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Grade 9 -art foundation- art units

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Unit 1:

(mid Aug-mid Oct)

Unit 2:

(mid Oct- Jan)

Unit 3:

(End Jan- mid April)

Unit 4:

(mid April- June)

"Picture Perfect"

Observational Drawing Project

Pastel Project 2011-2012

Painting Project

"The Visual Communicator"

(Graphic Design)

You can view or download the Grade 9 Art Foundation Course Info Pack online here.

Using a series of professional and student examples, this film explores how sketchbooks can become a personal ‘visual conversation’ that can become a valuable tool in understanding how the world is made.
The analytical nature of drawing means that by sketching regularly, we can begin to build up a visual memory to use as a resource for designing from the imagination. You should read the two accompanying hand outs below and may find it helpful to stick the list of ‘10 Steps’ in the front of your sketchbook as a reminder.

1: Keeping a Sketchbook by Pam Locker from University of Lincoln on Vimeo.

Photoshop Basix

Are you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming? Photoshop Basix, by Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor Martin Perhiniak, is a series of 25 short video tutorials, around 5 – 10 minutes in length that will teach you all the fundamentals of working with Photoshop.