Mrs. Berry's Teaching Philosophy
CSI DESIGN IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER ARTISTIC CLASS YOU WILL EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS AN INTRODUCTORY-LEVEL CLASS, AND I DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO BE EXPERTS UPON ENTERING THIS CLASSROOM. YOUR SUCCESS RELIES ON EFFORT. IF YOU PUT EFFORT INTO LEARNING THE VARIOUS SKILLS IN THIS CLASS, YOU WILL SUCCEED. I DO NOT ASSESS STUDENTS BASED ON NATURAL TALENT. YOU ENTER THIS ROOM WITH A CLEAN SLATE, AND I EXPECT YOU TO PRACTICE THE SKILLS THAT YOU LEARN IN THIS CLASSROOM. IF YOU PUT EFFORT INTO THE ASSIGNMENTS, YOU WILL NOT ONLY SEE IMPROVEMENTS WITH YOUR SKILL AND CREATIVITY, BUT YOU WILL SEE THE LIFELONG VALUE IN ALL THE ACTIVITIES WE DO.
THIS IS AN INTRODUCTORY-LEVEL CLASS, AND I DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO BE EXPERTS UPON ENTERING THIS CLASSROOM. YOUR SUCCESS RELIES ON EFFORT. IF YOU PUT EFFORT INTO LEARNING THE VARIOUS SKILLS IN THIS CLASS, YOU WILL SUCCEED. I DO NOT ASSESS STUDENTS BASED ON NATURAL TALENT. YOU ENTER THIS ROOM WITH A CLEAN SLATE, AND I EXPECT YOU TO PRACTICE THE SKILLS THAT YOU LEARN IN THIS CLASSROOM. IF YOU PUT EFFORT INTO THE ASSIGNMENTS, YOU WILL NOT ONLY SEE IMPROVEMENTS WITH YOUR SKILL AND CREATIVITY, BUT YOU WILL SEE THE LIFELONG VALUE IN ALL THE ACTIVITIES WE DO.
TOPICS OF STUDY
- THE DESIGN THINKING PROCESS.
- THE ELEMENTS OF ART AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
- HOW ART RELATES TO CAREERS AND THE WORLD AROUND US
- BASIC DRAWING
- TECHNICAL DRAWING: PERSPECTIVE AND ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWING (DRAWING OBJECTS FROM DIFFERENT VIEWS)
- BOTH HAND-DRAWING AND USING THE SOLID WORKS SOFTWARE
- SHADING & CREATING THE ILLUSION OF DEPTH
- COLOR THEORY
- ACRYLIC PAINTING
- ART HISTORY/ FAMOUS ARTISTS, DIFFERENT ARTISTIC STYLES, AND MASTERPIECES
- REALISTIC & ABSTRACT ART
- HOW TO TRANSFER WHAT IS IN YOUR MIND TO PAPER
- USING DRAWING AS A TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING AND DEVELOPING IDEAS
- CREATIVE PROCESS; WORKING INDIVIDUALLY AND IN TEAMS
- TRULY SEEING THE WORLD AROUND YOU DIFFERENTLY