Sketchbook Prompts
All sketchbook assignments posted are based on previous topics and/or projects we have done in class.
These assignments are meant to strengthen your drawing skills and further your understanding
of the elements of art and principles of design.
** Below the sketchbook assignments are resources for your use to create
additional art using technology. **
Please use this page for inspiration...
Without ART the EARTH would just be EH...
Sketchbook Assignment #1: LINES
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You will need a clean page, front and back, in your sketchbook, a pencil, eraser, and 2 sharpies (ultra fine and fine)
Please download the PDF -> for the assignment directions. Worth: 50 Points |
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Sketchbook Assignment #2: VALUE
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You will need a clean page in your sketchbook,
a pencil and eraser. Please download the PDF -> for the assignment directions. Worth: 50 Points |
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Sketchbook Assignment #3: ANIMAL STUDY
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You will need a FEW sketchbook pages for this assignment, as you will be doing a study on an animal.
You will also need a pencil with an eraser, and animal resources (photos from magazines or the internet). Please download the PDF -> for the assignment directions. Worth: 100 Points |
Spanish Directions:
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Sketchbook Assignment #4: COLOR THEORY QUIZ
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You will receive one Color Theory Quiz which you will staple into your sketchbook on a clean page. Be sure your name is on it along with your class period. You will also need an assortment of colored pencils - you will need to color things in and mix colors as well.
If you loose your quiz, you are responsible for downloading and printing out a new sheet - > Quiz is Worth: 100 Points |
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Sketchbook Assignment #5: POSITIVE & NEGATIVE SPACE
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You will need a clean page in your sketchbook,
a pencil and eraser. Please download the PDF -> for the assignment directions. Worth: 50 Points |
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Sketchbook Assignment #6: HARLEM RENAISSANCE ARTIST STUDY
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You will need two clean pages in your sketchbook, a pencil and eraser.
Please download the PDF -> for the assignment directions. Worth: 100 Points |
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Sketchbook Assignment #7: GOOGLE DOODLE
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You will need one clean page in your sketchbook, a pencil and eraser.
Please download the PDF -> for the assignment directions. Worth: 50 Points |
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Sketchbook Assignment #8: COMIC ART
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You will need one clean page in your sketchbook, a pencil and eraser to start.
Please download the PDF -> for the assignment directions. Worth: 100 Points |
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Sketchbook Assignment #9: BALANCE
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You will need two clean pages in your sketchbook, next to one another,
NOT front to back, a pencil and eraser Please download the PDF -> for the assignment directions. Worth: 100 Points |
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Sketchbook Assignment #10: GRID DRAWING
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Create a 4 - squared grid in your sketchbook by dividing the height and width in HALF.
Next, draw EXACTLY what you see in each square following the lines and/or shapes. Pay attention to the placement or relationship with the square. Your image should look VERY SIMILAR to this Ren drawing. Worth: 100 Points |
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Sketchbook Assignment #11: SKETCHBOOK PROMPTS
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In your sketchbook, draw as many prompts as you can during a 1 month time period.
The easiest way to manage your sketches is to designate a certain time of day to draw and make yourself complete at least one prompt entirely. If you do this every day, you will have at least 30 different sketches that can be further worked and/or used for a future project design. Be sure to date your artworks so you can see your growth from beginning to end. 
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Sketchbook Assignment #12: Found Object Illustrations
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For this assignment there will be a total of 4 easy parts.
1. Watch and answer the EDPuzzle about author and illustrator Christoph Niemann 2. Find 5+ everyday objects you have at home that you can transform into a new illustration 3. Take photos of all 5+ illustrations you created with the found objects and upload them into a new Google Slides Presentation. 4. Give your Google Slides a Cover. Title each of your illustrations. Write the name for each of the found objects used as well as the materials used for that particular illustration and share the Google Slides with me |
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Sketchbook Assignment #13: WE ARE MIDDLETOWN HEROES
Everyday we face challenges, some greater than others, but nothing surmounts the challenges we all faced during COVID-19.
Grocery store workers, health care providers, restaurant workers, first responders, mass transit workers, and postal delivery drivers all risk their lives for others. Some of these heroes were you, your family members, or friends. There are so many people in our community taking this time at home to help others by making and donating masks, painting rocks with positive imagery/messages, strangers leaving necessities for essential workers to take free of charge, etc. This project is a homage to ALL of those who braved the COVID in one way or another.
Grocery store workers, health care providers, restaurant workers, first responders, mass transit workers, and postal delivery drivers all risk their lives for others. Some of these heroes were you, your family members, or friends. There are so many people in our community taking this time at home to help others by making and donating masks, painting rocks with positive imagery/messages, strangers leaving necessities for essential workers to take free of charge, etc. This project is a homage to ALL of those who braved the COVID in one way or another.
For this project, you will create your own original artwork honoring a heroic person or action. You can use ANY art material(s) available or you can make it digitally. Your artwork must be 100% original, meaning you cannot copy someone else's idea. The entire page or composition needs to be filled; background and a large subject matter. Check out the posters made by Shepard Fairey honoring heroes as well as other artists who decided to make art following the #honorheroes hashtag.
WE TOO ARE HEROES....MIDDLETOWN HEROES!
WE TOO ARE HEROES....MIDDLETOWN HEROES!
DIGITAL ART RESOURCES
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Just a Line is a free app that can be downloaded using an Android or iPhone. For those who love to doodle, this app allows you to move your phone in ways to make mini drawings in augmented reality.
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COLOR GAME |
Color Game is a free game for you to play to see how well you can match certain color groups within a limited amount of time.
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MANDALA
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Mandala Creator is a free website that allows you to create various radial designs.
Simply choose a color(s) under the paintbrush setting, choose a look (Soft, square, etc.) and simply click and drag across the artboard in any direction. Create as many mandalas as you like...although simple, each one is unique and beautiful! |
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WEAVE SILK |
Weave Silk is a free website very similar to Mandala Creator, in which you can create various radial designs. The website is extremely simple, where you can choose a color, a style, and simply click and hold or click and drag while static-like designs appear. You can download the SILK app or use it on the chromebook. Each design is unique, abstract, and super cool looking so experiment and have fun!
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COMIC
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MAKE BELIEFS COMIX is the cutest and most fun website to create mini comic stories using already made characters, backgrounds, and accessories. Click on CREATE YOUR COMIX! to begin making a comic up to 18 panels long. Come up with your own stories like I did or use any of the provided comic prompts!
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PSYKO
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PSYKO PAINT is a website, run by FLASH that enables you to create digital paintings based from photographs/images already made. This website allows you to create artwork in numerous art styles including Impressionist, Cubist, Abstract, or traditional. They not only allow you to make awesome paintings, but they give you the option to purchase your artwork on real canvas as well!
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PIXLR E |
PIXLR E is a FREE editing program that is similar to an old version of Adobe Photoshop. It allows you to create original artworks as well as edit different images that are again original or found from the internet. The video to the right is an excellent introduction to the program and the tools if you are not familiar with Photoshop and/or Pixlr.
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ART HISTORY RESOURCES
PBS
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Explore the many forms of visual art, from basket weaving to painting, and glasswork to furniture, with resources that encourage analysis, research, and practice. PBS provides numerous resources for all grade levels to learn about various art skills and techniques via podcasts, interactive activities, documentaries, gallery views, etc. Use these resources for inspiration, project ideas, to learn about art history, and explore the numerous avenues art has to offer.
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Shepard
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Watch a mini-documentary OBEY THIS FILM about Shepard Fairey, how he got started as one of the world's most controversial graffiti artists, and what his artwork stands for. This is an excellent introduction to Shepard Fairey and the street arts.
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THE
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"The Louvre is not only one of the world’s largest art museums, but it’s also one of Paris’s most iconic historic monuments. The museum offers free online tours of some of its most important and popular exhibits, such as its Egyptian Antiquities and works from Michelangelo. You can take a 360-degree look at the museum, and click around the rare artifacts to get additional information on their histories."
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GUGGENHEIM |
"While the architecture of the Guggenheim’s building itself, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is quite impressive, you don’t have to visit the Big Apple to get an up-close view of some of the priceless pieces of artwork inside. The museum makes some of its collections and exhibits available online for people who want to get a taste of what the museum has to offer, including works from Franz Marc, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, and Jeff Koons."
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SMITHSONIAN
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"Washington, D.C.’s National Museum of Natural History, one of the most-visited museums in the world, offers a peek at its wonderful treasures with an online virtual tour of the entire grounds. Viewers are welcomed into its rotunda and are greeted with a comprehensive room-by-room, 360-degree walking tour of all its exceptional exhibits, including the Hall of Mammals, Insect Zoo, and Dinosaurs and Hall of Paleobiology."
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"The Met is home to over 2 million works of fine art, but you don’t have to be in New York City to enjoy them. The institution’s website features an online collection and virtual tours of some of its most impressive pieces, including works from Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, and Giotto di Bondone. In addition, The Met also works with the Google Cultural Institute to make even more artwork (that’s not featured in its own online collection) available for view."
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THE DALÍ
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"Located in the town of Figueres in Catalonia, Spain, the Dalí Theatre-Museum is completely dedicated to the artwork of Salvador Dalí. It features many rooms and exhibits surrounding every era of Dalí’s life and career, and the artist himself is buried here. The museum offers virtual tours of the grounds and a few exhibits."
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