Sketchbooks

**Read this handout to know how to set up your sketchbook. Remember that it is your text and should follow class assignments, techniques artists and art vocabulary covered.**



 * Sketchbook //Artist of the week, reflections, planning// and //how to// described in depth.. **


 * ** Work in your sketchbooks on a regular basis! Each artist of the week should be __two pages together__. **
 * **// __Draw__ from the __artist of the week__ in your skb. "Copy not to imitate but to understand his/her mind" (Betty Edwards author of the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain). That means you will draw from a __drawing or a painting or sculpture__ of your choice from the artist's work. If the artwork is in color, your copy should be in color. If it is a sculpture, the copy can be in black and white. //**
 * **// __Research__ the __artist of the week__. " I__n your own words"__ important and interesting information about the artists and their work. Start with the basics of //**// **who, what, where, and when****. In addition, students should write a “response” to the artist’s work.** //
 * // **Add a __quote__ from the artist that is inspiring to you. This should address what you like or don’t like about the work and why, what the work makes you think about, etc. There should be at least one skb page of research/response for each artist of the week. Be sure to __site your sources__! Where did you find this information.** //
 * __**Reflect**__ __**upon**__ **what you do** __**in the studio**__ **on a** //**regular basis**// **to make sense out of what is going on and to reinforce what is important to understand. Included in your thoughtful reflections should be some of the following considerations:** __**Thumbnails**__ **of what they did,** __**digital images**__ **of the finished piece, a** __**summary**__ **of the process, addressing what the predominate elements and principles were in the work. Discuss the challenges and the rewards of creating the work. What was learned in the process??**
 * **__ No digital pages collage and paste your own. __**


 * Here is an excellent good example of an** **//artist page//. It is creatively layed out with just enough background info that addresses "who, what, where and when, included one or more interesting facts, a drawing from one of his works and has thoughtful reflections.**