7th Gr. Sketchbook Assignments
Sketchbook assignments are worth 10 points each and will be checked every 2 weeks.
Sketchbook assignments are worth 10 points each and will be checked every 2 weeks.
1.
Value- Worksheet
attached (Due Friday 1/24)
a. Read information about the element of art
“Value.”
b. Complete the 3 value scales on the worksheet using the different
shading techniques.
2.
Form- Worksheet
attached (Due Friday 2/7)
a. Read information about form.
b. Use the light sources to accurately shade the 4 shapes on the bottom of the page (ball, dice, bucket, & hat). Also draw and shade the cast shadow of each object.
3. Form Continued- Worksheet attached (Due Friday 2/21)
a. Divide up a blank page in your sketchbook into 4 equal parts & draw 1 large form within each section (just like the handout). Draw the 4 basic forms (cube, cylinder, sphere, and cone).
b. Draw a light source for each form and use it to accurately shade the forms and the cast shadow.
b. Use the light sources to accurately shade the 4 shapes on the bottom of the page (ball, dice, bucket, & hat). Also draw and shade the cast shadow of each object.
3. Form Continued- Worksheet attached (Due Friday 2/21)
a. Divide up a blank page in your sketchbook into 4 equal parts & draw 1 large form within each section (just like the handout). Draw the 4 basic forms (cube, cylinder, sphere, and cone).
b. Draw a light source for each form and use it to accurately shade the forms and the cast shadow.
4.
Line- Worksheet
attached (Due Friday 3/7)
a. Draw 2 words using Descriptive Lettering.
Draw an adjective (a word that describes something else) and draw an Element of
Art (Line, Value, Shape, Form, Space, Texture, or Color).
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5. Shape- No
worksheet for this assignment (Due Friday 3/21)
a. Design the ultimate school desk. Be creative!
6.
Bookmark
Design- Worksheet attached (Due Friday 4/11)
a. Design a bookmark for the school library.
The class will vote for the top 2 and they will be copied and
put in the library. (Winners get Kranstuber
Kash!)
7.
Space- Worksheet
attached (Due Friday 4/25)
a. Draw an awesome landscape that you would
like to see outside your bedroom window.
Include a foreground, middle ground, and background to help show depth.
8.
Texture- No worksheet for this assignment (Due Friday 5/9)
a. Choose 2-3 animals to mix together in order
to make a new creature. Color your creature showing the textures
of the skin/fur. Give your new creature
a name.
9.
Drawing
and shading hands- Worksheet attached (Due Friday 5/23)
a. Read information about drawing hands. Look at all the different methods shown.
b. Draw your hand in 4 different positions (2
large hands per page) and shade them.
10
Points of Extra Credit- You
can get up to 5 extra credit points once a Quarter (First one due on or before Friday 3/21/14, Second one due on or before Friday 5/30/14)
Extra
Credit Assignment- *Choose
a drawing prompt from the list below and complete it to the best of your ability.
~Design a sweet tattoo for someone in
particular
~Design a
cool outfit (everyday, formal, costume…)
~Draw a 6-frame
comic
~A mad scientist was working on
combining animals with household objects.
You are an animal rights activist and freed the mutated animals. Draw one of them.
~Make a collage (take
visuals such as images or words and rearrange them in a new way) that
covers an entire piece of paper (no white space)
Fun Extra Credit Examples
-Design a tattoo for someone in particular
-Design a cool outfit (everyday, formal, costume…)
-Draw an 6-frame comic
-A mad scientist was working on combining animals with household objects. You are an animal rights activist and freed the mutated animals. Draw one of them.
-Make a collage that covers an entire piece of paper (no white space)
-Make a collage that covers an entire piece of paper (no white space)
Policy on Late Sketchbook Assignments
-If a sketchbook assignment is turned in within 5 school days from the due date, you will receive full credit but it will be marked as "late" to serve as a record.
-If a sketchbook assignment is turned in more than 5 school days late, you may only receive half credit maximum and it will be marked as "late" to serve as a record.
-If a sketchbook assignment is turned in more than 10 school days late, you will receive a zero for the assignment and it will be marked "late" to serve as a record.
