5th Grade Art Club
This is an exciting and unique Wilder program designed for students who want to take their art expertise to the next level. Students will develop their abilities with advanced techniques that strengthen eye/hand skills as well as explore some of the big art concepts such as proportion/perspective/shadow work. Each class will build on the previous lesson culminating in a mounted masterpiece for Art Night.
Here’s to a fantastic year of art!
For more information please contact: Jennifer de la Port jenniferd@wilderptsa.net
| Week | Lesson |
| Week 1- September 30th | Introduction to Sketching |
| Week 2-October 7th | The Foundation to All Art: Basic Shapes |
| Week 3-October 14th | Training Your Eye to See Like An Artist: Upside Down Sketch Intro Early Art History |
| Week 4-October 21st | Intro to Contour Drawing |
| Week 5- October 28th | Contour Drawing- Hatch/Cross Hatch Techniques |
| Week 6-November 4th | Light and Shadow Study (Early Art History EC due!) |
| November 13th -Friday! | ART HOURS: Review Stations (dessert provided!) |
| Week 7-November 18th | Proportion Study Intro Renaissance Art History |
| Week 8-December 2nd | Perspective Study |
| Week 9-December 9th | Perspective Study-Party 2 (Renaissance Art History EC due!) |
| Week 10-January 13th | Review |
| Week 11-January 20th | One Point Perspective vs. Two Point Perspective Intro Baroque/Romantic Art History |
| Week 12-February 3rd | Proportion/Perspective/Shadow Work – Two Object T-shirt assignment intro! |
| Week 13-February 17th | Proportion/Perspective/Shadow Work with intro graphite pencil grades & use |
| Week 14-February 24th | Proportion/Perspective/Shadow Work – Three Object (Trial run!) (Baroque/Romantic Art History EC due!) |
| February 26th- Friday! | ART HOURS: Explore Mediums (dessert provided) |
| Week 15-March 3rd | Final Piece- Still Life Set Up T-shirt assignment due! |
| Week 16-March 17th | Final Piece-Foundations (How to Sketch-Steps 1-2/Using Proportion and Perspective) Intro Impressionist Art History |
| Week 17-March 24th | Final Piece-Foundations Part 2 (Step 3) |
| Week 18-March 31st | Final Piece-Light Details (Begin Shadow Work-Step 4) |
| Week 19-April 7th | Final Piece- Shadow Work Detail (Impressionist Art History EC due!) |
| Week 20-April 21st | Final Piece- Completion (Pop Points) |
| Week 21-(4/27-29)Art Hours Week | T-Th: Final Piece-Final Scan and Signature Style (until finished as needed) |
| Week 22-May 11th (recess only) | Art Night ‘Teacher Training’ (mandatory for everyone) |
| ART NIGHT-May 13th | Final Piece Museum Display & ‘Teach Your Techniques’ Station |
| CLASS PARTY-June 2nd | Certificates & Celebration! |
