2-D CLASS

SKETCHBOOK WEEKLY PROMPTS

Do NOT loose this paper; it has each of the sketchbook assignments for
the ENTIRE semester.
Your Sketchbook is due every other MONDAY , that means you have
the weekends to finalize your work.
If you If you choose to turn your sketchbook in on Tuesday, you
automatically lose half of the points. Any day after that, its a zero. If
you are absent on the due date, you should turn your sketchbook in
the very next school day.
Sketchbook Expectations:
o Utilized Elements and Principles
o There is evidence of thought and creativity!
o A nicely composed drawing
o Background imagery is considered and developed
o NO FLOATING OBJECTS
Every class will start with at least 10 minutes of sketch time. This will
allow you to work on the specified assignments for each week.
What to do if you finish early...keep working on it! (add a background,
more details in your shading, etc. There is always more to do)
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Weekly sketch grade is worth a total of 30 points:
Each sketchbook drawing is worth 20 points.
Each research start-up is worth 10 points.
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On that note
o Research the start-up before beginning your weekly
sketch
o Look up the suggested artist(s)

o Take notes on the artists styles and

Hr.
Exceptional
5

Exceeds
4

Meets
3

Attempte
d
2

No
attempt
0

Drawing
Meets all the requirements for
the assignment.
Obvious effort and creativity in
completing the assignment.
Work connects to research
Drawing exhibits growth,
learning, understanding of
concepts
Total points (Drawing)
/20
Research
Suggested research
Individual artist research
Total points (research)

/10

Week 1:
You are standing in front of an unfamiliar door, when you open it and
walk through you realize you have just walked into your brain. What
does that look like?

Week 2:
Research start-up:
Start with someone you already know like M.C. Escher.
Find an artist you have not heard of before.
How do their works differ, how are they similar?
How can you adapt this work into your personal style?
Look at drawings of hands and compare the styles. How does the artist
change the line weight and value? How do they create a sense of
personality with their mark-making?

Sketch:
Your hand is a subject that moves everywhere with you, use that to
your advantage and use it to study value and light, texture, line
techniques and shading techniques. Do NOT trace an outline of your
hand! Try a relaxed pose and a tense pose. How would you shade them
differently on your paper?
Requirements:
At least two (2) poses
At least one of them fully rendered (meaning the whole
value scale of light to dark should be used in the drawing)
At least one of them should be completed with ink pen

Week 3:
Sketch:
Find an image in a magazine. Draw two (2) bisecting
lines through the image and glue it into a page of your
sketchbook. On the facing page in your sketchbook
draw the same bisecting lines. Recreate each portion
of the image using the techniques listed below:
1. Ink pencross hatching
2. Markermonochromatic stippling
3. Pencilfull value
4. Your choice of material and method

Week 4:
Research Start-Up:
Georgia OKeeffe
Sketch:
Choose an object with an interesting surface. You will
make a total of 6 drawings of this object. The first
should be a full view including the background. After
the initial drawing, gradually increase the scale of the
object (get closer and closer). The final drawing will
show a magnified view of the surface. You may not
even be able to tell what it is! Use a magnifying glass
to help with these close up views. Think about texture,
value, and details! Before you begin, draw six 3
square boxes on your paper. You will compose each view inside an
individual box. Use any media you want!

Week 5

Typography
Typography is the art of arranging type to make the language visible.
Study and research the world of typography. Complete one full page of
notes on the topicanything that interests you. Create your own
typographic design. The visible language can be anything you want to
say, as long as its appropriate! Use value and color! Any media is
allowed.

Week 6
Transformations
Choose two objects and try to transform one to
another. The transformation should take a
minimum of four (4) steps. Each step should take
on some of the characteristics of each object as it
moves further and closer to the next. You must
employ value. Use pencil or a colored pencil.
Look at the work of M.C. Escher for inspiration.

Week 7
Mandala Design
The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian
language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to
mean "circle; a mandala is far more than a
simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can
be seen as a model for the organizational
structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that
reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the
world that extends both beyond and within our
bodies and minds. Look up mandalas online for
some inspiration and design your very own
mandala. Start with a perfect circle and go from
there. Use lots of pattern & repetition to create interest. Use any media
you want!

Week 8
All about Me
List 5 action words that describe you. Pick one of these words and
complete a drawing that reflects this word. Your choice of media!
Maybe consider using some of the colored paper in your sketchbook.
Use a wide range of value and consider other elements of art when
filling the page.

Week 9
Horror
Create a drawing that exemplifies horror, science
fiction or fantasy. The options are endless. Make sure
to create a wide range valuefrom light to dark and
lots of middle tones. Check your work for at least 6
different values. Use charcoal, pencil, or ink pen (a
pop of color is allowed where necessary)

Week 10
Exploration of an artist
Choose an artist and research information. Print a small example of
their work and glue it into your sketchbook. Do a couple of studies
mimicking their style (i.e. color, subject matter, theme). Think about
how the artist lays out their composition; is there a lot of information or
do they use minimalism? Do they use a variety of color themes or use
a monochromatic value scale?

Week 11
Primary color scheme meets Georges Seurat
Find a full-page, full-color image from a magazine.
Cut it to fit your sketchbook. Now, cut it in and
glue one side into your sketchbook and glue the
other onto the facing page. Using the right image for
reference re-create the missing side using ONLY a
blue, red, yellow and black, sharpie marker. You must
use stippling for the entire image. Experiment your
color mixing on a separate page. Place yellow dots
next to red dots to create the illusion of orange.
Spread the colors out to make it lighter, and closer
together to create a denser, more vibrant color.

Week 12
Using the other side of the magazine page from last week, re-create
the other half of the image. Do NOT copy what is there, instead use
your imagination and make up the rest of the image. Use any media
you want.

Week 13
Transparencies and Overlays
Using text, create an interesting design on the sketchbook page. Use
bold colors and/or lines. Think about what text you want to use; is it a
meaningful quote, song lyrics, personal prose, or random words that
represent who you are?
Tape a piece of tracing paper over the top edge of the sketchbook
page. Using either pencil or pen, draw a self-portrait. Try to make the
text in the background work with the portraitthink about what you
are covering up versus what you are showing.

Week 14
Crumples
Crumple either a brown paper bag or
a plain white piece of paper into an
interesting form. Draw the crumple
using a full-value scale. Be mindful of
each fold in the paper and how the
light creates both subtle and strong
value changes. Draw this crumple in
an environment. Be mindful of
composition: is it surrounded by
something typical or is it completely
out of its realm of normalcy?

Week 15
last sketchbook before the end of the Semester

Free sketch: create any composition using any materials you want! This
is your chance to use any of the new techniques you learned all
semester.
Rememberbe mindful of your composition! Fill the page! Show me
what your learned this semester!
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You have the option to turn in one extra credit sketchbook drawing
each quarter. Completing these assignments will give you 10 extra
credit points per quarter.

EXTRA CREDIT 1:
Inside looking out: Any view from any Window what do you see? Is
this a new world of unimaginable creations and inventions or a scary
space of deep trenched moonscapes. Create a world of wonder.
EXTRA CREDIT 2:
Outside looking in: Place yourself outside, in the world you created in
the first EC assignment. You are looking back into the world you just
came from, what does it look like after experiencing this new world? Is
it incredible and amazing and safe? Old and boring? Show me how that
would look after you have experienced this new world.