Art:

Art 1
 

                        This is a beginning art class which primarily deals with basic fundamentals of art. The class consists of simple drawing and design projects and the students generally work with pencil, charcoal, colored pencils, markers, and pen and ink. A considerable amount of emphasis is placed on learning to draw what you see and on the elements and principles of design.  First semester focuses on the elements of art while the second semester focuses more on the principles.

Painting
 

                This is a beginning painting class where students can learn the basic fundamentals of painting. The students spend a considerable amount of time sketching at the beginning of the course. They begin to paint with tempera paints, and then move to watercolors, and then on to acrylics at the end of the course. Students need to take Art I prior to taking Painting.

Yearbook/Art
 

                The students in Yearbook class begin by learning some vocabulary that is fundamental in the process of putting the yearbook together. They later learn the basic guidelines of layout and design and then begin taking pictures and covering school events. They are involved in all elements of putting the yearbook together page by page throughout the course of the school year. School attendance is part of their grade in this class because everything is hands-on and is completed in the classroom. The yearbook is done in the computer lab and good attendance is essential in order to pass the class.

This course may be repeated junior an senior years.

Drawing

                This course is a beginning level art class which may be taken at any time by any student at any grade level.  The class deals with "drawing" all year long and the students start out with the very basic "drawing" concepts and move on to more difficult areas.  Some areas the students deal with are structure, form, perspective, light & shade, composition, value, and still life.

Design

                This course is a beginning level art class which also may be taken at any time by any student at any grade level. This class has been developed for those students that would like to try an art class, but who think to themselves, "I would like to take an art class, but I can't draw!"  The students in this class focus on "design" projects that are created essentially through the use of line, shape, color, space, etc.  So any student can be successful here by putting forth the effort to learn about the elements of art and being willing to try new things.  They do not have to know how to draw.

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