Downey High School Ceramics
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Sketchbook Assignment Examples
Elements & Principles of Art Magazine Assignment
Students find three examples in magazines for each of the elements and two examples for the principles of art. This is a visual reference that students can use to learn and identify the elements and principles by locating them in magazines that depict daily life in our environment. Students who are able to find the elements and principles in life around them, are more proficient in identifying them in works of art. They can then make relative inferences about both visual aesthetics and meaning in art.
Sunset magazine is by far my favorite periodical for this assignment. It always contains examples for every element and principle. Travel and other home type magazines are also very good. Students are not allowed to include computer graphics of any kind-only photographs of objects, people or things around us. The assignment should fill both pages and include examples that are cut/glued neatly-right side up on the page.
Elements Of Art
Two pages depicting the elements of art and three magazine examples for each. Some examples are folded over to conserve space and allow for a larger example.
Principles Of Design
Two pages depicting the principles of design and two to three magazine examples for each. Some examples are folded over to conserve space and allow for a larger example.
This closeup shows how the magazine image depicting the aurora borealis was folded over and can be seen by flipping up the paper.
Here is an up close picture of a plant that shows texture. The magazine clipping is folded back so you can see the full image.
This closeup shows how the magazine image depicting the a plate of cookies was folded over and can be seen by flipping the paper down.
This picture shows globes hanging from a ceiling but its just not small enough to fit in that spot. We can fold it up and check it out later.
This picture of a family posing with a jeep shows asymmetrical balance, giving the image equal weight on both sides. The picture folds out so we can see the whole image.