Mixed Media Collage Final Project

Mixed Media Collage Reproduction
• Must create a reproduction of work by any famous artist. 

• Minimum 12” X 18” 

Must incorporate: 

Blind contour

Create depth and/or perspective

Shading and value to create form:

USE ONE: Stippling, scumbling, hatching, cross hatching, etc. 

Tessellation OR Op art reference

Pop Art reference

One of the following: Oval action figure, gestural figure OR portrait

Visual and/or tactile texture

Color, emotion, mood

Newspaper and/or magazine 

Paint (watercolor or acrylic) 

Oil Pastel

Graphite pencil drawing

Pen and ink (sharpie OR black ink pen)

• Required: Please complete the artist statement and final rubric. Blue tape both on the back.
• Required: Title of work: incorporate original artist’s name into your title. 
• One day to find your fine art inspiration
• Four days of studio time, three days of independent work. 
• Due with presentation, including: why you chose the artwork and how you incorporated each requirement. 

Final meets California Art Standards: 

• 1.8 Analyze the works of a well-known artist as to the art media selected and the effect of that selection on the artist's style.
• 2.1 Create original works of art of increasing complexity and skill in a variety of media that reflect their feelings and points of view.
• 2.2 Plan and create works of art that reflect complex ideas, such as distortion, color theory, arbitrary color, scale, expressive content, and real versus virtual.
• 2.4 Demonstrate in their own works of art a personal style and an advanced proficiency in communicating an idea, theme, or emotion.
• 2.6 Present a universal concept in a multimedia work of art that demonstrates knowledge of technology skills.
• 3.2 Identify contemporary artists worldwide who have achieved regional, national, or international recognition and discuss ways in which their work reflects, plays a role in, and influences present-day culture. (artist statement question)
• 4.1 Describe the relationship involving the art maker (artist), the making (process), the artwork (product), and the viewer.
• 5.2 Compare and contrast works of art, probing beyond the obvious and identifying psychological content found in the symbols and images.

High School Art Final

Mixed Media Collage Reproduction
• Must create a reproduction of work by any famous artist. 

• Minimum 12” X 18” 

Must incorporate: 

Blind contour

Create depth and/or perspective

Shading and value to create form:

USE ONE: Stippling, scumbling, hatching, cross hatching, etc. 

Tessellation OR Op art reference

Pop Art reference

One of the following: Oval action figure, gestural figure OR portrait

Visual and/or tactile texture

Color, emotion, mood

Newspaper and/or magazine 

Paint (watercolor or acrylic) 

Oil Pastel

Graphite pencil drawing

Pen and ink (sharpie OR black ink pen)

• Required: Please complete the artist statement and final rubric. Blue tape both on the back.
• Required: Title of work: incorporate original artist’s name into your title. 
• One day to find your fine art inspiration
• Four days of studio time, three days of independent work. 
• Due on May 28 with presentation, including: why you chose the artwork and how you incorporated each requirement. 

Final meets California Art Standards: 

• 1.8 Analyze the works of a well-known artist as to the art media selected and the effect of that selection on the artist's style.
• 2.1 Create original works of art of increasing complexity and skill in a variety of media that reflect their feelings and points of view.
• 2.2 Plan and create works of art that reflect complex ideas, such as distortion, color theory, arbitrary color, scale, expressive content, and real versus virtual.
• 2.4 Demonstrate in their own works of art a personal style and an advanced proficiency in communicating an idea, theme, or emotion.
• 2.6 Present a universal concept in a multimedia work of art that demonstrates knowledge of technology skills.
• 3.2 Identify contemporary artists worldwide who have achieved regional, national, or international recognition and discuss ways in which their work reflects, plays a role in, and influences present-day culture. (artist statement question)
• 4.1 Describe the relationship involving the art maker (artist), the making (process), the artwork (product), and the viewer.
• 5.2 Compare and contrast works of art, probing beyond the obvious and identifying psychological content found in the symbols and images.

Facial Proportion with Romare Bearden

Discussion

Facial Proportion

Colors

warm and cool colors

complementary colors

neutral colors

Shape

collage

artist, Romare Bearden

His piece Mother and Child, 1968

on display at the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

ARTIST: Romare Bearden, (1911-1988)

American, Collage 

• Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and died in New York City at the age of 76. 

• His life and art are marked by exceptional talent, encompassing a broad range of intellectual and scholarly interests, including music, performing arts, history, literature and world art. 

• Bearden was also a celebrated humanist, as demonstrated by his lifelong support of young, emerging artists.

• Recognized as one of the most creative and original visual artists of the twentieth century

• He experimented with many different mediums and artistic styles, but is best known for his richly textured collages, two of which appeared on the covers of Fortune and Time magazines, in 1968. 

• An innovative artist with diverse interests, Bearden also designed costumes and sets for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and programs, sets and designs for Nanette Bearden's Contemporary Dance Theatre.

Facial Proportion: The face extends from the top of the head to your chin

This puts your eyes right in the Center of your face

The bottom of your nose falls in the Center of your eyes and chin

Your mouth is in the Center between your bottom of the nose and your chin

Let’s try this with newspaper

Step1: cut out a circle roughly the size of your hand from newspaper

Step2: fold your circle in half and cut out two ovals (eyes)

Step 3: fold your “chin” to your eye fold

Step 4: cut out a small triangle or circle

Step5: fold your “chin” to your nose fold

Step6: cut out a long oval for a mouth shape

Project: 

Step1: glue down your newspaper face to the card stock on the top and slightly right

Step2: Cut out a strip of newspaper and glue it along the bottom of your page

Step3: using yellow add some hair. This could be thickly applied

Step4: using your first complementary color add shape somewhere on your page

Step5: using the second complementary color fill in the background

• first: go around the shape
• second: paint over the newspaper strip but make sure you can see some of the newspaper through the paint
• third: fill the page with the color

Step6: mix your two complementary colors on your plate

Step7: somewhere on your painting add a neutral shape

Materials: 

paint in complementary colors

newspaper

glue sticks

Scissors

paper plates or trays for paint

paint brushes

water 

Picasso Cubism Guitars

RECAP: Blind Contour Drawing

DISCUSSION: abstract art: last week when we saw the flowers did we have any problem deciding they were flowers? Was there a question in our minds about what they were?

Show Picasso's Three Musicians Now look at this piece? what is it?

where is it?

what do you think you see?

Cubism: objects are broken up, analyzed, and re-assembled in an abstracted form—instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context

Drawing the same object from several perspectives

What is perspective (viewpoint)

Shade and Tint: light and dark. show them how to add in blocks (like a map) to add in these details

ARTIST: Pablo Picasso 

(25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973)

He was a Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor.  

He is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles throughout his work 

Picasso demonstrated uncanny artistic talent in his early years, 

He painted in a realistic manner through his childhood and adolescence; 

During the first decade of the twentieth century his style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas. 

Picasso’s creativity manifested itself in many mediums, including painting, sculpture, drawing, and architecture. 

His revolutionary artistic accomplishments brought him universal renown and immense fortunes.

He is the best-known figure in twentieth century art.

PROJECT: you will have to move around the room for this project. 

Step1: using the BLIND CONTOUR TECH. from last week, draw the guitar from where you are seated

take a moment at each step to see the light and dark areas of the guitar. add in 

Step2: Switch places with a friend, and repeat the first step again drawing right on top of the first

take a moment at each step to see the light and dark parts of our guitar 

Step3: repeat step 2.

take a moment at each step to see the light and dark parts of our guitar 

Step4: using Multi Media (newspapers, oil pastels, chalk pastels, markers, paint, fabric) begin to fill in each shape. remember lines from last week. all wavy line in one shape could be interesting.

Step5: continue to add until you feel the project is complete

MATERIALS: 

Thick paper Card stock or bristol board

mixed media, newspaper, fabric, paint, oil and chalk pastels

glue

scissors

pencils

sharpies