Art Core 5: Drawing with Water-soluble and Graphite Pencils

Students discover their own creative strengths in the arts using source materials of their choice to create drawings in water-soluble and graphite pencils. This advanced course is perfect for the more experienced art student needing a High School art class or in preparation for a college-level course.

36 lessons with projects, worth 1/2 credit, cover the elements of art and composition:

Nine video lesssons aid students in working independently as they learn drawing techniques and handy tips about being an artist; they then apply those ideas to their own unique works of art.

Twenty- seven text lessons broaden the scope of learning in the following ways:

• Students LEARN advanced applications of the elements of art while drawing directly from source material.
• Students SEE the elements in Master artworks through European Art History while learning about the artist and major events within the artist’s lifetime.
• Students INCORPORATE new techniques and processes for drawing into personal works of art while exploring the subjects of still life, landscape, figure, and portraits.