Ms. Bronzino

Eighth Grade Mid-Term post for 4th quarter

We are finishing up testing week with a radial design depicting the sun/moon.  Please remember to use symmetrical balance when planning your design.  These are to be colored with colored pencil.  Color so that the paper under the color does not show through.  Use a variety of intensities when applying pressure with the colored pencil.  These will be due next week, April 25th at the end of class.

Our next assignment will be an architectural letter.  These will have to be built to be 3-dimensional.  We will begin this project immediately after the radial design is finished.

Pop Art

We will be viewing a video on the 29th of November during class.  The video will be discussing Pop Art as well as some of the artists responsible for the movement.  We will also be seeing a power point presentation.  You will begin a painting in the style of Andy Warhol.  The painting will be a repetition of color and design.  You will be given 3 pages of logos to choose from.  If you would like to bring in a logo of your own choosing, you may do so.  Please let me know if this is your intention.  

Gray Scale Portrait

I have extended the deadline for the torn paper portrait in gray scale.  The new deadline is Tuesday, September 20th at the end of class. 

Week of September 12, 2011

Please remember that the gray scale torn paper portrait project is due on Friday, September 16th. 

Self Portrait in grey scale

Please continue drawing your facial features onto the white paper grid.  Do this slowly and thoughtfully.  Once your features are set, begin drawing the shapes of the shadows that you see on your photograph.  Draw these onto your white paper grid as well.  Once these two steps are complete, you may begin tearing grey papers from magazines by using the grey scale you created as a guide. 

Finish drawing facial features and the shadows by Thursday, 9/8.

This project is due on Friday, 9/16.  If you finish early, please continue on the "doodle drawing."

 

Torn paper faces

 We have started a gray scale for the torn paper self portrait.  These are looking very good.  Use the gray scale that you have made to assist you in finding the right "grays" for your black and white photo.  Grid the photo and the white paper using a 1in.by 1in. format.  Once you have completed the grid on both the photo and the paper,  begin copying your image onto the white paper.  Do this in line only, do not shade. 

School pictures are scheduled for Thursday, September 8. Pre-payment envelopes sent home Tuesday, September 6. Payment must be made directly to the photographer on picture day using the picture selection envelope. All students will be photographed for the yearbook

Welcome back to School!

I hope everyone enjoyed summer vacation.  We have started the new school year in 8th grade art class with a drawing project.  The project is complete and is on display in the media center.  We are currently working on a project that should be worked on as other assignments are finished.  On Monday, we will begin a self portrait using torn paper.  Be prepared to have a picture taken of you next week.

Art 4th Quarter

We will begin ceramic castles tomorrow.  When planning your design, please remember that only two turrets per student will be fired.  This is to keep clay and glaze to a minimum.  Please remember that in your down time, you are to work on the anti gravity drawing in your tray.  This drawing will not be collected until 2 weeks before the end of the quarter.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back from Winter Holiday Break!  We begin the third quarter with an assignment in shading.  As you choose a theme for the project, think about something that you could get excited about drawing several times or several ways.  In some of the boxes zoom in so that we might see a very close-up view of the object.  Decide what you will choose to have break out of the confines of the box and find it's way around the paper.  When you are finished with the drawing, shade using 4-5 graphite tints and shades.

Dear Dickerson Parents,

 

Inclement weather is expected for early next week.  Here are a few helpful facts for you and your student(s).

 

 

 

1. The Cobb County School District  website, www.cobbk12.org  will have information as early as  Sunday afternoon regarding school delays or closings

 

2.  You may also gain information regarding closings or delays by tunning into

 local news or radio.

 

3.  If school is delayed by two hours, Dickerson Middle School will cancel ALL before school clubs, study sessions, practices, study halls, detentions, etc.  The school will operate on a two hour delay and the building will open to students @ 10:45 A. M.

 

4. Bus riders a 2 hour delay means that the buses will run 2 hours later than they normally do. So if your student's is picked up at 8:39, a two hour delay would mean the bus will pick up your student at 10:39.

 

Thank you so much

The Dickerson Administration 

Cow Parade information

Here is a cow parade site that might be helpful in your search for and artist and an design. 

http://www.cowparade.com/WorldwideGallery.php?city=7