Review Drawing Skills: Daily Sketchbook Warm-up

Unit 1- Why is Art Important? Careers in Art Mini Research Project

Unit 2- Intro to Value and Form- White on Black Charcoal Exercises

OCTOBER

Unit 3- Intro to Color- Color Wheel & Fruit Still Life Project

Unit 4- Intro to Positive & Negative Space, Symmetry- Wycinanki Paper Cut Outs

NOVEMBER

Unit 5- Intro to Line & Variety- Scratchboard Project

DECEMBER/ JANUARY

Unit 6- Intro to Proportion- Torn Paper Portraits

END OF SEMESTER

FEBRUARY

Unit 7- Intro to Unity & Rhythm- Fish Radial Symmetry Project

Sketchbook 1: Show Off

Sketchbook 2: Expressions

Sketchbook 3: Shots

Sketchbook 4: Realistic Faces

Class Rules Video

Animation Rules Video

Rules Quiz

How to Take an Online Quiz Demo

Online Quiz - What Makes a GOOD Animation

How To Save Handout

How to Use Flash Drive & DVD ROM Demo

Online Quiz - How to SAVE and Use USB Devices

 Mac Safety Quiz

Caricature Project #1- Using Photoshop (2 - 3 weeks)

Caricature Project PPt & Video of Caricature Artist 

How to Scan Demo

How To Use Photoshop Tools

Photoshop Caricature Project Demo

Online Quiz - Intro to PHOTOSHOP: PART 1

Caricature Project Rubric

OCTOBER

Sketchbook 5: Favorite Cartoon Characters

Sketchbook 6: Mr. Bean in Action

Sketchbook 7: Walk Cycle with Mr. Bean

Sketchbook 8: Ghosts, Goblins, & Scary Stuff

Comic Project #2- Using Comic Life (1 -2 weeks)

How to Take Pictures using Photo Booth Demo

How to Change a Green Screen Background Demo

Online Quiz - Using PHOTO BOOTH

Online Quiz - Intro to PHOTOSHOP: PART 2

Comic Life Project Demo

Online Quiz - Using COMIC LIFE

Comic Life Rubric

Treatment (Story) & Script Project #3- (2 - 3 days)

How To Write A Good Story

How to Use Pages Demo

How to Print Demo

Online Quiz - PRINTING & Using Mac PAGES

Treatment Script Rubric

Model Sheet Project #4- (2 - 3 days)

Model Sheet Demo

Online Quiz - Creating MODEL SHEETS

Model_Sheet_Rubric

Clay Maquette Project #5- (2 weeks)

How to Handle Clay Demo

How to Paint your Clay Maquette Demo

Online Quiz - Creating MAQUETTES

Maquette_Rubric

END OF 1ST QUARTER

NOVEMBER

Sketchbook 9: Hands & Feet

Sketchbook 10: Clothing & Props

Sketchbook 11: Lettering

Sketchbook 12: Things in A Classroom

Storyboard (iMovie) Project #6 - (3 weeks)

How to Use Garage Band Demo

Online Quiz- Recording Sounds in Garage Band

How to Use iMovie Demo

Online Quiz- Using iMovie

Storyboard_Rubric

DECEMBER/ JANUARY

Sketchbook 13: Holidays

Sketchbook 14: Things on a Farm (Anthromorphism)

Sketchbook 15: Things in Space

Sketchbook 16: Food

Animation Principles Using Flash Project- (4 weeks)

Squash & Stretch - the Bouncing Logo

Anticipation, Timing & Staging - Brick Drop

Slow in & Slow Out- Panning Scene

Straight Ahead Action- Rotoscope Over Original Video Clips

Pose to Pose Action- Keyframe “Morph” Class Animation

Exaggeration, Arcs, Follow Through, & Overlapping Action- Mr. Bean Fighting Scene

Foley Sound Effects Editing Project- (Extra Credit) 

END OF SEMESTER

FEBRUARY

Sketchbook 17: Things in a Desert

Sketchbook 18: Cars, Bicycles, & Motorcycles

Sketchbook 19: Things in a Zoo

Sketchbook 20: Things in Perspective (3D Shapes, Buildings)

Children’s Animation Project- (4 weeks)

Children’s Animation Rubric

MARCH

Sketchbook 21: Things in Sports

Sketchbook 22: Things That Fly

Sketchbook 23: Things Underwater

Sketchbook 24: Things in a Garage

Stop-Motion Animation Project- (4 weeks)

Stop-Motion Animation Rubric

APRIL

Sketchbook 25: Technology Stuff

Sketchbook 26: Things at a Carnival

Sketchbook 27: Bugs & Insects

Sketchbook 28: Heroes & Villains

3D Reenactment Project- (4 weeks)

3D Reenactment Rubric

MAY

Sketchbook 29: Anime

Sketchbook 30: Fashion Models

Sketchbook 31: America & Politics

Sketchbook 32: Things at the Beach

Creative Writing Project- (4 weeks)

Creative Writing Rubric

JUNE

Video Game Project- (1 week)

Video Game Rubric

iDVD Portfolio Final Project- (1 week)

iDVD Portfolio Rubric

END OF 2ND SEMESTER

• Animation Syllabus
• Adv. Animation Syllabus 
• Art Fundamentals Syllabus