MACFARLANE ART & DESIGN
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Exam Review

Required Materials:  Art kit, specifically, pencils, coloured pencils, eraser, pen, ruler.

These are the things you will need to STUDY.  Be prepared to explain the following terms/concepts/persons as they were explored in class.

The Elements and Principles of Design
All eight elements: shape, space, line, texture, value, colour, type, form
All eight principles: proportion, balance (symmetry), rhythm/pattern, emphasis(focal point), variety, contrast, unity, movement

Colour Theory
Primary Colours
Secondary Colours
Tertiary Colours
Analogous Colours
Know how to make a color wheel

Looking at Art
Explain the five steps involved in ‘looking at art’
Describe: List what you see in the artwork
Analyze: Where are things placed?
Interpret: What do you think the artwork is about?
Information:  What do you know about the artwork? (Death of Marat, 1793, French Revolution, etc)
Judgement:  Is the artwork good (quality) and does it appeal to your personal aesthetic?

Be prepared to go through these steps with an unseen image.


Close inspection of Artists- who, what, when, where, why?
Banksy
Roy Lichtenstein
Salvador Dali


Next Great Artist Analysis
Be prepared to discuss the nature of art criticism in regards to artists within the show.


These are the things to need to be able to PRODUCE.  Be prepared to explain the concept and to also produce an example.

  9 Step Grey Scale
  Tonal Shading – blending, hatching, cross-hatching, stippling
  Colour Wheel
  Colour Blending
  Water Colour Techniques

 
Contact me at: HMacFarlane@hrsb.ca
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