Gr. 7-8 – Personal Portfolio (“week 3”) and handing in assignments.

Before you sit down:

• Get a computer, go on Edsby, and review what assignments are due today and the expectations.
  • Don’t worry about that for now. Mr. Ewert will be back in the classroom to help you with this right away
• Grab what you need for your Personal Portfolio and get started on your hour #3
• Have your Portfolio Journal out for Mr. Ewert to see you progress

Gr. 7-8 – Water Colour

Before you sit down:

• Grab what you need for your Water Colour work
• Have your Portfolio Journal out for Mr. Ewert to see (what you did on Friday)

Today:

• We are working on Water Colour Project (due Thursday)
• Details of the watercolour assignment are available at this link (including MANY links to possible project options)

Gr. 7-8 – Personal Portfolio (“week 2)

Before you sit down:

• Grab what you need for your Personal Porfolio
• Have your Portfolio Journal out for Mr. Ewert to see you progress

Gr. 7-8 – Water Colour

Before you sit down:

• Grab what you need for your Water Colour work
• Have your Portfolio Journal out for Mr. Ewert to see (what you did on Friday)

Today:

• We are working on Water Colour Project (due Thursday)
• Please see the full details of this assignment on the Thursday, Jan. 22 blog post.
  • Below are the main details

The Water Colour Assignment:

There are multiple parts to this collection. You have already had Monday and today to work on this. Next week you will have 2 more days for working on water colour. So, your collection will represent 4 (four) hours of artwork.

• Part 1 – water colour techniques
• Part 2 – Under the Sea
• Part 3 – Personal Projects
• Total time = 4 hours

Gr. 7-8 – Personal Portfolio

Before you sit down:

• Grab what you need for your personal portfolio
  • Fill out your Portfolio Journal FIRST and then begin – your teacher will be asking to see your Portfolio Journal and ask you what you are working on
  • If you do not know how to fill it in, watch the video below.
• Get the supplies you need for your Personal Portfolio (first project) and begin

How to fill in your Personal Portfolio Journal

Gr. 9-10 – Personal Portfolio

Before you sit down:

• Grab a copy of the Exit Slip for today – you are telling Mr. Ewert what you worked on today

Today is the final day of visual arts and you are going to need to have everything finished and submitted before the end of class.

You also need to fill out an Exit Slip and turn it in before leaving

Items you have to have done and submitted:

• Your stencil cut pencil case should be submitted on Mr Ewert’s desk, be sure to put a piece of paper with your name inside of it. No need for a rubric this time.
• Your Personal Portfolio Must be all together with the following four items in this particular order
  1. Master List – have all your items listed there
  2. Your art work – in the order that they appear on the Master List
  3. Portfolio Journal
  4. Assessment Rubric
• Your Personal Portfolio Presentation uploaded to Mr. Ewert’s link (on Edsby)
• Your Exit Slip completed and handed in.

Gr. 7-8 – Water colour under the sea and optional

Before you sit down:

• Grab what you need for water colour
• Also, if you were in band yesterday, grab a copy of the Personal Portfolio Journals (on the front table)

Today:

• Today we are working in starting our Under the Sea painting (the second half of the video we followed for our water colour techniques)
• When our Under the Sea piece is drying (before it’s final step), we will move on to personal projects. Check out the list below. Choose one for yourself or work on an original project (so long as you are using some of the techniques we studied in class)
  • options to choose from:
    • • More water colour bookmarks
      • water colour landscape experimentation
      • Easy Watercolor Painting Ideas for Beginners Step by Step
      • EASY watercolour painting for beginners (10 minute tutorial)
      • EASY watercolour landscape for beginners (You’ll LOVE this tutorial) – YouTube
      • Water colour planets
      • galaxies in water colour
      • simple water colour halloween silhuette project
      • more negative space painting
      • soft clouds and beachfront
      • landscape tutorial

      Some great Youtubers to check out if you want more like the ones above:

      • https://www.youtube.com/@Makoccino
        • watercolour
      • https://www.youtube.com/@ThatArtTeacher
        • India ink, watercolour, sketching
      • Miranda Balogh Art – YouTube
        • Great water colour for beginners

The Water Colour Assignment:

There are multiple parts to this collection. You have already had Monday and today to work on this. Next week you will have 2 more days for working on water colour. So, your collection will represent 4 (four) hours of artwork.

• Part 1 – water colour techniques
• Part 2 – Under the Sea
• Part 3 – Personal Projects
• Total time = 4 hours

Video for this assignment

Gr. 9-10 – Presentations (complete uploaded) and Catch Up

Today:

• Today and tomorrow you have a time to complete your work for the course

Tomorrow:

• Complete a bit more for your personal portfolio to up your mark

Gr. 7-8 – Personal Portfolios

Before you sit down:

• Grab a copy of the portfolio handout (front table [looks like a list])
• Decide what project you are working on today and if you are comfortable to do so, get what supplies you need
• Look at the Portfolio Journal (the handout) and fill out what you think you already know how to do

Today:

Today is work time on Personal Portfolio

Gr. 9-10 – Personal Portfolio Presentations

CHANGE OF PLANS DUE TO MOTHER NATURE!!!

Due to our lost day on Monday, our potential lost day tomorrow (forecast of -47C at 6:00 am), we are unable to complete our presentations in our scheduled time.

ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITY: COMPLETE YOUR PRESENTATION AS A VIDEO

How to do it: below is a link to help you to complete this. You are going to make a powerpoint presentation and then use the record function to make a video. Then you drop the video into Mr. Ewert’s files using this link

This is Due Friday, Jan. 23. Please message Mr. Ewert on Edsby or ask for help in person if you need any help.

Gr. 7-8 – Response Reflection #3 and Water-Colour techniques

Before you sit down:

• Get what you need for watercolour paints
  • Also, get one piece of watercolour paper (full size)
• Get what you need for the RR #2 (scrap paper and pencils)

Today:

• Response/Reflection #3 – stick people: getting more fluid motion
  • Follow the video below. Following video content also do at least 5 follow up pictures of stick people in various forms. Let’s get even more creative than yesterday and see how much movement we can breathe into these stick people.
• Water Colour Techniques – some basic techniques to follow
  • We are working with the video (also below) to learn some different methods. We are covering 3:24-7:40 of this video (we are not doing the undersea picture that follows)
    • Please note: we started this on Thursday, Jan. 15., and today we are continuing from where we left off then (5:00)

Gr. 9-10 – Project work time – Stencil Cuts, Pers. Port., Presentation

Today:

• Today you are handing in your Personal Portfolio (due today). Time to get working on final touches and handing it in before end of class
• Otherwise: you know what to do:
  • Stencil Cuts (please note that the due date was moved to

Gr. 7-8 – Personal Portfolios

Before you sit down:

• Hand in your India Ink project
• then get a computer – log in to Edsby – read your messages
  • also, check if you have any overdue assignments
• Grab a copy of the Portfolio Explained paper (front table)
  • review the paper so you understand Personal Portfolios
• finally – grab a piece of scrap paper (side counter)
• Then consider what you think you theme will be fore your portfolio and what you first portfolio project will be

Today:

• We are going to do  brain storm of portfolio themes. We will help each other choose a theme, then we will start on our first piece for our Portfolios

Gr. 9-10 – Project work time – Stencil Cuts, Pers. Port., Presentation

Today:

• Today you are handing in your Personal Portfolio (due today). Time to get working on final touches and handing it in before end of class
• Otherwise: you know what to do:
  • Stencil Cuts (please note that the due date was moved to Mon., Jan. 19th
  • Personal Portfolio – Due TODAY (Friday, Jan. 16)
  • PP Presentations – You will have Monday to work on these (final work time)
    • Tues – Thurs next week – presentations
      • Random selection, so be ready to present on Tues. (if you want “dibs”, tell Mr. Ewert before end of day Friday)

Gr. 7-8 – Response Reflection #2 and Water-Colour (Negative Space Project)

Before you sit down:

• Get what you need for watercolour paints
  • Also, get one piece of watercolour paper (full size)
• Get what you need for the RR #2 (scrap paper and pencils)

Today:

• Response/Reflection #2 – stick people: from “stick people” to “people people”
  • Follow the video below. Following video content also do at least 5 follow up pictures of stick people in various forms. Be sure to use angles in the shoulders, hips, and more to make the movement more like “people people”
• Water Colour Techniques – some basic techniques to follow
  • We are working with the video (also below) to learn some different methods. You are to make a sample paper that resembles the finished product in the video (see 7:40 in the video for finished product)
    • Please note: we are specifically following only 3:24-7:40 of this video (we are not doing the undersea picture that follows)

Gr. 9-10 – Project work time – Stencil Cuts, Pers. Port., Presentation

Today:

• Today you are handing in your Personal Portfolio (due today). Time to get working on final touches and handing it in before end of class
• Otherwise: you know what to do:
  • Stencil Cuts (please note that the due date was moved to Mon., Jan. 19th
  • Personal Portfolio – Due tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 16)
  • PP Presentations – You will have Monday to work on these (final work time)
    • Tues – Thurs next week – presentations
      • Random selection, so be ready to present on Tues. (if you want “dibs”, tell Mr. Ewert before end of day Friday)