Courses Overview
Visual Arts 1 explores five foundational concepts of the California standards: artistic perception, creative expression, historical and cultural context, aesthetic valuing and connections, and relationships and applications. In addition, students explore art theory, apply the conventions of art criticism, and develop fundamental skills through experimentation with media and techniques used to create art. Students will review works by the Masters and understand their influences in the world.
Materials
Many art materials are available from dollar stores; they are perfectly fine for this class.
*Materials may be purchased privately or with educational funds.
- Watercolor set
- Drawing pencils and eraser
- Colored pencils (ideally watercolor pencils)
- A pad of watercolor paper
- A sketch pad (ideally 11×14, but smaller will work)
- Markers (ideally alcohol markers that blend and have both a fine tip and a larger tip)
- Construction papers (colors and black)
- Cardboard to construct with (collect this over time)
- A small container to begin collecting junk pieces for junk art (buttons, old pieces of hardware, bottle caps, small random toy pieces)
- A couple of pieces of graph paper (can be printed)
- Tape, clear, and masking
- Scissors
- A small set of acrylic paints
- Two small canvases, 11×14
- Das Air Dry Clay, two packs
- A pair of shoes from a thrift store (get after the project is explained)
- One piece of white poster board
- One old painting at a thrift store (get it after the project is explained)
