ESL ART Classes 2 and 5, Weekend Homework March 20th, 2011

March 20, 2011

Great job this week students.  Overall, your concentration and design skills are improving.  Nice work!


Recall this week's focus--drawing human figures in proportion (size relationship).  You also designed a drawing portfolio (folder for drawings) we will use over the next two weeks. For homework this weekend, you need to fully:

Read, recall, and review the following information:

Theme of Lesson from last week:  Drawing Skills Enchancement (Improving your drawing skills)
and drawing the human figure "in-proportion."

Unit Vocabulary:

-drawing (a graphic representation of, "marks")
-drawing skills (a system of developing these marks)
-drawing tools (the objects used in creating these marks)
-drawing surfaces (the place where these marks can be made on)

-observation (looking, perceiving, noticing)

-measurement (comparisons, in class we are using a ruler)
-spatial measurement (making these comparisons with eyesight)

-line variety (different types of lines)

-proportion (noun),
-proportional (noun), "Proportional lines are important to make a drawing look real."
-proportioned (adjective), "The student's drawing is well-proportioned."
ill-proportioned (lopsided) ((adjective), "Another student's drawing is ill-proportioned and will need to be drawn again."

-human figure in proportion

-Leonardo da Vinci

Homework:  Read an excerpt about Leonardo da Vinci, study the drawing and discover as many lines as you can identify.  Write down the names of these lines in your notes and be prepared to share your answers.

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 and died on May 2, 1519; hence, he is known as a Renaissance artist.  He was a "man of all trades," meaning he was not only an artist and keen observer, he was also an exquisitive thinker and inventor; thus, he was also a sculpture and engineer.  He is best known for his painting of the "Mona Lisa," and "The Last Supper."

Self-Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci

Click on the link below to see portrait:

http://www.backtoclassics.com/images/pics/leonardodavinci/leonardodavinci_selfportrait.jpg

TYPES OF LINES --

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Overall EXPRESSION--