Color and Design

Natrona County High School Art Department

Course Outline

Teacher: Mr. Elmore

Course Title:  Color and Design

          *Lab Fee:  $30.00-- Includes paper, colored pencils, paints, charcoal and other basic materials

Course Description:

Students will learn to express themselves visually through the use of artistic media as they create original works of art. This course will introduce the students to Color theory, the elements of design, and the principles of design.  Through a series of exercises the students will experience these concepts and become familiar with the process of abstraction. Finally the students will demonstrate their mastery of these concepts by creating an original abstract or non-objective work of art. 

 Course Objectives:

Students will learn

• To express and communicate concepts and emotions through creative visual products.

• To take risks and learn from their mistakes.

• To use the Elements of Art and Design as building blocks for visual designs. 

• To use the Principles of Art and Design as a foundational approach to organizing the Elements.

• To develop, and appreciate your individualized styles of expressions.

• To observe the natural world and take inspiration from it.

• To use the creative process for approaching problem solving and innovative design.

• To become familiar with the IB sketchbook model  

Additional Materials Needed:

1.  Side bound Sketchbook - 12"x 9" recommended but no smaller than 6" x 9"

Grading:

 Grades are determined through the accumulation of points, four types of points are possible: Daily Productivity points, project/exercise points, test/quiz points, and sketch book points.  I use the NCSD#1 Grading scale which is: 

A   90-100

B   80-89

C   70-79

D   60-69

F   60 and below

Attendance:

Students are expected to attend class daily.  Daily productivity points are not awarded when the student is absent. Excused absences can be made up by working on the assignment an amount of time equivalent to the absence.  This must take place outside of class and the make up work must be turned in within a week of the absence. Recommended days to make up work are Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30am – 8:20am.

Tardy:

Students are expected to be in the classroom when the bell rings or they are tardy.  Being tardy results in a loss of 10 of the 20 daily productivity points.

Grading Breakdown:

29% Participation

71% Assignments/Projects/Tests

Performance Scores:

The Common Assessments and certain performance items will determine performance scores required the district. These items will be graded on a rubric that corresponds to the Performance Standard-Based score. 

Student Examples

Sketchbook Assignments

Sketchbook Assignment 1 - Becoming exposed to contemporary artwork (30 points total)

Find a creative work of art on “This Is Colossal” and paste or draw it into your sketchbook. Write a statement that describes who the artist is, what they created, and what they’re trying to communicate (What was the message behind the work)?

Post sketchbook page to Flickr. This will be done in class.