This is the most important page in your online portfolio. It needs to be completed as professionally as possible. On this page you show ALL of your projects from class. When you take photos of your work make sure that the photos are in high resolution, cropped, and edited.
This page will include three parts:
1. Show images of ALL your projects. These images should be taken with in high resolution, cropped and edited. Below each artwork include the title, medium, and dimensions of the piece.
2. 5 + Reflections: Include and short descriptions about 5+ artworks that reflect what you accomplished and learned.
3. 1 + QR Code or an Auto-commentary about one or more of your pieces: During the school art show you will have a QR code next to one of your artworks. Viewers can use their cell phones and activate the code to listen to your reflections and view your online portfolio.
PART 1: Example Project List:
Post Note Project (9 small artworks)
Junk Name
Training My Eyes to See (6 + mini lesson): In a slide show with a reflection
One Continuous Line or Black and White Artwork (write a reflection)
Bonus only : Not required. Practice: 1 Still Life
Still Life (with reflection)
2 Practice Charcoal Drawings (Abstract and Fabric)
Dragon Eye or American Flag (with reflection)
2 Scratchboard Practices
Scratchboard Final (with reflection)
Building a Frame and Stretching a Canvas (1+ images)
Practice: Monochromatic Value Study (5 boxes)
Monochromatic Portrait on Canvas Project (with reflection)
Laundry Project (on the art history page)
Artist presentation (on the art history page) include the ppt and poster.
Charcoal paper bag
Clay Bird Totem Pole (pics of all your birds plus a pic of the final completed project)
Below or next to each artwork include:
Title of your artwork (Bold) Medium used (Italic) Dimensions of the artwork
PART 2: REFLECTIONS
All major projects will need a reflection posted next to the artwork. Use the questions as inspiration and write a small paragraph next to your work:
1. Description of the artwork (in as much detail as possible. Talk about the lines, shapes, form, textures, space, balance, propositions, etc..). Use art vocabulary.
2. Techniques used and how they are used.
3. Explain your strongest points of your work.
4. What did you learn about yourself, the process, the medium as you created this piece.
5. What do you expect the view to experience, learn, appreciate, observe, or think about?
6. Explain the main message you want to communicate and how you expressed that idea.