The students were given pen and ink illustrations and asked to cut out no more than two 2"X2" squares, and glue them to a piece of large drawing paper. The objective was to disguise the squares with the same kind of mark making, while creating a new illustration. The illustration should consider the characters, props and background that help tell the "story".
Students cropped out a new composition, from a Van Gogh pen and ink drawing. They used a quill pen dipped in ink to complete the short study.
Student used color to create an artwork inspired by or for the Day of the Dead celebration. They were encouraged to use pattern, and could reference/use Mexican Folk Art designs as part of their design.
Students selected a portrait and did a light and shadow tracing of the portrait. They transferred the outline to watercolor paper, and filled in the shadow shapes with text that was relevant to the person in the portrait. They used expressive watercolor to complete the piece.
Students created a portrait of an animal using scratchboard. The white marks are scratched off of a black surface using a scratchboard tool.
After studying and drawing the features of the face, students selected a picture to work from for a portrait. The finished product had to show a range of value, and demonstrate an understanding of how to create 3- dimensional form.
