Sketchbook+Ideas+and+Prompts

==This page was set up to help you get ideas, inspiration and get you working more in your sketchbook beyond what I assign you to do. Also it will be a listing of what exercises and prompts I've had you do in your sketchbook this year.==

Assignments:
1. Hand Drawing with Poem, Doodles, and Fears all on a watercolored background. 2. Line and Contrast--with Letter exploring High and Low Contrast with Line quality and more 3. Grid of the remainder of Elements and Principles explore each remain 6 Elements and 6 Principles in it's own box.
 * GI**
 * 1st Quarter:**

4. **Color wheel**--on the computer or by hand--exploring tints and shades 5. **Fall Leaves**--complementary colors scheme--just two colors in each leaf. 6. **Blind Contour-**-Draw 6 blind contour drawings of your hand in your sketchbook---trick is you cannot look at your page while you are drawing.**Can do to replace another sketchbook work**
 * 2nd Quarter**
 * 7.** Crayon Resist**--Van Gogh Style--first lightly sketch out your drawing (subject matter is either a still life, landscape of portrait.) Then using crayons heavily color your drawing--if you leave gaps--which is good the watercolor will seep between those areas and create a neat effect. After you are done coloring with crayons you will paint over your drawing with watercolor--generally a dark color and let it dry---it gives a nice effect. For an alternative-- you can take your paper out of your sketchbook before you color it--wad it up, then smooth it out then paint w/a dark watercolor, color on the paper--wadding it up breaks up the wax giving it more of a batik look. See Req sheet for more details.[[image:rhsgraphicdesign/crayon_batik.jpg width="195" height="266" align="right" caption="Mrs. A's Example of Crayon Resist"]]**
 * 8.** Curving Lines or Lines of Happiness with Analogous colors.
 * 9.** Negative/Positive Space drawing**. Find an object in the room or at home that has open areas through it--a spindled back chair, scissors, bicycle, etc. Then find a portion of it that looks interesting and draw the object by drawing the negative space--which is the open areas--like the air between the spokes of a wheel.***Can do to replace another sketchbook work.

=__ ** 3rd Quarter ** __= 1. **Sketchbook:** Vectoring by Hand. Looking at tattoo art find a design, face, object, that you want to draw. First draw the image lightly in pencil then go over the design with a Sharpie marker. Using watercolor, colored pencils, markers, or mixed media (any art media combined with another) color your design in thinking about values, shadows, colors, and contrast. This project will help you with understanding Illustrator. 2. **Sketchbook:** Drawing Step by Step. We are going to work from a drawing book I have. The ones we are going to work on are --- I will give you the handouts and have them posted on this site as well as the RHS Website too. Complete each drawing to the best of your ability just as they describe it in the directions. You can add your own little details and do more shading if you feel too. After you've drawn both items separately. I want you to draw them together. So you will draw a sea turtle with fur. Yes, I said a sea turtle with fur. How will that look and keeping the look of a sea turtle. That is your challenge. Now go and draw! !

3. **Sketchbook:Echo line drawing: What you will do is create a line which is curvy and goes across your page. Then you will then you will continue to make more lines somewhat parallel to the initial line. Mrs. A will demonstrate and you can look at the example.** Check out this link. [|Echo Line] It will help explain the project as well as show examples.

4. **Sketchbook: Another fun drawing project from the same website that we got the last one from. I like this particular site becuase they are petty quick and creative sketchbook prompt. We will do a few more from this site this year. So what is it that I want you to do? Well we are going to make a maze. See link--[|Creating Maze Drawing] In your sketchbook create a cool maze start with a corner of your sketchbook page or perhaps the center and work your way out. Create interesting path ways, all the time remembering to keep your lines parallel so you could follow this maze. Give your self a way out and block some passages. Use colors to shade it and add some interesting details if you choose to. Have fun.**

5 **Sketchbook: Draw your shoe! What? Yes draw your shoe. Make it look cool, I want it shaded, time spent on it, make it look cool! ** **Now you will have to look at a shoe to draw it. So get your sneakers out or high heals ladies and get drawing!**

**4th Quarter Graphics I**
**1. Sketchbook:** Draw your favorite spring flowers! You need to draw at least 3 spring flowers these would be flowers that only bloom between March to June20th. Some flowers that you might choose to draw are: Daffodils, [|Hyacinth] Crocus, Tulips, Iris, [|Peony], [|Sweet pea], Daisy, Easter Lily. Check out this website for more varieties of flowers. [|Spring Flowers] **With your drawing, I want you to write at the bottom the name of the flower**
 * [[image:rhsgraphicdesign/morning,illustration,spring,afternoon,drawing,flowers,organic-423af047d23be58d26654c8e12ab068c_h.jpg width="387" height="474" caption="Spring Flowers-Stylized"]] ||
 * Spring Flowers-Stylized ||


 * 2. Sketchbook: ** So it's spring and last week we drew flowers so this week I want you to draw a tree branch that is in bloom. That is a tree that blooms in the spring time. Make this drawing very detailed and I want you to add color--only if it's on the blooms of the tree.

=**Graphics II**= Lines of Happniess with shaded and blended colors. 5. Magazine collage design with mixed media--Trish Bee's design 6. Cezannes landscape design **Extra project to replace another sketchbook work. (Didn't get too, will next semester)**
 * 1st Semester**
 * 1. Hand Drawing with Poem, Doodles, and Fears all on a watercolored background.**
 * 2. Line and Contrast. You decide what you want to draw to express Line and Contrast.**
 * 3. Shape and Movement.**
 * 4. Grid of the remainder of Elements and Principles explore each remain 6 Elements and 6 Principles in it's own box.**

=**2nd Semester**= =**3rd Quarter**= **1. Sketchbook:** Explore Typography and Type found in Printed Materials. This link may help you gather ideas [|Typography Design] What I want you to do: First create a design abstract perhaps that will allow you to fill the design in with text and characters found in printed form. Then using a variety of methods you will copy, cut, past, tape transfer, heat transfer the letters, works, characters to your sketchbook page and your design. While you doing this you may want to consider words you are finding. Maybe they go along with a theme, line of thought, emotion, event in your life, etc. You can use colors or or just black and white. Your choice. I am looking for may of the same criteria listed on the rubric associated with the project posted on the linked website. Craftsmanship, value, contrast, design layout, creativity, and so on.

2. **Sketchbook:** New Project: You are going to draw fruit like a banana with a animal texture. You must decide what two unusal combinations you are going to fuse into a outrageous concept. **Some Musts in the project.** **Cans:**
 * Utilize most of the page with your concept
 * Shade the furry fruit
 * Create value
 * Have great contrast
 * Create awesome texture
 * Have color
 * background
 * movement
 * pattern

3. **Sketchbook:Echo line drawing: What you will do is create a line which is curvy and goes across your page. Then you will then you will continue to make more lines somewhat parallel to the initial line. Mrs. A will demonstrate and you can look at the example.** Check out this link. [|Echo Line] It will help explain the project as well as show examples.
 * example of Echo line ||
 * example of Echo line ||

4. **Sketchbook: This weeks assignment is to listen to a piece of music. I want you to have your watercolors, markers, crayons, colored pencils, what every tools/medium you choose out and ready to go. Put on your favorite music and listen to the piece one time with out any drawing taking place. Then replay the mosaic. Start drawing in your sketchbook, whatever comes to mind. Capture those images, ideas, objects, lines, shapes. It does not have to be representational, abstract is fine. Use color, if you want to, use different mediums. You can even plan out your composition after listening to the music so you have a more thoughtful piece at the end. Main thing is to have fun and see how your creativity can fly!**

** 5. ****Sketchbook: Wallpaper pattern. Design a wall paper pattern by hand in your sketchbook. Use the whole page. You can use images, designs, and items from magazines if you choose to. Be creative, use a variety of materials and mediums. You can make this a black and white design or a full of color. Keep your design original.** Remember wallpaper doesn't have to be flowers. :)