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Sketchbook-Journal: AP Studio Art and IB Art
Prompts and Work Samples
Art Education
Fulton County Schools
2007
Why Sketchbook Journals?
They Develop:
•Technical Skills: drawing skills, design skills, and media exploration.
•Thinking and Personal Expression through art: to learn processes for idea development; this doesn’t just happen, we have to consciously teach these processes.
•Learning: Reflection on personal growth, ideas, connections among art class learning, other classes, and life outside school.
Two Aspects of Sketchbook/Journals
Journal•Personal ideation•Concept development•Reflection
Sketchbook
•Technical skill building
•Studies
•Micro labs
Students need both
There are many way ways to structure the combination: sketchbook begins on one side of book, journal begins on the
other; simply intersperse both types of work.
Teachers need to:
explicitly teach ways to develop ideas and concepts.
Then...
explicitly teach for moving ideas from journals into other artwork.
It’s a Developmental Process
• AP / IB Art – prompts need less structure so students can think conceptually, develop ideas from and personal responses to the world around them.
• Leave open prompts based on students concentration or/and giving AP Students a number of pages due in relation to their concentration are great ways to help them get into the journal practice without limiting personal expression.
AP Studio Art 3D
Prompt:
Select one of the artists from our list. Sketch one of their works and analyze how and why the work affects you. What do you think the artist is trying to communicate in this work? Don’t forget to make the page visually appealing. (Note: List is designed to explore wide range of contemporary artists as part of the “Breadth” section of the course.)
Technical Skill(s):
• Sketching & composition
• Verbalizing how an artist communicates meaning through visual “language”.
Conceptual Idea:
• Reflection on an artist’s intent and how it is communicated. Note: The next step is to take this into the student’s intent in their own work. What do you want to say and how will you communicate it?
Teacher: Denise Jennings
AP Studio Art Drawing and Painting
Prompt:
Find an image that “speaks” to you. Attache it to your journal page. Analyze in writing what about the image appeals to you and why. Include both visual and content related qualities. What do you see? What doe is it make you think?
Create a thumbnail with verbal notations of an artwork inspired by your reflections on the image you found –NOT a copy of the image, but an original artwork inspired by your reflections on the image.
Technical Skill(s):
• Thumbnails & composition
• Verbalizing personal aesthetic affinities
Conceptual Idea:
• Inspiration from the world around you based on personal aesthetic preferences. Will vary for each individual
Teacher: Denise Jennings
AP Studio Art 2D
Prompt:
Give visual form to the concept of a “journey to self”.
Teacher: Dorsey Chappell
Technical Skill(s): • Composition; mixed media (introduce specific techniques from which students
choose) Conceptual Idea:• Reflection on personal experiences and meaning related to a concept • Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences /
thoughts.
AP Studio Art
Prompt:
Design a page around a line from your favorite song.
Technical Skill(s):
• Acrylic Painting
• Mixed Media Techniques
Conceptual Idea:
• Inspiration from the world around you based on personal aesthetic preferences. Will vary for each individual
Teacher: ???
AP Studio Art 2D
Prompt: Give visual form to
“meander” (or any other really good word from the dictionary, “journey, ponderous, sanctuary, maudlin”)
Teacher: Dorsey ChappellTechnical Skill(s): • Composition; mixed media (introduce specific techniques from which students
choose) , layers, image and text Conceptual Idea:• Reflection on personal experiences and meaning related to a concept • Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences /
thoughts.
AP Studio Art 2D
Prompt: Self portrait
Teacher: Pilar Hernandez
Technical Skill(s): • Composition; mixed media (introduce specific techniques from which students
choose) Conceptual Idea:• Reflection on personal experiences and meaning related to a concept • Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences /
thoughts.
Technical Skill(s): • Composition; mixed media (introduce specific techniques from which students
choose), repetition and variety. Conceptual Idea:• Reflection on personal experiences and meaning related to a concept • Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences /
thoughts.
AP Studio Art 2D
Prompt:
Planning out a concentration.
Teacher: Dorsey Chappell
AP Studio Art 2D
Prompt:
Use mixed media in an analogous color scheme.
Technical Skill(s):
• Composition
• Color theory
Conceptual Idea:
• Inspiration from the world around you based on personal aesthetic preferences. Will vary for each individual
Teacher: Dorsey Chappel
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AP Studio Art All
Prompt:
Research artists journals and choose one to create a series of visual research journal pages. Complete the pages in the style of the artists journal pages and incorporate the text into the overall design.
Technical Skill(s):
• Thumbnails & composition
• Verbalizing personal aesthetic affinities
• Composition; mixed media (introduce specific techniques from which students choose)
Conceptual Idea:
• Reflection on an artist’s intent and how it is communicated. Note: The next step is to take this into the student’s intent in their own work. What do you want to say and how will you communicate it?
Teacher: ???
Student visual research paper on artist Teisha Moore
AP Studio Art 2D
Prompt:
Create a page based on a favorite time with your family.
Technical Skill(s):
• Composition
• Verbalizing personal aesthetic affinities
• Complementary color schemes
Conceptual Idea:
• Inspiration from the world around you. Will vary from student to student..
Teacher: Pilar Hernandez
AP Studio Art 3D
Prompt:
Create an ergonomic design of a familiar three dimensional object in the round.
Technical Skill(s):
• Thumbnails & composition
• Value to model form
• Observing objects in the round
Conceptual Idea:
• Inspiration from the world around you. Improving on existing object.
Teacher: Pilar Hernandez
AP Studio Art 3D
Prompt:
Use your emotions about going to college as a starting point for a journal page.
Technical Skill(s):
• Composition
• Verbalizing personal aesthetic affinities
• Mixed media
Conceptual Idea:
• Inspiration from the world around you based on personal aesthetic preferences. Will vary for each individual
• Reflection on personal experiences and meaning related to a concept
• Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work
• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences / thoughts.
Teacher: Jessica Booth
Technical Skill(s): • Composition; mixed media (introduce specific techniques from which students
choose) Conceptual Idea:• Reflection on personal experiences and meaning related to a concept • Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences /
thoughts.
AP Studio Art 3D
Prompt:
Incorporate a map and/or found materials into a journal page about a place you visited over the summer.
Teacher: Jessica Booth
AP Studio Art 3D
Prompt:
When taking any notes in class make them VISUAL, incorporate text with drawings while using the elements and principles to create unique compositions. PS- you will remember more!
Technical Skill(s):
• Sketching & composition
• Verbalizing how an artist communicates meaning through visual “language”.
Conceptual Idea:
• Reflection on an artist’s intent and how it is communicated. Note: The next step is to take this into the student’s intent in their own work. What do you want to say and how will you communicate it?
Teacher: Jessica Booth
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Visual notes examples based on a video about Dale Chihuly
AP Studio Art 3D
Prompt:
Select an artist from our class list and research their artist statement, artwork as it progresses over time and their working practices. Use your “visual research “ pages as the starting point for a sculpture.
Technical Skill(s):
• Sketching & composition
• Verbalizing how an artist communicates meaning through visual “language”.
Conceptual Idea:
• Reflection on an artist’s intent and how it is communicated. Note: The next step is to take this into the student’s intent in their own work. What do you want to say and how will you communicate it?
Teacher: Jessica Booth
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Student visual research that inspired sketches on last slide
Teacher: Jessica Booth
Technical Skill(s): • Composition; mixed media (introduce specific techniques from which students
choose) Conceptual Idea:• Reflection on personal experiences and meaning related to a concept • Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences /
thoughts.
AP Studio Art 3D
Prompt:
Use a common symbol in a new way.
Teacher: Jessica Booth
AP Studio Art 3D
Prompt:
Your journal should be a log of your daily life in addition to a place to sketch sculptures and work out ideas. Over the summer create a series of pages telling your “story”.
Technical Skill(s):
• Composition
• Verbalizing personal aesthetic affinities
• Mixed media
Conceptual Idea:
• Inspiration from the world around you based on personal aesthetic preferences. Will vary for each individual
• Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work
• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences / thoughts.
Teacher: Jessica Booth
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Teacher: Jessica Booth
AP Studio Art 3D
Prompt:
Create a page based on a non art material. Think 2D Assemblage.
Technical Skill(s):
• Composition
• Verbalizing personal aesthetic affinities
• Mixed media
Conceptual Idea:
• Inspiration from the world around you based on personal aesthetic preferences. Will vary for each individual
• Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work
• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences / thoughts.
Teacher: Jessica Booth
AP Studio Art 3D
Prompt:
Write a letter to your self (or your sketchbook) about something you have been struggling with in your life lately.
Technical Skill(s):
• Composition
• Verbalizing personal aesthetic affinities
• Mixed media
Conceptual Idea:
• Inspiration from the world around you based on personal aesthetic preferences. Will vary for each individual
• Reflection on personal experiences and meaning related to a concept
• Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work
• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences / thoughts.
Teacher: Jessica Booth
Technical Skill(s): • Composition; mixed media (introduce specific techniques from which students choose) Conceptual Idea:• Reflection on personal experiences and meaning related to a concept • Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences / thoughts.
AP Studio Art 2D
Prompt:
Find a photographic image and use its composition as a compositional starting point for a piece.
Teacher: Dorsey Chappel
Technical Skill(s): • Composition; mixed media (introduce specific techniques from which students choose) Conceptual Idea:• Reflection on personal experiences and meaning related to a concept • Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences / thoughts.
AP Studio Art 2D
Prompt:
Find a photographic image and use its composition as a compositional starting point for a piece.
Teacher: Dorsey Chappel
Technical Skill(s): • Composition; mixed media (introduce specific techniques from which students choose) Conceptual Idea:• Reflection on personal experiences and meaning related to a concept • Recording personal experiences / reflections for use in future art work• Creating art (visual communication) based on those personal experiences / thoughts.
IB Art
Prompt:
Take a photographic image and use its composition as a compositional starting point for a piece.
Teacher: Brooke Battersby