Be sure to complete all the assignments on this page by reading all the way to the bottom. 

Sketchbook Assignment:
​Continuous Line Drawing of 3 Faces

Continuous line drawing helps us follow the edges of things with our eyes without being so concerned about the final product.  It helps us SEE like an artist.  

For this project, you will draw a continuous line of 3 faces in your family.  If you can't find a volunteer, you can do your own face 3 times.  

You'll need a thick or thin Sharpie, a mirror, Prismacolors, and a piece of white drawing paper from your sketchbook.

1.  Look at your own face in a mirror.   Create a continuous line drawing in the top half of the paper.  Don't lift your Sharpie until you're done. 
2.  Grab a friend or family member to model.  Rotate the paper 90 degrees.  Draw another continuous line drawing of their face, overlapping some of the lines with the first drawing.
3.  Repeat step #2.
3.  Choose 4-5 colored pencils.  Fill in some of the spaces, using all the colors throughout the picture to create unity.  The colors don't have to be realistic.

Definition of UNITY:
Unity refers to how different elements of an artwork or design work come together and create a sense of wholeness. It can be achieved through proximity, simplicity, repetition and continuation.

These are the only faces left at my house: my husband, my cat, and me!

Inktober Challenge:

If you are participating in the Inktober challenge, try to get 4 or 5 of the words drawn this week (3-4 per page in your sketchbook.)  Sketch them first in pencil, then ink over your pencil with your Micron pen.  Then erase the pencil lines.  I expect a good amount of care and detail, not quick and sloppy drawings, if you'd like to be eligible for the prize at the end.  

These are some of my Inktober drawings from last year.

Art Appreciation Assignment:

Thomas Hart Benton was considered a "Regionalist" painter because he painted simple country life and paintings of "the good ol' days."  He was an art teacher to Jackson Pollock, the famous abstract "splatter" painter.  Pollock went on to be WAY more famous than Benton!  

​In the homework section of your sketchbook, write down one thing these two paintings have in common and one thing they don't?  

Thomas Hart Benton, The Sources of Country Music, 1976

Jackson Pollock, Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) 1950

Pollock was highly influenced by improvisational jazz.  Watch this Miles Davis video and see if it "sounds" like Pollock's painting.

Benton was more of a country music fan.  See if this song reminds you of his painting.

​GOOD JOB, YOU'RE DONE!