drawing hands are THE most difficult part of the human body to draw. Many budding artists I know go to herculean lengths to avoid drawing them. They’re just so COMPLICATED and if anything is off, even a little bit, it’s painfully obvious. However, once you’ve mastered drawing hands, you can add that to your superpowers. Remember, “draw what you SEE, not what your brain thinks it should look like.” Also, look at the NEGATIVE SPACE between the fingers! Get those shapes right and you will also have drawn the hand correctly. Option One:  1 GIANT hand-  at least 5 to 6 times larger than life  Instructions:  1.  The position of the hand must be “difficult”- fingers bent, slanted, foreshortened, etc.  No...