*FLEX* Igniting Creativity! Art Media, Skills, and Techniques 8-Week Curriculum

🖼️ What makes a great work of art?  There are many factors - recognizing a combination of Elements and Principles of Art that are being used together, the composition, the focal point, perspective, and style.  Learn what each of these concepts is and how to apply them to your own work.

❗Please note that since this is a FLEX course we will not have scheduled live meetings, instead, each learner will be able to work on the skill builders at their convenience.  Videos and materials drop every Monday morning at 6am EST.

🖌️ You will see how you can utilize different art skills in this curriculum course by completing a series of activities designed to move you through basic concepts and techniques to gain information and skills to make informed decisions in your future in-depth art-making processes.  

🎨 I don't love the expression practice makes perfect, but I do believe in practice makes improvement.  These weekly creative exercises are meant to give you the time to make improvements to what your base knowledge already is.

✏️ Each meeting will cover several different concepts that will help build up to creating artwork that fully encompasses the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. 

In addition to the Elements Art and Principles of Design, we will investigate art-making in the 5 types of subject matter: portrait, landscape, still life, abstract & non-objective.

Week One:
Double Drawing - Line, Balance, Symmetry, Repetition
Drawing Activity

Week Two:
Observational Drawing Skills - Line, Space, Rhythm, Unity
Drawing Activity

Week Three:
Shading - Value, Shape, Form, Contrast, 2D vs. 3D
Drawing Activity

Week Four:
Color - Space, Value, Harmony
Drawing Activity

Week Five:
Mixing, Layering, and Blending - Color, Shape, Proportion, Variety
Acrylic Painting Activity

Week Six:
Transparency and Opacity - Color, Value, Unity, Harmony, Emphasis
Watercolor Painting Activity

Week Seven:
Abstract & Non-Objective Art
Mixed Media Activity

Week Eight:
Critiquing Your Artwork
Reworking or Adding Finishing Touches
How to Photograph Your Artwork

By the end of the course the learner should have achieved 3 main skills:
1. Identify and being able to implement the Elements and Principles of Art and Design and the 5 types of subject matter.
2. Control of a variety of art media.
3. Knowing when an artwork is finished or when to come back to it for finishing touches and being able to photograph and display it properly.

🎨The course is designed to guide students through both video tutorials and fun activities to further the development of skills and artistic style in drawing and painting! As an art educator, I seek to motivate students to make a connection with the project so they will find success.

🥇Do you know about the Summer Smash Challenge?
Eligible families can earn up to 8 unique badges by taking classes and completing activities between May 1st and June 30th as part of the Summer Smash Challenge. Each badge is worth $5 in Outschool credit and families can earn the badge per account. Learners who complete the badges will also get a special learner avatar added to their learner profile, so they can show off their badges to friends! #creative