{Sketchbook}
(Your
sketchbook is worth 2o% of your grade! It will be checked every Friday.)
Reasons
to keep a sketchbook:
1. Visual
artists need to think visually, making sketches of ideas that will
eventually become artwork.
2. To
write out thoughts, doodle, & plan artwork.
3. To
expand your artistic abilities to drawing & color.
4. Regular
use of the sketchbook will help you develop your skills, your
accuracy and your confidence in sketching out your ideas.
5. To
keep track of glazes.
6. To
write down problems or successes you have had in the past with
certain tools, glazes, or clays.
7. Note
taking.
8. To
experiment with design & color.
9. To
collect images & information of other artist & artwork that
you find interesting.
10. You
can also collect existing material (e.g., pictures from magazines,
screen snapshots) and tape them into the sketchbook.
11. To
communicate with the teacher.
12. It
will serve as a way for you to refer back to your ideas over time.
Sketches
do not have to be pretty, beautiful,
or even immediately understandable by others. However, you should be
able to explain your sketches when anyone asks about them.
