Unit 1:  Drawing

Students will learn about the following concepts:

• element of art: line
• complex contour line drawing
• gesture drawing
• sketching
• magnification
• drawing from multiple views
• element of art: value
• value scale
• value techniques: blending, hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, curved lines, scumbling, smudging
• element of art: texture
• media options: colored pencil, ink, charcoal, marker, chalk pastels

Unit 2:  Ceramics Relief Sculpture

Students will learn about the following concepts:

• element of art: space
• ceramic terminology
• sculpture/ceramic techniques
• low/high relief sculpture

• element of art: color
• color relationships: primary, secondary, intermediate, analogous, complementary, warm, cool, tint, shade
• subtractive color wheel
• color mixing
• painting techniques: dashes, dots, dabs, cross-hatch, hard-edge, gradation, swirling colors, blending, scraping the techniques