Perspective Finals

By the end of our 1st Quarter my Intermediate 2 -D students have a good grasp of both 1 and 2 point perspective as well as shading, so I send them out around the school to find the perfect spot to draw from.  They can be inside our building or they may choose to draw outside in the weather.  I warn them to find an overhang because we always seem to get some rain during this time of the year.  I have them choose between a 1 or 2 point of view and then draw the foundation of the school they see from their perspective.  We also incorporate some sighting skills; this is a Dr. Betty Edwards "Right Brain" technique that helps with proportion and scale that they learned in the Beginning 2-D class.  After they set their foundation they are required to alter the reality in the piece, and this is where the fun and creativity comes in.

Let's see what junior Megan Yeu has done with her design.  She chose to draw the outside front entrance to our school.  There is a huge tree there that she used to her advantage to help with her altering, as well as some great overhead wood beams to anchor her structure.  I really encouraged the kids to alter their lines as well.  I give them a "B", "3B" and "6B" pencil to help them change up the value and texture within their lines.  Megan totally got what I wanted and has really played with her lines for a very intriguing work. 

Now look at what junior Micheala Platt has done.  She also chose to draw outside, this time it's the north side entrance to our school.  Besides her terrific job of altering reality, she has also brought into the piece a lot of sensitive shading.  Michaela spent lots of extra time working at home to make this piece exceptional.

And look at her attention to detail, wow!  Incredible piece kiddo.

Senior Kevin Tang turned the teacher's lounge into a mermaid tank, and even went as far as sewing pearls onto their tails.  Very cool idea Kevin, and way to incorporate your crafts skills from 3-D art  :) 

And senior Belinda Wu did a phenomenal job turning the teacher's cooking area into a partial woodland wonderland.  Belinda is another who spends a great deal of extra time at home making her piece exceptional. 

Perspective Final - Student Work

These stunning works belong to my 2nd year 2-d kids.  These were the culmination of the 1 and 2-point perspective units.  Their assignment was to choose a location from either the inside or outside of the school, and then draw it in either 1 or 2-point.  

Senior Jessica Liu above choose to sit outside in the wind and rain to draw this fabulous depiction of the front of our school.  The students were required to use artistic lisence to bring in a surreal element.  Jessica's gorilla's captured everyone's attention including the superintentant of our district.  It now hangs in his office.  You didn't know that did you Jessica??  Surprise! 

Senior Michelle Lee brought in some very cool textural elements, her signature style, in the area behind the band room.  Michelle placed the bird's head where they are currently building our new multipurpose theater/computer lab building.  We got to meet the lovely Grace Hu today who donated much of the funds that are going into this new complex.  She was given a piece of art, a monoprint, done by alumni Hyun Yoo.  I'm pretty sure Hyun graduated in 2001.  I hope you like it Mrs. Hu.

Check out these close-ups of all Michelle's sweet details including bringing in a bit of watercolor below.

Senior Crislyn Ogawa brings us her diagonal horizon with her sensitive watercolor backdrop.  And senior Michael Chen gives us his favorite subject, video gaming, in his interior hallway.

It is a pleasure to display your artwork.  You young ones make me so proud!

1st Quarter Final - Student Art

I'm really tardy on posting this piece by senior Anne Guu from my Intermediate 2-d art class. She turned it in for her 1st quarter final grade, and it was such a great example of what I was pushing the kids to do that I felt it was important to show it off. After taking the kids thru units on 1 and 2 point perspective, I turned them loose to explore the school (both inside and out), and find an interesting spot to draw from. Anne chose the area by the food hutch and sat there for a couple weeks composing this piece. They had to draw from either a 1 or 2 viewpoint and show me the foundation structure of the building. But after that they could use artist licence and put in whatever they wanted as long as it made sense. So Anne, being the clever artist that she is, brought in a bit of whimsy along with some color, and totally pulled off what I was after. I call it an added twist and usually give kids extra credit when they go above and beyond the assignment requirements. As always Anne, great job!!! See Perspective Finals on right sidebar to see what alumni Mindy Cho and Amanda Garcia drew last school year.

Intermediate 2-d Art Quarter Final - Student Art

My second year drawing/painting students have just finished learning 1 & 2 point perspective and now they will be going on location around the school (either inside or outside) to draw what they see building-wise in 1 or 2 point. Then they will be required to alter reality within the foundation's structure. This top piece done last year by alum Mindy Cho was done from the bench outside Senora Barry's room looking into the food court area. You can see the actual building in the mid left corner as well as one of our picnic benches but everything else she pretty much altered. A fabulous piece Mindy! And down below is alum Amanda Garcia's piece from last year. Her viewpoint was from our V.P.'s office by the flamingo planter looking toward Senora Barry's room. Your attention to detail was amazing Amanda, and both girls had beautiful shading styles and craftsmanship. Mindy's piece was in 2-point and Amanda's work was 1-point.