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AP Studio Art: Summer
Assignments
Create ONE finished
drawing or painting. You may choose the subject matter and materials. It
must be a minimum of 12x16, and it must be something that you would
consider using in your AP portfolio. That means it needs to be a
successful piece of finished work!
Your FINISHED
DRAWING is due the first week of school.
You are going to need a
sketchbook! This sketchbook should be your “new best friend” this
summer. You may purchase the sketchbook at Hobby Lobby, JoAnn’s,
Michaels, The Art Store, or any art supply store. The sketchbook you
choose should meet the following criteria:
You need to carry your
sketchbook with you every day, everywhere! You will be surprised at the
countless opportunities there are to draw if you keep your sketchbook
with you. Open it up first thing in the morning and last thing at night
and many times in between. Draw in it, write in it, scribble in it,
paint in it, glue things into it, cut the pages, tear the pages, change
the way it looks to make it look like your own book. At the end of the
summer it should reflect YOU and your experiences throughout the summer.
RULES for working in your
sketchbook:
1.
DO NOT make “perfect”
drawings. Make imperfect drawings; make mistakes; make false starts. Let
your hand follow your feelings not what your brain is telling you to do.
2.
ALWAYS fill the page you
are working on. Go off the edges whenever possible. Make every square
inch count for something.
3.
Do not start something
and abandon it. You can always go back later, change it and make it into
something else. Being able to rescue bad beginnings is the sign of a
truly creative mind.
4.
Put the date on every
page you finish.
5.
DO NOT DRAW FROM
PHOTOGRAPHS, magazines, etc. Draw from observation, things you see in
the world. Learn to translate the dynamic three-dimensional world into a
two-dimensional drawing.
6.
NO CUTE, PRETTY,
PRECIOUS, ADORABLE or TRITE images. This is a college level art class,
not a recreation program to make pretty pictures to hang in your house.
Expect your ideas about what makes good art to be challenged.
7.
Don’t be boring with
your artwork. Challenge us!
8.
Avoid showing your work
to others unless you know they are going to understand what you are
trying to do in your sketchbook. You don’t need negative feedback when
you are trying out new ideas or experimenting. This is a place for risk
taking. Don’t invite criticism unless you are confident that it won’t
derail your free spirit. Also, don’t criticize yourself for trying
something new. Some of our best ideas come from experimentation!
Ways to work in your
sketchbook:
1.
Draw, draw, draw, paint,
paint, paint, collage, collage, collage, etc.
2.
Use pencils, pens,
crayons, sticks, charcoal, burnt matches, pastel, watercolor, acrylic,
fingers, basically anything that will make a mark. YOU have the power to
make a mark!
3.
Draw what you SEE in the
world. No drawings from published images or personal photographs. You
can use a photograph as a reference, but do not copy.
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