Thursday, May 3, 2012

Ceramic Celtic Boxes with Acrylic Paint Relief

Handout:

Celtic Boxes

3D Art 1

PROJECT INTRODUCTION:

For this project you will be creating a box with Celtic designs. You are required to draw out your design from the side and the top. Your boxes must measure at least 5 inches and no larger than 12 inches. You must first research Celtic designs and Celtic box designs. You are required to bring in two of each that you are going to incorporate into your designs. After you drawing are approved you will create them out of clay.

You will create your box with even and flat sides. Your lid must have a lipped lid. You are allowed to add knobbed side and/or top handle(s), but you are now required to do so. You are then going to let the project dry to bone dry and then paint on Celtic Designs with two coats of Acrylic paint. After paint dries you will wash away non-painted clay with a damp sponge. You can use the clay tools to intensify the resist.

Your project with then be fired. The paint will be bunt off in the kiln. You are required to then layer under glaze and remove parts of it with a damp sponge to intensify the resist.

PROJECT EXPECTATIONS:

	Project	Requirements	Point Value	Due Date
Academic Practice	Brought in Four Images	Brought in four magazine or computer printout Images	30	Feb. 13^th
	Drawing of Box and detail drawings on Chosen Designs	Practice drawings that fill up one page in sketchbook.	30	Feb. 16^th
	Sides of Box Sized and drawn out on large paper	Draw out sides of box on white paper and then transfer to tar paper for slab construction	30	Feb. 21^st
Academic Achievement	Slab constructed Box	Use slabs to construct box. All side should be straight and connections should be crafted well and look finished.	50	Feb. 24^th
	Lipped Lid	Lid must have a lip.	30	Feb. 28^th
	Applied Celtic Acrylic Paint Resist and washed	Celtic Design must be painted on with two coats of Acrylic Paint. Once it is dry, wash a shallow layer of unpainted clay to show resist. Tools can be used to intensify resist.	30	Mar. 13^th
	Glaze Washed Finish (After it has been once bisque fired.)	Layer and wash Glaze off with a Damp Sponge	40	TBA

Four Images and Drawings Due: Thursday Feb. 16^th

Box to be Constructed with Lid by: Tuesday Feb. 28^th

Project to be Glazed by: TBA

Class Critique (20 Points): TBA

It that students were most successful with smaller boxes .

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Clay Popcorn

For this project students made enlarged popcorn from clay. We are just starting to paint them.

Enlarged Popcorn

3D Art 1

PROJECT INTRODUCTION:

For this project you will be creating an enlarged piece of popcorn. You will learn about Claes Oldenburg. You are first required to draw out your design from the side, angled top to side, and the bottom. Second you are required to draw a full page piece of popcorn with measurements wrote on next to it. Your popcorn must measure at least 5 inches and no larger than 7 inches. You must decide the best way to construct it (slab, coils, or pinch pots).

Your project with then be fired. The paint will be bunt off in the kiln. You are required to then layer under glaze and remove parts of it with a damp sponge to intensify the resist.

PROJECT EXPECTATIONS:

	Project	Requirements	Point Value	Due Date
Academic Practice	Three Small Popcorn Sketched	Practice shaded drawings that fill up one page in sketchbook.	30	April 17th
Academic Practice	Large Measured Popcorn Drawing	Practice shaded drawings that fill up one page in sketchbook.	30	April 18^th
Academic Achievement	Construct Popcorn	Use clay construction techniques learned in prior projects problem solve how to build the popcorn.	50	April 27^th
Academic Achievement	Painted Popcorn	Popcorn should be painted to look like popcorn. The color can be altered but should have different values and hues to resemble the different shades on whites and yellows of real popcorn.	30	TBA

Popcorn to be Constructed by: Friday Feb. 27^th

Project to be Painted by: TBA

Class Critique (20 Points): TBA

Friday, April 13, 2012

MC Escher Inspired Printmaking

MC Escher Printmaking

Printmaking

PROJECT INTRODUCTION:

Students will design their own triangular tessellation and use it to print make. The students will include images of nature in their tessellated triangle. Student will study the designs of MC Escher. Students will carve the design into Easy-cut. They will print large patterned works and cut and collage other works.

PROJECT EXPECTATIONS:

	Project	Requirements	Point Value	Due Date
Academic Practice	Brought in three Images	Brought in three magazine or computer printout Images	30	Jan. 9^th
Academic Practice	Practice drawings	Practice drawings that fill up one page in sketchbook.	30	Jan. 17^th
Academic Achievement	Paper Tessellated Triangle	Tessellated Triangle made with paper with Images Drawn on	25	Jan. 19^th
	Easy-Cut Tessellated Triangle	Tessellated Triangle with Images cut into Easy-cut	25	Jan. 24^th
	Black Repetitive print on white large white Paper	Fill large provide paper with Tessellated Pattern. Alignment and craftsmanship is important.	25	Jan. 27^th
	Black Repetitive print on white large white Paper and colored with Color Pencils	Fill large provide paper with Tessellated Pattern. After print has dried color with color pencil. Alignment and craftsmanship is important.	25	Feb. 10^th
	Multiple color prints on multiple colored paper collage	Fill large provide paper with Tessellated Triangles printed with different colored inks on different colored paper. Cut and paste to for a collage of the different prints that are puzzled together. Alignment and craftsmanship is important.	25	Feb. 10^th

Brought in images, practice drawings, paper Tessellated Triangle, and Easy-Cut Tessellated Triangle must be approved before you should move onto the next step.

Excellent craftsmanship is crucial to keeping your triangle tessellated and your prints clean. Keep crisp edges!!

Sketchbook Assignments are due at the start of class.

Critique and Project Due: February 17^th