Forming the Impression of Color and Space (FICS)

The Assignment

1. Preparation

   1. Project Notes: FICS
   2. Art History Notes: Impressionism
   3. Practice: Creating Space
   4. Practice: Creating Form
   5. Research: 5 Landscape Clippings
   6. Sketcheck
    

2. The Project

   • Steps 1-3

   • Steps 4-6

3. Grading Rubric

Past Student Work: FICS07-08 FICS08-09 FICS09-10 FICS10-11

The Project:

Impressionism is a term used to refer to a style of painting that emphasizes the use of heavy brush strokes and the portrayal of light in its changing quality. It began in the 1860s with a small group of like minded artists in and around Paris. 

In this project we will follow in the impressionists footsteps and produce a "painting" of natural scenery. This "painting" will be completed in oil pastels and will show our skill in cross-contour drawing and our ability to show space by changing the size of our brush (oil-pastel) strokes. 

How-to steps 1-3

How-to steps 4-6