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Mahomet-Seymour Schools

 Curriculum

Fine Arts - Basic Design

Visual Literacy

 

 

 

The learner will be able to understand how the elements of art can be used to convey ideas and express emotion.

 

The learner will be able to use basic design vocabulary to analyze and critique works of art.

 

 

Elements of Design and Composition

 

The learner will be able to understand and implement the elements of line, shape, positive and negative space, value, texture and color in a piece of artwork.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to recognize and implement the following design layouts:  grid, distorted grid, symmetrical, asymmetrical, transitional, and radial.

 

The learner will be able to describe and demonstrate the difference between representational art, non-objective art and abstract art.

 

  

 

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Drawing Skills

 

The learner will be able to practice the following drawing skills: contour line drawing, continuous line drawing, and shading to create a three-dimensional illusion on a flat surface.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to complete drawings using the elements of one and two point perspective.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to complete portraits drawn from three different angles: front view, profile, and three-quarters view.

 

  

 

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Art and Technology

 

The learner will be able to create a work of art on the computer by incorporating the use of a scanner and Adobe Photoshop.

 

  

 

 

  

 

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