1. THIS COURSE IS BASED ON THE CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS

2. ART HONORS REQUIREMENTS- FIRST AND SECOND SEMESTER ART HONORS IS DESIGNED TO GIVE SERIOUS ART STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AN EXTENSIVE PORTFOLIO. NO ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE DICTATED BY THE TEACHER. THIS ALLOWS THE STUDENT TO EXPERIMENT WITH THEIR OWN ORIGINALITY AND STYLE. THIS CLASS MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

3. ONLY ONE MAKE-UP WILL BE ALLOWED AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE MISSING 2 PROJECTS AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER, YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO MAKE UP ONE. WATCH YOUR DEADLINES! NO MAKE-UP WORK WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER DEADLINES PASS EXCEPT AS MENTIONED ABOVE.

4. GRADES WILL ALSO BE DETERMINED BY CLASS PARTICIPATION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE ABSENT MORE THAN 10 TIMES OR TARDY MORE THAN 5 TIMES IN A SEMESTER, YOU WILL LOSE A PROJECT CREDIT. ALSO, IF YOU DO NOT WORK ON ART DURING CLASS TIME, IT WILL BE NOTED. AFTER THE FIFTH NOTATION IN A SEMESTER, YOU WILL LOSE ONE PROJECT CREDIT.

5. IF YOU ARE BETWEEN MAJOR IDEAS OR PROJECTS, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO SKETCH OR LOOK THROUGH ART BOOKS, MAGAZINES, AND/OR THE INTERNET TO STIMULATE IDEAS.

6. IF YOU ARE TAKING ART CLASSES OUTSIDE OF AHS, YOU MAY TURN IN UP TO 5 WORKS OF ART FROM THESE CLASSES IN A SEMESTER.

7. ART WORK FROM CLASSES AT AHS ARE NOT ACCEPTED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “DOUBLE DIPPING”. ARTWORK PRIOR TO SUMMER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ALL WORK. DIGITAL ART – YOU MUST SHOW AT LEAST 3 STAGES! BEGINNING, IN-PROGRESS, FINAL PRODUCT.

8. FIRST QUARTER: YOU MAY SELECT ONE THEME TO DEVELOP IN DEPTH ( SEE HAND-OUT): THIS IS NOT MANDATORY: THIS APPROACH MAY HELP YOU WITH IDEAS KEEP YOUR THEME BROAD EACH INDIVIDUAL PIECE MUST SHARE THE SAME THEME YOU MAY USE ANY MEDIUM OR COMBINATION OF MEDIA YOU MAY STOP USING A THEME AT ANY TIME

9. ART HONORS PICKING A THEME HERE'S AN EXAMPLE: 1. My theme is: CARS (keep it broad/general). 2. I need 15 projects using "Cars" as my theme. This will cover the first semester, but I can stop using a theme whenever I want! Here are some ideas that incorporate at least 5 different media (materials): 1. Drawing with pencil using shading techniques depicting a full composition. 2. A magnification (could be part of the fender or a tire) using pastels. 3. A sculpture using old car parts and liquid nails(a strong glue) - may be painted. 4. A synthetic collage combining nuts and bolts and pictures from magazines. Collages may also incorporate paint, fabric, papier mache, mosaic, etc. 5. Paper collage (tear construction paper) with mountain scenery and a car on a road. 6. Woodblock Print (or linoleum, or dry point technique). 7. Wire sculpture of a 3-D car. 8. Acrylic Painting - Representational (Realism). 9. Acrylic Painting - Abstract (Simplification). 10. Charcoal drawing of an antique car. 11. A design of my own dream car (not on the market). 12. Pen and Ink drawing with watercolor brush. 13. Pen and Ink drawing using stipple and other textures. 14. Self - Portrait with car using colored pencils. 15. Plaster and wire sculpture combination. 16. Composition on a social commentary like pollution or politics, or animal abuse, etc. Use mixed media. 17. Surrealism painting - watercolor or colored inks. 18. Triptych - 3 sectional panels rendering a metamorphism of a car or a magnification of a car. You can make it representational or abstract. * Style/Model/Year of car can change! You can also render old cars, new cars, antique cars, your own designs!

10. SUGGESTED MEDIA : IF YOU DON’T SEE IT, ASK – I PROBABLY HAVE IT! scratch board pen & ink plaster paint ( acrylic, tempera, watercolor) pastel ( oil or chalk ) wire colored pencil charcoal (wh or blk) paper mache conte crayon colored ink wood crayon india ink linoleum collage dry point print digital programs found objects LOTS MORE!

11. MUST-HAVES FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO: MOST COLLEGES LOOK FOR SOME TRADITIONAL WORKS SUCH AS PORTRAITS, LANDSCAPES, STILL LIFE, AND FIGURE DRAWING. AFTER THAT, EACH COLLEGE IS UNIQUE IN THEIR REQUIREMENTS. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU MEET WITH A COUNSELOR AT THE COLLEGE TO SHOW YOUR WORK AND THEY WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.

12. MUSEUM REPORT DUE ONCE AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER REMINDER: $25 SUPPLY FEE EACH SEMESTER THANK YOU! gtuttle@ausd.net

13. MOST IMPORTANT: BE CREATIVE!! BE PRODUCTIVE!! USE YOUR IMAGINATION!! EXPERIMENT!! DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP!! STAY TUNED FOR EXAMPLES OF STUDENT PORTFOLIOS!

14. Fei Lu Fei Lu WORKS OF ART

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