Comic Strip/Cartooning, Drawing, & Mixed Media Art 9+yo.
2nd semester
In this semester-long course, students will explore a variety of media including watercolors, charcoal, colored pencil, chalk pastel, and oil pastel. We will also be practicing and expanding our drawing and cartooning skills, while learning about the various elements of art (such as color, line, texture, and shape) and creating our own comic strip! There will not be any homework involved.
01/027/15 Week #1 The Nerdy Hedgehog Cartoon
Medium: Mixed Media
Objectives: Learn to compose and draw the artwork in a cartoon style – Learn to combine mediums.
02/03/15 Week #2 Coffee Painting Landscape
Medium: Instant Coffee & Water
Objectives: Learn to compose and paint the artwork – Gain familiarity with using non-traditional mediums.
02/10/15 Week #3 Valentine Multimedia Printing & Collage
Medium: Mixed Media/Printing/Collage
Objectives: Learn to combine various mediums and mark-making methods unified by a common theme.
02/17/15 Week #4 Laminated Watercolor Leaves
Medium: Watercolors
Objectives: Learn to compose, paint, and laminate the artwork – Emphasis on the planning of color and texture.
02/24/15 Week #5 Three Bandits Comic Strip
Medium: Colored Pencils & Colored Markers
Objectives: Learn to draw the comic strip – Emphasis on using limited facial features and expressions to create personality.
03/03/15 Week #6 Nesting Bluebird
Medium: Black Sharpies & Acrylic Paint
Objectives: Learn to compose and paint the artwork – Gain familiarity with acrylics.
03/10/15 Week #7 Spray Paint Stenciling
Medium: Stencils/Colored Construction Paper/Spray Paint
Objectives: Learn to create and use large stencils – Become familiar with the use of spray paint as a medium.
03/17/15 Week #8 Watercolor Northern Lights & Snowscape
Medium: Watercolor/Wax Crayons/Oil Pastel/White Acrylic Paint
Objectives: Learn to compose and paint the artwork – Emphasis on using different medium at various stages.
03/24/15 Week #9 Cornish Pixies Cartoon
Medium: Mixed Media
Objectives: Learn to compose and draw the artwork in a cartoon style – Emphasis on incorporating elements of comic artwork.
03/31/15 Week #10 Charcoal Sheepdog
Medium: Charcoal & Black Sharpies
Objectives: Learn to compose and draw the artwork – Emphasis on line and shape.
04/14/15 Week #11 Watercolor Koi
Medium: Watercolor/Oil Pastel/Rubbing Alcohol
Objectives: Learn to compose and paint the artwork – Emphasis on creating movement.
04/21/15 Week #12 Castle Window Owl
Medium: Mixed Media
Objectives: Learn to compose and draw the artwork – Emphasis on combining media.
04/28/15 Week #13 Arctic Narwhal
Medium: Watercolor/Black Sharpies/Rubbing Alcohol
Objectives: Learn to compose and paint the artwork – Emphasis on creating identifiable details vs. abstract space-filling.
05/05/15 Week #14 Night Shades Persian Palace
Medium: Charcoal/Chalk Pastels/White Acrylic Paint
Objectives: Learn to compose and draw the artwork – Gain familiarity with mixing charcoal and chalk pastel – Emphasis on the use of color to create mood.
05/12/15 Week #15 Island Jellyfish
Medium: Watercolor/Sharpies/Oil Pastel/Rubbing Alcohol
Objectives: Learn to draw and paint the artwork – Emphasis on using various media to compose different aspects of a night scene.
05/19/15 Week #16 Finish up all incomplete artwork
