What you Need on Each Page

The Elements and Principles of Art can be thought of like a recipe. If you were making a cake, you would need certain ingredients to make the cake so it taste good. In art, you need certain elements to make a well thought out piece of art.

Knowing the Elements and Principles of Art allows you to develop the "Language Of Art". It also allows you to make intelligent decisions about how your artwork will look in it's final stage. This Journal should be considered a personal reference tool for your art.

All of the Elements AND Principles of art are related and are learned in progression.

EVERY STUDENT THAT COMPLETES THEIR BOOKS (PAGES COMPLETED AND IN A SCRAPBOOK), AND TURNS EVERYTHING IN ON TIME, WILL BE ABLE TO USE THEIR JOURNALS AS AN OPEN BOOK FOR THE EXAMS AND TESTS. STUDENTS THAT DO NOT COMPLETE EVERY PAGE, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THEIR JOURNALS. THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO YOUR WORK, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TURN YOUR WORK IN ON TIME. STUDENTS THAT MERELY CUT AND PASTE MY HANDOUTS INTO THEIR JOURNALS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THEIR JOURNALS FOR THE EXAMS AND TESTS.

On each of your pages, both Elements AND Principles, you MUST have the following:

Things you Know- What did you know BEFORE we started each unit?	Things you Learned - Most of this information may be found on your handouts for each Element and Principle
Applications for YOUR Artwork. How can each of the elements and principles possibly be used in a piece of art? For Example: IDEA! Draw an image of a dog using only contour lines. AND......what career uses this element or principle? Does an architect need to use lines in their work? If so, state how! Is a sculptor concerned with balance? If so, state how! Don’t just say things like “Architects use shapes in their work”. We know that. Say something like: “Shapes are important to Architects in their work, because shapes can make people feel a certain way. (circles/calm, boxes/strong and bold). If they used the wrong shapes, this could affect the atmosphere of the building.”	Each Title on Each Page should be clear so we KNOW what the page is about. Don't let it melt into the page, and disappear!
Examples of The Element or Principle Studied. Collect images from the internet, magazines, catalogs, etc which best represent the Element or Principle. Extra points may be given for making your own examples, however, they MUST actually SHOW the proper use of the element or principle. Simply trying, does not make it correct, no matter how long you worked on it. MAKE SURE THESE ARE LABELED!	Each Title font should show the element that it is reflecting. For Instance, The word LINE should be made with a font that is made up of lines. Fonts may be downloaded from dafont.com
Example(s) of FAMOUS Artists that use the element or principle in their work. Make sure you put the name of the artist, the name of the piece of work, and the year the artist created.	A FAMOUS quote regarding the element or principle. For example: A line is a dot going for a walk. Paul Klee *Try this website for quotes on art! It's GREAT!* *The Painter's Keys* *Arts Edge Quote Search* *All Famous Quotes*
EVERYTHING MUST BE LABELED! For example: When showing the primary colors, you MUST label them as the group PRIMARY COLORS - RED - YELLOW - BLUE	Any Information that was given to you in class with a handout, shown in artwork displayed in class, that you found on your own in a book or on the internet, OR stated in a lecture! It is important for you to take notes when an element or principle is introduced in order to collect information.
Your pages will be graded on having ALL the above information plus the following:
Originality: Did you create an interesting, creative theme to your page? Or did you just regurgitate the information presented in class! If you are bored creating these pages, then you are NOT being CREATIVE! Put your own twist on each page! Do you have a character that you've drawn all your life? Then have that character introduce each page in a creative way! If you use a gazillion (yes, that's s word :) different colors, then it's going to look unorganized and messy!
Neatness - Have you left enough Visual Rest on your page for it to be easily read? Or is it so crowded with information, that everything is lost? Use TWO PAGES IF NECESSARY!
Organization - Have you organized your thoughts in a way that is easy to understand? Or are your points scattered all over the page, with no thought as to how the points go together in a logical way? Did you spell everything correctly?
Presentation - Is your final page in great condition, worthy of putting your name on it? Or has it been folded, tattered, torn, full of glue, so thick you could cut a steak with it? If so, consider redoing your page.
Work Ethic in Class - How have you been working in class? Are you putting forth your very best effort? Or have you been spending too much time talking to friends, going to the restroom, wasting time in general? Are you rude, obnoxious, and just plain out of order all the time? Do you argue with the instructor? Are you lazy? A procrastinator?
TURN EVERYTHING in On Time? *No LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED! (SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ONLY!)*