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Mr. Howard, NMHS Name:___________________________ Date:__ /__ /__ Grade: ___ Semester:___
Artist Emulation
Inspirational Mural Unit
Artist Research: 40 Points Topic Research: 30 Points Planning & Practice: 30 Points
Final Product: 80 Points Total Points Possible: 180!
Steps / Check-off:
Research: ~3 days
___ 1. View the PowerPoint and select an artist whose style you appreciate and feel you could
successfully mimic. The second to last page of this packet should help you choose.
___ 2. Look at the page behind the self-assessment to help you select an interesting topic about
which you care.
___ 3. Use your computer to research your selected artist and topic and fill out the content on the
research worksheets. You can find and fill out a worksheet electronically by accessing the class
webpage.
___ 4. Create a PowerPoint to save required images. e-mail to me at end. ***Must turn in for credit
Planning & Practice: ~9 Days
___ 5. Sketch out 4 rough thumbnail concept drawings of possible ways to represent your content, in the
style of your artist. Look at the assessment to meets requirements ***Must turn in for credit
___ 6. Turn your best idea into a detailed mockup drawing that includes all required elements. You may
project and trace pictures to create a composite image, uniquely your own ***Must turn in for credit
___ 7. Practice painting on photocopies of your mockup drawing until you feel comfortable and experienced
enough to move on—working in layers (block out, refining, and finest details).
Cutting and Priming Your “Canvas”: ~2 Days (while planning, so you have things to do when it is drying)
___ 8. Determine what scale/size you want your final product to be (minimum of 12 x 18 inches).
___ 9. Prime the paper with 3 coats of acrylic gesso. The coats need to dry between layers.
Final Product: ~9 Days
___ 10. Use the image projector or an overhead projector and a photocopied transparency of your
mockup drawing to pencil your image onto the primed canvas.
___ 11. Do your final painting with Blickrylic acrylic paint, working in layers. Make sure to block out all
background and foreground objects and areas, refine by painting in major forming lines and light and
dark areas, and refine with highlights and details.
___ 12. Fill out self-assessment and submit for credit.
Standards:
-Media and Processes
-Visual Arts Skill Development
-Making Connections
-Approach to Work /
Citizenship
Unit Objectives:
Learn about a current social justice or controversial issue that you care about, and communicate artistic intent
Learn about a professional / famous artist and his/her style and artistic process, while mimicking the artist’s style to develop your own process
Learn methods to successfully composite a unique picture from multiple reference images
Learn methods to transfer a draft or image to a larger surface
Learn painting or alternative artistic media technique and skills
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Example Artwork I had more, but lost the files… {:_(
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Possible Topic Ideas!
Wealth distribution / poverty issues;
GMOs and/or factory farming / organic and local farming;
The American diet;
War, war on terror, endless-war, peace movements, etc.;
Surveillance state;
Nationalism (pro and/or con);
Religion and/or spirituality;
Global warming / the environment;
Public education;
Healthcare;
Racism and/or civil rights;
Gun control;
Gender roles and/or gender inequality;
Consumerism and/or capitalism / greed;
National debt;
Political gridlock / partisan politics;
Childhood / human development and/or the lifecycle;
Technology in society (pro and/or con);
Marriage equality/ LGBTQQ issues;
Historical event / Turning Point / Watershed.
Your idea here… _______________________________
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ARTISTS & ART MOVMENTS Total I Like this Artist’s Style: (Not At All) 0---1---2---3---4 (A Whole Lot)
I Think I Can do Something Like This: (Not At All) 0---1---2---3---4 (Quite Well)
Muralist Movement (early 1900s)
Jose Clemente Orozco
Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera
Current Muralists / Street Artists
Shepard Fairey
Banksy
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“Captain Borderline”*
Current Upcoming Artists
Dustin Spagnola*
Joshua Gabriel*
Ruban Sanchez*
Amanda Sage*
Important “Modernish” Artists
Claud Monet
Vincent Van Gogh
Edvard Munch
Henri Mattise
Gustav Klimt
Pablo Picasso
Alphonse Mucha
Salvador Dali
Roy Lichtenstein
Keith Haring
More Ideas
Hieronymus Bosch*
Giuseppe Arcimboldo*
Michelangelo
Ivan Bilibin*
George Braque
Franz Marc
John Steuart Curry
Thomas Hart Benton
Vela Zanetti
Joseph Stella
M.C. Escher
Erro*
Peter Max
Vladimir Kush*
Juana Alicia*
Oswaldo Guayasamin*
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If none of the above strike you as interesting, look at “The Art Book” in the library, or if you like a certain art movement (ex. Impressionism), you can go to wikiart.org and look up that movement to find many more options!
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Mr. Howard, NMHS Name:___________________________ Date:__ /__ /__ Grade: ___ Semester:___
Art history research (40 Points!) For full credit: Please provide a URL next to the questions indicating where you got the information.
Feel free to bracket ( { ) any sections where the info came from one site. Remember that Wikipedia is not a credible site, as anyone can write and/or adjust anything on any subject. Note that .edu sites are generally the most accurate, followed by .gov, .org, and .com, in that order. No site is guaranteed to have accurate information, so anything that seems questionable, please try and confirm with a second citation. Any correct answer that is not cited, or has a Wikipedia citation, will be ½ credit.
Good sites To Search: http://www.wikiart.org/ ; http://www.artcyclopedia.com/; http://artlex.com/
Artist’s Full Name______________________________________________________________ (0.5 pt___)
Country(s) (birth/lived in)________________________________________________________(0.5 pt___)
Biographical Info:
1. Date of birth:____________________________________________________ (0.5 pt___)
2. Date of death: ___________________________________________________ (0.5 pt___)
3. Period: What is the style or period of art with which your artist is associated?
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4. Short definition of that period (again, see http://www.artcyclopedia.com/ or http://artlex.com/) (5 pts___)
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5. Primary type of artwork (ex: painting? drawing? sculpture? ceramics/pottery? printmaking?)
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6. Media (what materials are used? Ex: oil paint, acrylic paint, graphite, ink, wood, marble, etc.)
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7. Interesting/personal information on the artist: (2 pts___)
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8. Favorite quote by the artist: (1 pts___)
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9. IMAGES: find a portrait or photograph of artist and five works. As you are doing your research
SAVE portrait and 5 works to a Microsoft Word document in your H Drive and print this
document at the end, before handing in this packet. (2 pts each, 12 pts___)
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*For each image include: Date Title Artistic Medium Size Location (museum/collection)
& the URL/site name or printed source information if scanned
10. Find two other artists who work in the same genre/style (from the time period of the artist, or
a contemporary artists working in this same style).
I._________________________________________________ (1 pt___)
II._________________________________________________ (1 pt___)
IMAGES: find a related artwork for each artist above. Again, label and SAVE the artworks to a
Microsoft Word document in your H Drive and print this document at the end, before handing
in this packet. (2 pts each, 4 pts___) http://www.wikiart.org/
*For each image include: Date Title Artistic Medium Size Location (museum/collection)
& the URL/site name or printed source information if scanned
A. How are the works similar? (2 pts___)
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B. How are the works different? (2 pts___)
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Looking at all the artwork you have copied onto your word document, please identify a minimum of 3
specific things/techniques (2 point each) that you will try to do in your artwork to make yours look like
your inspiring artist’s. (Ex. Look at the colors used, the brush strokes, the themes and subjects of
paintings, etc. Make sure your answers are clear and specific enough to earn 2 points).
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Artist Research Grade (Mr. Howard Only Please): ____ /_40_ Redo / Improvement Grade (Mr. Howard Only Please): ____ /_40_
Mr. Howard, NMHS Name:___________________________ Date:__ /__ /__ Grade: ___ Semester:___
Concept / Issue Research (30 Points!)
Please pick a controversial topic to base your mural on that you care about and in which you have interest. First, you are going to educate yourself, then you will try to educate and motivate others through your art: Think of this as your chance to engage people with an issue that you care about. The following is a list of POSIBLE ideas of controversial and very important issues facing you in your future. Please feel free to pick anything else, so long as you run it by me first:
Wealth distribution / poverty issues; GMOs and/or factory farming / organic and local farming; The American diet; War, war on terror, endless-war, peace movements, etc.; Surveillance state; Nationalism (pro and/or con); Religion and/or spirituality; Global warming / the environment; Public education; Healthcare; Racism and/or civil rights; Gun control; Gender roles and/or gender inequality; Consumerism and/or capitalism / greed; National debt; Political gridlock / partisan politics; Childhood / human development and/or the lifecycle; Technology in society (pro and/or con); Historical event; Marriage equality/ LGBTQQ issues.
Topic / Concept Selection: 4 Pts___
1. General issue selected:_____________________________________________________ (1 pt___)
2. What is your connection to this issue? Why do you care (3 pts___)
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Topic / Concept Research: 16 Pts___
3. Do some research on your topic. I imagine that your concept is so huge that you do not know
where to begin. Narrow the field. After reading-up, what did you discover that you didn’t know
that you feel other people need to know? Are there any shocking statistics and/or hypocrisies that
need to be pointed out? How can you best contribute-to and champion your cause? What is your
cause? In the following blank, please ponder these question by writing out the goal of your mural
(6 pts___):
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4. As you research, please note at least 5 important and influential people, companies, organizations,
concepts etc. that are crucial to your topic and may well need to appear in one form or another in
your mural. Please briefly explain their significance (2 point each for a total of: 10 pts___)
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Topic / Concept Reference Images: 10 Pts___
5. IMAGES: please collect a minimum of 20 reference images (0.5 point each) that relate to your
selected concept. This are intended to be images you might use in your mural, or that could inspire
you to come up with other concepts. Look for people, places, scenery, symbols, etc. These images
should have a cited URL with them. SAVE the images on Microsoft PowerPoint in your H Drive and
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print this document (ideally but not necessarily in color) at least before handing in this packet.
(0.5 pt each, 10 pts___)
Topic Research Grade (Mr. Howard Only Please): ____ /_30_ Redo / Improvement Grade (Mr. Howard Only Please): ____ /_30_
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Mr. Howard, NMHS Name:___________________________ Date:__ /__ /__ Grade: ___ Semester:___
Planning & Practice Grade
4 Thumbnail sketches of Collage Pictures (2 point each) i. I developed at least 4 possible thumbnails of different ideas before settling on my favorite.
(***save and provide for credit***)
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4 Thumbnail sketches of Collage Pictures, Continued (2 point each)
i. I developed at least 4 possible thumbnails of different ideas before settling on my favorite. (***save and provide for credit***)
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Mr. Howard, NMHS Name:___________________________ Date:__ /__ /__ Grade: ___ Semester:___
Planning and Practice Grade: ____/_30_
Detailed Mockup Drawing & Painting
On a separate sheet of appropriately large paper (perhaps Legal: 8.5 x 14 inches), sketch
your best thumbnail idea out in a quality drawing. This product can be photocopied and
will be used to practice your painting / technique, as well as being a tool to project and
copy as your final product
Mockup Drawing & Painting/Alternative Media Grades: 22 Pts___
ii. My final mockup drawing is neat, clean, and drawn well enough to provide a solid foundation and practice for my final draft (which may be a tracing/projection of this mockup) (5 pts___), and I always used reference images—tracing, using a grid, projection, and/or any other techniques or methods necessary to create really good looking objects, images, people, places, things, etc. (5 pts___).
(***save and provide for credit***)
Meeting Mockup Drawing Objectives: ___ / 10
iiiA. I practiced painting enough on photocopies of my mockup drawing to be confident and comfortable (5 pts___). I started from the background and worked forward (1 pts___), I layered my paint so that I have at least three levels of complexity: a base foundation color (1 pts___), more detailed object colors and forms (1 pts___), and highlights/deep shadows and fine details (1 pts___). I mixed my own colors (1 pts___) I kept neat clean edges (1 pts___). Lastly, all of the colors have enough layers to be bold; not streaky, translucent, and thin (1 pts___).
~OR~ iiiB I thoughtfully considered and/or tested various artistic media (cray-pas, colored pencil, markers,
watercolor, collage, etc.), before selecting an alternative to paint (5 pts___). I practiced on photocopies of my mockup enough to be confident and comfortable with my selected artistic medium (7 pts___)
(***save and provide for credit***)
Meeting Mockup Painting / Alternative Media Objectives: ___ / 12
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Mr. Howard, NMHS Art Name:______________________ Date:__ /__/__ Semester:____
Artist Emulation
Inspirational Mural
Self-Assessment
Art Work Process and Product Grade Sheet (80 Points Possible!)
Concept Grade: 10 Pts___
1. Please succinctly state or restate your social justice / controversial subject message and theme of your final design, since it may or may not have advanced as a result of new ideas from your thumbnail process. This grade is based on the both the clarity of your theme (5 pts___) and the thoughtfulness of you message (5 pts___): ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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Theme / Message Communication Grade: 10 Pts___
2. Please rate your success on a scale of 1-10 at conveying your theme/purpose through your imagery; circle your level of success on the scale below AND NOTE: your credit comes from equal parts artwork message success and written description of how/why you were successful or not. If you had 0 success drawing and can explain crystal clearly what went wrong, you can still earn 5 points. If you had a perfect 10 success drawing and write nothing or content-void drivel, you could still earn only 5 points.
Not at All 0------1------2------3------4------5------6------7------8-----9-----10 Totally
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DIRECTIONS: Please insert points in the blanks that represent your achievement and level of skill.
Then please add up your total points earned in each section and circle the sum on the bar that follows.
I am looking for both honesty and self-awareness. For fill-in-the-blanks please use complete
sentences for full credit, and answer in detail, citing specific examples. Be as in depth as possible
to earn points.
(Fill-in-the-blanks are evaluated by Mr. Howard based on depth and specifics)
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Artist Emulation Grade: 10 Pts___
3. Please rate your success on a scale of 1-10 at mimicking your inspiring artist’s style and artwork look. PLEASE NOTE: your credit comes from equal parts artwork success and written description of how/why you were successful or not. If you had 0 success at copying the style but can explain crystal clearly what went wrong, you can still earn 5 points. If you had a perfect 10 copying the style and write nothing or content-void drivel, you could still earn only 5 points.
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Final Mural Grade: 40 Pts___
4A. I successfully primed my work surface with at least 3 smooth coats of acrylic gesso, if painting (3 pts___)
~OR~ 4B. I chose and/or primed a work surface appropriate to my artist and/or theme (wood, cloth, on object, etc.)
(3 pts___). Preparing Your Work Surface: ___ / 3
5. I successfully freehanded or set myself up for easy success by using projection or a grid of my mockup drawing to copy my drawing onto my final surface: I drew neat, clean, even lines (3 pts___), I drew lightly so fixed mistakes do not stand out (3 pts___), and my final drawing looks at least as good (if not better) than my mockup drawing (4 pts___). Final Drawing Proficiency: ___ / 10
6A. I started painting from the background and worked forward (2 pts___), I layered my paint so that I have at least
three levels of complexity: a base color foundation of sections (2 pts___), more detailed range of colors and forms (3 pts___), and highlights, deep shadows, and refined details (4 pts___).
~OR~ 6B. I used my selected artistic media proficiently, using appropriate complexity, layers, and refinement (11 pts___).
Painting / Alternative Media Proficiency I: ___ / 11
7. I mixed my own colors (unless not appropriate to your artist’s style, in which case clean edges and bold are each
worth 6 points) (4 pts___) and kept neat clean edges (4 pts___). All of the colors have enough layers or are neatly and evenly applied to be bold (not streaky, translucent, or thin) (4 pts___). Lastly, my final painting or product looks at least as good (if not better) than my mockup painting (4 pts___).
Painting / Alternative Media Proficiency II: ___ / 16 Effort Matters Grade 10 Pts___
8. With regard to the whole process, when I did not know what to do or how to do something I asked for
help from the teacher and/or a knowledgeable peer (2 pts___), I always tried to improve things I knew
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POSITIVES NEGATIVES SUGESTIONS
could be better (3 pts___). I also managed my time well and/or made time outside of class to get the
project done on time and done right (5 pts___). Tenacity and Time Management: ___ / 10
Total Points (Mr. Howard only, please): ____/_80_ Redo / Improvement Grade (Mr. Howard Only Please): ____ /_80_
*Optional: Please provide any feedback that would help improve this assignment, the assessment, or my teaching:
Unit Packet Version 2.75: 04/07/15