Sketching is practicing and grabbing your creative ideas
Draw from LIFE Draw from INSPIRATION Draw from IMAGINATION
Make something out of your mistakes
Use your sketchbook as a journal, write your thoughts then draw images that support your words or ideas
Altered Books-try blocking out an using different mediums such as gesso, glueing pieces of paper, found objects etc
Draw from LIFE Draw from INSPIRATION Draw from IMAGINATION
- Bring your sketchbook everyday to class.
- Do not rip or scribble out anything!--don't worry about the mistakes
- Do not put signatures or dates on your pages--consider the sketchbook a working piece of art
- FILL THE PAGES
- The majority of your Sketchbook will be in black pen...a micron or ballpoint pen
- If using any media that will smudge such as pencil, charcoal, pastel, use spray fix or hairspray to keep it from smudging
- At anytime your sketchbook can be called for and assessed (usually once per quarter)
- You are allowed to keep a digital sketchbook if you are in enrolled in any class above Studio Art I, II and Graphic Design Foundation
- Altered Books will be assessed more critically and are allowed ONLY for Studio Art III, IV AP Students
- Option: Participate in 100 Day Project
Make something out of your mistakes
Use your sketchbook as a journal, write your thoughts then draw images that support your words or ideas
Altered Books-try blocking out an using different mediums such as gesso, glueing pieces of paper, found objects etc
Studio Art Ideas
Continuous line contour drawings of your feet
Continuous line contour drawings of your hands
Experiment with Stippling
Experiment with hatching/cross-hatching techniques
Quick gesture sketch of people at a coffee house, in your family room, classroom etc.
Using a handle of a brush and ink make a self-portrait or of someone
Draw accurate facial proportions
Draw of a pair of your favorite shoes
Draw of a water bottle or a glass of water (use a wet and then dry media)
Draw a close-up view of a patterned fabric
Assign human emotions to an object and then make an expressive drawing
Draw a series of Representational-Stylized-Abstract of an object
Fill a page with patterns, lines and shapes
Draw a plant using at least 3 media
Draw a kitchen appliance
Combine torn magazine images with drawing
Draw three vegetables or fruits from a top view using charcoal or graphite stick
Draw a chair
Draw an open kitchen cupboard
Draw a lamp and table with the lamp as the only light source
Draw a self-portrait with your opposite hand
Use cut newspaper and paper grocery bags to recreate a simple still life
Draw a series of small characters
Sketch the view from your bedroom window
Sketch the inside of a car
Draw a resting animal
Draw an insect
Draw a storyboard
Draw an arrangement of dishes in line only. Then, fill in the negative spaces with color
Draw a self-portrait in the style of Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Matisse
Draw a cubist drawing of someone or a pet
Make a detailed drawing of a simple object (toothbrush, stapler, etc.)
Redraw that same object using an energetic or nervous line
Collage newspaper articles and combine with drawing around a theme
Draw your best friend
Drawing a map of the community you live or the school
Draw reflections on the surface of a shiny object
Draw quote, lyric or your name
Draw and express the concept of time
Draw symbols or logo of your favorite things
Draw a memory, dream, fear, or nightmare
Draw a masterpiece
Draw a part of the human anatomy
Draw a cover of your favorite book or video game
Draw an expressive drawing of your favorite actor or musician
Continuous line contour drawings of your hands
Experiment with Stippling
Experiment with hatching/cross-hatching techniques
Quick gesture sketch of people at a coffee house, in your family room, classroom etc.
Using a handle of a brush and ink make a self-portrait or of someone
Draw accurate facial proportions
Draw of a pair of your favorite shoes
Draw of a water bottle or a glass of water (use a wet and then dry media)
Draw a close-up view of a patterned fabric
Assign human emotions to an object and then make an expressive drawing
Draw a series of Representational-Stylized-Abstract of an object
Fill a page with patterns, lines and shapes
Draw a plant using at least 3 media
Draw a kitchen appliance
Combine torn magazine images with drawing
Draw three vegetables or fruits from a top view using charcoal or graphite stick
Draw a chair
Draw an open kitchen cupboard
Draw a lamp and table with the lamp as the only light source
Draw a self-portrait with your opposite hand
Use cut newspaper and paper grocery bags to recreate a simple still life
Draw a series of small characters
Sketch the view from your bedroom window
Sketch the inside of a car
Draw a resting animal
Draw an insect
Draw a storyboard
Draw an arrangement of dishes in line only. Then, fill in the negative spaces with color
Draw a self-portrait in the style of Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Matisse
Draw a cubist drawing of someone or a pet
Make a detailed drawing of a simple object (toothbrush, stapler, etc.)
Redraw that same object using an energetic or nervous line
Collage newspaper articles and combine with drawing around a theme
Draw your best friend
Drawing a map of the community you live or the school
Draw reflections on the surface of a shiny object
Draw quote, lyric or your name
Draw and express the concept of time
Draw symbols or logo of your favorite things
Draw a memory, dream, fear, or nightmare
Draw a masterpiece
Draw a part of the human anatomy
Draw a cover of your favorite book or video game
Draw an expressive drawing of your favorite actor or musician