Sketchbook List – Grade 9
2016-2017
Sketchbooks are due every WEDNESDAY. Each sketch is worth 50 points. Sketchbooks will be accepted on Thursday with an automatic 10-point deduction. After Thursday they will not be accepted. Follow the assignment and be sure to do the observational drawing if the specific sketch calls for that. Some sketches will require color and you can use colored pencils, markers, watercolor, etc.; your choice. Others will need you to show value and shading with a pencil. Be sure to fill the majority of the page with your sketch!
Observational Drawing Sketches will have a * to indicate them
September
9-14: You want your sketchbook to be uniquely yours. This week; create an interesting cover that allows yours to really stand out from the crowd. You can draw, write, collage pictures, magazine clippings, words, or whatever you would like onto your cover to make it yours. Make sure you include your name and what period you are in.
9-21: Pick an object or idea to create a drawing that represents your identity. What do you identify with? Example: you could draw a phone if you’re never without yours; draw books if you like to read; draw a picture of outer space if you consider yourself to be a little “spacey”. Get creative!
9-28:*Crumble a piece of paper and draw it. And value and shading*
October
10-5: Full page doodle. (You know the kind that you do in notebooks for all of your other classes) Make
one large doodle that fills the entire page
10-12: NO SKETCH
10-19: *Draw a watch or another piece of jewelry. Use value and shading. *
10-26:There is an animal living in one of your appliances. Draw it, add color.
November
11-2:Draw a family portrait. Plot twist – it’s a family of insects or animals
11-9: *Draw at least 3 things found in your refrigerator. Color your drawings and add shading*
11-16: Draw yourself as an original superhero. Use color.
11-23: NO SKETCH
11-30: *Draw and object with an interesting texture. (wood grain, fabric, tiles, etc) *
December
12-7: Design a sketch illustrating your favorite quote or song lyric. Add color.
12-14: Open up a junk drawer. Draw all of the contents using one continuous line.
12-21:*Draw junk food, and the wrapper or package it came in. Add value and shading.
January
1-4: NO SKETCH
1-11:Create a blind contour drawing of another person’s face. (No cheating!)
1-18:*Fold a paper airplane. Draw it as accurately as possible. Use value and shading*
1-25:Draw something from a pet’s point of view
February
2-1:*Draw 4 different eyes, from faces in a magazine. Use value and shading. (Include the magazine
pictures in your sketchbook)
2-8:Make a drawing that looks sticky. Use color.
2-15:Draw something with wheels, real or imaginary.
2-22: NO SKETCH
March
3-1: Revise or redesign one of your previous sketches
3-8:*Draw someone’s hair. This can be done from a picture or in person. Use value and shading*
3-15:Illustrate a word, using drawings of objects related to that words meaning
3-22:*Fill a glass half way with water. Place an object in the glass, make sure the object is half submerged, half sticking out. Draw it as realistically as possible. *
3-29:*Draw one of your shoes. Use value and shading*
April
4-5:*Draw a stack of dishes in the sink, before they are cleaned. Use value and shading*
4-12: NO SKETCH
4-19: NO SKETCH
4-26:Draw an object melting. Add color
May
5-3: *Full page observational drawing. Object of your choice. Use value and shading. *
5-10:*Draw a portrait of someone from a photograph. Use value and shading. Draw it as realistically
as possible*
5-17:Draw an image or scene from your favorite board game or video game (NO WEAPONS) Use color.
5-24:What are you looking forward to this summer? Draw it! Use color.
Things to remember:
Try your best!!! Your sketches may not start out the best, but practice makes perfect. You will be surprised at how much you improve by the end of the year if you put effort into your drawings!
Hand these in on time! Tape this list in your sketchbook to remember what’s coming up. Your grade could be drastically effected by not handing in your sketchbook assignments!