Sketchbooks - getting started

We have entered the 4th and final quarter of the school year.  After I lay down the "ground rules" and set up our sketchbooks (this takes the first couple days of class), we begin our first mini lab.  A mini lab is not quite a project; instead it is an exercise that prepares us for an upcoming project. What better way to begin our art adventure than to delve deep into the Elements and Principles of Art.

Please take a moment to see what previous classes have drawn to illustrate understanding of the Elements and Principles of Art.

 

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Sketchbooks and stuff

In Middle School art, everyone keeps a sketchbook.  We use them practically everyday.  In them, we do daily warm ups, sketches (pointing out the obvious, here), and what I like to call mini labs. 

This is how we set up our sketchbooks.  I require everyone to do 5 "Sketchbook Ideas" from the chart I provide.  It is a HUGE plus, if someone uses that sketchbook beyond what I require.  I love it and it makes me smile beyond belief.

 Below are some examples of what some have drawn in their sketchbook

 

Below are examples of our first mini lab - illustrating the elements and principles of art.

 

 

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