Class 4

October 11, 2019

Exploration 2: Sketchbook Introduction - Part 2

During this class we will be teaching students the importance of using a sketchbook to develop ideas, and think through their own creative process. This is important because keeping track of their ideas can help students grow as artists, it can help them understand where they started and where they are now. This is something that is important to start at a young age because that can help them grow throughout their artistic development.

Essential Understanding

Artists and designers use sketchbooks as part of their creative process to think through and develop their ideas.

Learning Targets

After beginning to develop their ideas in the last class, students will be able to further explore and explain their ideas and continue to work on their sketchbooks. After having some time to think through their ideas from their sketchbook, students will be able to engage and persist by making revisions and adding to their previous ideas successfully. After discussion, students will be able to explain why artists and designers use sketchbooks in their creative process, as measured through their contributions to the discussion.

Key Concepts:

At their table students will go around and talk about what they have put on the cover of their sketchbook, and why they decided to do that for their cover
Students will discuss what their ideas were last class, and what they changed during this class
Students will write a sentence about why artists and designers use sketchbooks

Skills:

Ideation
Collaboration
Imagination
Reflection

Documentation

Studio Habit: Observation

The Wonderlab teachers will show the students the revisions they have made to their own sketchbooks, and stress the idea that it is ok to start with one idea and end up with another. There is always something we can add to our artwork, even when we think it is finished, to make it more interesting to viewers.

Studio Habits: Envision and Express

Some students chose to work with the existing sketchbook cover image. This student also added symbols of personal significance to her, using the studio habit "express" to convey an idea that has personal meaning.

This student is adding color to his previous sketchbook cover image. He is working on the studio habit of envision - he had an end goal in mind and is refining his sketchbook cover to reach this goal.

“I drew a cherry because it is unhealthy."

"How is a cherry unhealthy?"

"It is dipped in chocolate."

"Why did you draw a checkmark by the unhealthy foods?"

"Those are the best foods. Healthy foods are awful."

This student also used the studio habit of "express" to share what she feels is important - her likes and dislikes regarding food.

Students who finished early had the option of doing a quick blind contour sketch with a partner. In this case, the students did not have time for planning. They jumped right into art-making requiring them to use improvisational skills to make a quick drawing.