YOUR NAME:

Appel Art 2 / Art 2 GT

YOU ARE WHAT

YOU EAT!
CHOOSE

MATERIALS

OIL PASTEL - 14x18 minimum paper size,

18x24 encouraged;
you may borrow oil pastels from the art
room OR you may use your own

...how you will respond to the idea you are what you eat. The drawing must be
from observation, but after that, interpretation is up to you. You could choose your
favorite snack, meal, food tradition, or guilty pleasure food and arrange it in an
exciting or interesting way to showcase its meaning or importance to you. Or consider
choosing something you hate to eat or have negative associations with! This would
communicate something about you, as well!

CHOOSE

...what is your background? What other food-related objects such as cups, plates,
utensils, crumpled up napkins, etc, should you include? What colors should you try to
include? (Remember that complementary/opposite colors can draw attention!)

ARRANGE

...your objects/items in such a way that will create a dynamic drawing. If you want to
incorporate items that are temporary (ice cream, ice, fruit that could go bad, etc)
talk to me about how we can combine direct observation with drawing from a photo.

LIGHT

...the scene so that you can see a FULL range of values - use a table lamp, spotlight,
flashlight, your smartphone duct taped to something & with the flashlight app on, or
another source.

PLAN

...your drawing by first completing 3 different thumbnail sketches in your sketchbook.

Make sure to consider composition including SIZE, VIEW, and PLACEMENT

DUE DATES:
2/13 -

Thumbnail Sketches: Minimum of three thumbnail sketches in your sketchbook

showing variouscompositions, arrangements, and/or views (can be in pencil)

2/24 -

In-Progress Check & Discussion: Minimum of 3 hours completed thus far on your
final drawing - MUST BRING IN YOUR DRAWING!!!

3/10

Final, completed drawing AND rubric AND Artist Statement / reflection. (See the
back of this page!)

RUBRIC KEY (see back)

1 Underdeveloped

2 Needs improvement

3 Basic

4 Above average

5 Truly excellent

OBJECTIVE:

SCORE YOURSELF:

You have completed an oil pastel drawing from observation that thoughtfully responds to the
prompt you are what you eat!
DESIGN:

SCORE YOURSELF:

Set-up: your food / object / background choices make use of space and color relationships.

Composition: you carefully considered size, view, placement, cropping & zooming in order
to create a dynamic, balanced composition on your page.

You used a FULL range of values (and colors) to create the illusion of form.

Your drawings background / negative spaces are carefully considered and assist in unifying
the drawing; they do not seem empty or neglected.

STUDIO SKILLS:

SCORE YOURSELF:

You used sighting, negative space, and/or other strategies to accurately represent
proportions, angles, size, spacing, etc.

You mixed accurate colors by layering pastel marks on top of each other.

You trusted the weird to mix accurate colors, using unexpected color combinations,
including mixing complementary colors to achieve different color values.

Your mark-making is consistent within the drawing.

PRESENTATION:

SCORE YOURSELF:

Every area appears equally complete; there are no neglected areas of the drawing.

The drawing appears evident of quality time, thought, and care.

The drawing is free of excess smudges, tears, folds, etc.

TOTAL:

COMMENTS:

Using complete sentences, compose an Artist Statement of at least one paragraph that addresses the following questions:

Why did you choose these particular food items / other objects?
Be specific - how did you respond to the idea of you are what you eat - what did you communicate about
yourself, and how did you show it to us?
Of what are you most proud? What do you want to improve upon?
Did you learn or discover anything (either technical - especially about drawing color from observation - or
philosophical) during the creation of this piece?

Type or NEATLY write your Artist Statement. You may turn it in on paper or email it. Grade yourself below:
A

T:

SCORE YOURSELF:

Your reflection is written legibly or typed.

Your reflection is written using complete sentences.

Your reflection uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

You addressed all questions completely.

TOTAL: