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8th Grade VA Comp

This is a year-long class for advanced 8th grade art students to get high school credit.

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VA Comp Feedback And Weebly Blogs

5/22/2017

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Weebly Blogs are due today!!  For more information on what needs to be on there refer to your red handout or scroll down below the survey.

​Please share your thoughts on your VA Comp experience by filling out this survey!  Thanks for all your hard work this year!  (Click here to get a full screen version of the form.)
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​Weebly Blog Final Check list!!  
This is it!  I hope you have not been procrastinating because weebly blogs are due today!  


Checklist for Weebly Blog digital portfolio  DUE May 22nd:

  1. Your blog should be published correctly when clicked from my student portfolio website.   http://lostmountainart.weebly.com/student-portfolios.html   (2pts)
 
2.   You should have at least 5 pages
    1. My Art / HOME page (2pts)
    2.   Sketchbook Page  (2pts)
    3. Common Assessment  #2 Page (2pts)
    4. Common Assessment  #3 Page (2pts)
    5. Common Assessment #4 Page (2pts)
 
3.  On the “My Art/ HOME” page you should have the following photos: (minimum)(Photos are neatly arranged, orientated the correct way, and extraneous backgrounds are cut out.  I would have a separate area for your altered book pages)
  • Exotic Environment (3pts)
  • Roman Architecture Tile (3pts)
  • Skeleton Drawing  (3pts)
  • Monochromatic Self Portrait (3pts)
  • Surreal Collage (3pts)
  • Face Vessel (3pts)
  • Superhero Talisman  (3pts)
  • Mash up  (yes, it has to be in two places)  (3pts)
  • Texture Still Life (3pts)
  • Frank Lloyd Wright Project  (3pts)
  • Altered Book Cover (front and back)  (6pts)
  • Altered Book-Line (3pts)
  • Altered Book-Shape (3pts)
  • Altered Book-Form (3pts)
  • Altered Book-Value (3pts)
  • Altered Book-Space (3pts)
  • Altered Book-Color (3pts)
  • Altered Book- Texture (3pts)
  • Altered Book- Unity (3pts)
  • Altered Book-Movement (3pts)
  • Altered Book-Pattern (3pts)
  • Altered Book-Balance (3pts)
  • Altered Book-Rhythm (3pts)
  • Altered Book-Contrast (3pts)
  • (other content in this section is up to you, but it should be nicely presented.)


4.  On the “Sketchbook” page you should have the following:
  •  Sketchbook Cover (Front) (3pts)
  • .Sketchbook Cover (Back) (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #1 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #2 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #3 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #4(3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #5 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #6 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #7 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #8 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #9 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #10(3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #11 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #12(3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #13 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #14 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #15 (3pts)
  • Sketchbook Assignment of your choice #16 (3pts)
 
 6.  On the “Common Assessment #2” page you should have the following: 
    1. Photo of the artwork you critiqued (2pts)
    2. Presentation of all the information in your chosen format (2pts)
 

7.  On the “Common Assessment #3” page you should have the following: 
  1.   Photo of the “mash up” artwork you created  (yes, it has to be in 2 places) (2pts)
  2. Your Artist Statement (2pts)

8.  All content is on the correct page. (3pts)

9.  
Content is neatly displayed.  (photos are spaced evenly, sizes of the photos are similar, content is easily navigated.) (5pts) 

​10.  All of the above content is updated no later than May 22nd  2017.  (4pts)
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Artwork Due Dates!!!

5/16/2017

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Remember, all artwork is due by this Friday, May 19th.  OR if you are going to Disney, it needs to be in before you leave for Disney!!!
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Emphasis:  Bonus Altered Book entry

5/11/2017

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For emphasis, students will create a niche in their altered books and then include the definition and title for Emphasis.  
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Contrast: Altered Book= NOtan Square

5/9/2017

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This is a great video on how to make a notan square.  This we will do in our altered books!!
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Notan Square: Contrast

5/7/2017

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Our next altered book assignment will be on Contrast.  We will be creating a notan square.  Check out this link to see an example.  

A post shared by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer (@balzerdesigns) on Feb 6, 2017 at 9:06am PST

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A post shared by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer (@balzerdesigns) on Feb 1, 2017 at 6:55am PST

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Frank Lloyd Wright Stained Glass

5/2/2017

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This week we will begin our next project in which we will create faux stained glass inspired by the work of legendary architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.  Students will create their own version of a stained glass window onto transparency sheets and then add color with various colored sharpies.  
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WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES

4/14/2017

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When you are ready to add watercolor to your still life, you will need to think about what watercolor techniques you want to use.  You have to include between 4 and 6 different watercolor techniques.  Be sure to practice the ones you want to use in your sketchbook before working on your final paper.  

Below I am including a few videos that go through 12 various watercolor techniques from your above handout.  

The first video covers steps 1-3 on your handout.  Some are review, but worth a look-through.  Feel free to fast-forward, or go back and review any parts as needed.  Click on this link to get a full screen view.  
The next video covers steps 4-8 on your handout.  Again, feel free to fast forward to view the step you want to see, or go back and review certain other areas as needed.  Click on this link to get a full screen video view. 
Video #3 covers steps 9-12 on your handout.  Feel free to fast forward to view the step you want to see or go back and review areas as needed.  Click o this link to get a full screen video view.
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Textures being added to the still life!

4/14/2017

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VA Comp watercolor texture still life in progress. Thanks @hillgroveArt for the idea. #cobbartrocks #artsedga #middleschoolart pic.twitter.com/fKC0MSWvv5

— Julie Denison (@denison_julie) April 13, 2017
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Rhythm Altered Book

4/12/2017

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We are beginning our Rhythm pages in our altered book.  Please see this video for ideas on how to start.  Or click this link to go to the video.  
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Watercolor Still Life

3/27/2017

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We are beginning our next assignment, which looks at many techniques that we have already learned throughout the year and combines them into one, culminating artwork.  We will be creating a still life by looking through a view finder and drawing what we see.  We will be using our pencil as a measuring tool to create accurate proportions, we will add found textures, we will add watercolor techniques. 
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