Pickens High School Faculty    

*Pickens High School Art Department*

Art I

Grades 9-12 can enroll in Art 1 classes. This class involves color theory and color mixing with projects geared toward analagous, complementary, monochromatic, and local color combinations using watercolor, tempera, and acrylic paints. Art 1 students will experience portrait and still-life drawing / painting, collage projects, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, fiber arts, and abstract graphic design. Sketchbook assignments are part of the curriculum and completed out of class when necessary. Mediums range from graphite pencil to charcoal, conte, watercolor, and pastels. With an understanding of various mediums, techniques, art elements and principles of design students will be ready for Art ll.

Art II

Art ll students will elaborate on most art mediums from Art 1. Art Elements and Principles of Design are stressed in all assignments. Pyrography, Jewelry Design, Batik Fabric Design, Hand Built and Wheel Thrown pottery, Oil painting and Art History assignments with computer research are incorporated throughout the semester. Sketchbook assignments are part of all art classes.
Multi-cultural projects and International Museums are visited via the World Wide Web . S tudents can visually walk the corridors of the Louve, the Vatican Museum, The Sistene Chapel, Uffizi, National Museum of Art or see" David" at the Accademia Gallery in Florence, Italy.

Art III

Art lll students continue to paint, draw, design, and create art based upon teacher guided units. Designs for jewelry may be found from a mid-evel town in Europe to the coral reefs of the Florida keys. Creative thinking combined with mixed media and found objects can become a sculpture assignment. Focusing on perfecting craftsmanship, abstract design, positive and negative space reversals, and critically analizing a work of art are all part of the Art lll curriculum. Sketchbook assignments are included and range from color combinations to thoughts.

Art IV

Art lV students are extremely independant, know what they are interested in, can locate supplies easily and work on two or three projects at a time. Students in this level can choose mediums and subjects for assignments but have a deadline for completion. Computer research of artists and techniques is included with assignments along with written assignments. Sketchbooks for ideas and for perfecting drawing skills are included in the overall grade for the semester.