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Project #5: Evidence of a complete Sketchbook

Research / Personal Journals: The Sketchbook 
Research is an expectation of all students throughout the Studio Art curriculum.

All sketchbooks are evidence of investment in exploration and continued learning.

Sketchbooks are a key tool in idea generation.  

Sketchbooks are a way to think in two dimensions and store ideas for future use as well as a way to work through ideas before investing large amounts of time in a finished work.  Sketchbooks are mandatory for all Studio Art foundational studies courses and are factored into project grades. 

Sketchbooks should illustrate:
  • Exercise the foundational principles and elements of design.
  • A repository to keep all lecture notes in
  • A place to develop small thumbnail and concept drawings
  • Explore and put into practice the historical precedent and contemporary approaches concerning visual representation.
  • Illustrate a growth in the student’s critical analytical skills.
  • A place to develop concept thumbnail sketches towards further refinement.
  • A place for weekly concept drawings covered in class including observational, chiaroscuro value studies, color articulation and applications, gestural, experimental and mark making drawings.
Observational Sketchbook drawings 
  • The sketchbook is a good repository in concept development, the evolution of your thoughts, jotting down notes during lectures, videos, and presentations.  
  • Assignment brainstorming and concept sketches will be included in sketchbooks as appropriate to the semester’s pacing schedule.
  • Keep all your research notes in your sketchbook - it is your think tank.
  • Sketchbook ideas will demonstrate your brainstorming for all assignments and will be copied and submitted with your projects as a part of the overall evaluation.
  • Included in sketchbooks, students will continue to practice what has been covered in class for the week’s concentration. If you are absent from a class, it is key that you are prepared with all assignments at the next class - this of course includes your sketchbook entries!

Deconstructive Analysis Sketchbook Entries
Throughout the semester, each student will complete 2 research papers. 
The research students prepare will also be introduced to the class as a whole in a multimedia presentation component presented to the class of your selected drawings and research.  
Students will present the two chosen examples in their multimedia presentation and will note on each slide, and in the following order:

ARTIST/DESIGNER
TITLE 
YEAR
DIMENSIONS (h x w x d in inches and in cm)
MEDIA  

Found images will be pasted into sketchbooks noting the URL bibliographical source

Students will make a number of notes that thoroughly describe the fundamental elements of design application (at least 4 elements per work minimum). 

Schematic drawings may be made directly onto the printed image, noting the elements exact placement.  Follow the example provided.

 SKETCHBOOK MIDTERM ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

SA 111                                          Sketch Book Midterm                     Name

Objectives + Goals:
Throughout our term together you should be using your sketchbook as a collector of ideas, 
a place to store value studies, concept drawings, notes taken from lectures, videos, notes 
taken when I introduce a project, your research you may conduct on your own, notes taken 
during critique, and more.  It is your repository that stores valuable materials.  

I expect that your sketchbook is well organized, thoughtfully considered, well cared for and is complete.

                                                                                                                                    
Evidence of Sketchbook being complete of all course work, including thumbnails, research notes, lecture notes, etc.
Evidence of quality care / effort / work habits in sketchbook > Overall craft effectiveness
Creative assignments completed thoroughly
& appropriately
(Value Studies, Color Wheel, Concept drawings)
Evidence of critique, lecture and assignment notes are thorough
A = 5 points
B = 4
C = 3
D = 2 
F = unable to grade





TOTAL  =

Numerical Conversion looks like this:
             

A   95 - 100
B+  87 - 89
C+  77 - 79
D+  67 - 69






A-   90 - 94
B    83 - 86
C   73 - 76
D 65 - 66
Below 65 = F

B- 80 - 82
C-  70 - 72







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