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Art and Design Natomas High School

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  • Graphic Design 1
    • Assignments Pg. 1
      • Graphic Design 1 – A brief introduction
      • Introduction to the Creative Process – Graphic Design
      • Graphic Design intro. to the lab
      • 1.0 Exquisite Corpse_Paper creatures
      • Practice Exquisite Corpse
      • 2.0 Exquisite Corpse_Digital version
      • Mandala_Paper Practice
      • Pen tool Learning Activities
      • Tile Project
    • Assignment Pg. 2
      • Memes – Movie Quote
      • Word Search
      • Lost or Found
      • Building Design Essentials
      • Kerning, Tracking, Alignment and Emphasis
      • Typographic Quote
    • Assignments Pg. 3
      • Mosaic Letters
      • Lion, Fox, and Cactus
      • Illustrated Words
      • Graffiti Live Trace
      • Branding Badges
      • Branding Parody
      • Celtic Knot Learning Activity 1, 2, 3 and 4
      • Celtic Knot
    • Assignments Pg. 4
      • Animated GIF – Illustrator
      • Wix Portfolio – Fall
    • Semester 2 – Assign. PG.5
      • Photoshop Vision Board Collage
      • Photoshop Beginning Skills #1
      • Photo Swap
      • Kaleidoscope Photoshop
      • Spot healing, Cloning, Healing
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg. 6
      • Text Fx
      • Movie Poster
      • Photoshop Brushes
      • Pop Art Portrait
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg. 7
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg. 8
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg. 9
    • Dropbox.com sign up
    • Do you need an email?
    • Adobe Illustrator Tools and Tutorials
      • Tools and menus_Quick reference guide
      • How to Create a New Document
      • Pen Tool
        • Pen Tool Part 2
      • Fill and Stroke
      • Selection tools
      • Magic Wand
      • Eyedropper tool
      • Menus and panels
      • Appearance panel and Graphic Styles
      • How to PLACE an image in Adobe Illustrator
      • Columns and Tables
    • Photoshop Tools and Tutorials
    • Saving a file using Dropbox.com
    • How to share a link with dropbox.com
  • Graphic Design 2
    • Assignment Pg.1
      • Sacred Geometry
      • Advice Poster for Young Students
      • Logo and Mark
      • Typography as Emotion
    • Assignments Pg. 2
      • Type as Abstraction
      • Get to know your typefaces
      • Character Creation Pt.1
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg. 3
      • Vision Board Collage – Graphic Design 2
      • Adjustments and Layer Masks
      • Photoshop Impossible
      • Fake News
      • Activist Political Propaganda Art Poster
    • Semester 2 – Assign.Pg. 4
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg.5
    • Graphic Design 2 Portfolio
  • Art 1
    • Assignments Pg.1
      • Brief intro to Art 1
      • Introduction to the Creative Process – Art Class
      • Wood Sculpture_Cycle of Continuous learning
      • Exquisite Corpse – Paper Creatures
      • Line, Shape, and Pattern
      • Tessellations Pattern
      • Crane Drawing
    • Assignment Pg.2
      • Contour Line
      • Line as Form and Texture
      • Line Book
      • Op Art – Line
      • Wolf Drawing – Mark Crilley
      • Value – Learning Activities
      • Shattered Values
      • Value Portrait
    • Assignment Pg.3
      • Grid drawing Learning Activities
      • Grid Drawing Project
      • Paper Straw – Problem Solving Sculpture
      • One Point Perspective
      • Two-Point Perspective
    • Semester 2 – Assign. PG. 4
      • Scribble Character Art
      • Color Wheel_Magazine Pieces
      • Kandinsky Watercolor Circles
      • Blue Mountain Watercolor
      • Basic Color
      • Color Scheme Assignment
      • Still Life Painting
    • Semester 2 – Assign. PG. 5
      • Blue Dog – George Rodrigue
      • Texture Rubbing
      • Texture Portrait
    • Semester 2 – Assign. PG. 6
      • Strip Generator
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg.7
  • Art 2
    • Assignment Pg.1
      • Introduction Art 2
      • Ruler Drawing
      • Sacred Geometry
      • Human Proportions
      • Wo(Man) and Machine
      • Texture Drawing
    • Assignment Pg.2
      • Stipple Goldfish
      • Spirit Animal Cartouche
      • Geometric Forms with Bubbles
      • Organic Forms Acrylic Painting
      • Abstraction, Shapes, Kandinsky
      • Wassily Kandinsky Painting
    • Assignment Pg.3
      • How to Draw Hands
      • Hand Sculpture and Drawing
      • Idiosyncratic Hand Drawing
      • Form Sculpture
      • Georgia O’Keeffe Chalk Pastel
    • Assignment Pg.4
      • Activist,Political, Propaganda Poster
    • Assignment Pg.5
    • Assignment Pg.6
    • Assignment Pg.7
    • Assignment Pg.8
  • AP Art
  • NHS – Rules and Expectations
  • Assessments
    • Fall Semester Reflection
  • Class Discussion
    • Class Discussion #1
    • Class Discussion – Wolves
    • Class Discussion #4_What does it mean to be a friend?
    • Class discussion #5 Other’s opinions
    • Class Discussion #6 – Growth mindset
  • Elements and Principles of Art and Design
  • Other Stuff
    • Getting to know Ya’_Motivation
    • Multiple Perception
    • Tips to Help You Tap Into Your Creativity
    • 10 Habits Of People Who Follow Their Dreams
    • Macrame Patterns
    • Shape Shifters
    • 1 inch border demo
    • 1/2″ border lesson
    • Arts Day For All
    • Oakland Gnomes
    • Tables
  • Fun Time
    • Kids Art Hub Drawing
    • Zen Tangle
    • Hexagon Design
    • Pentagon Designs
    • Zine
    • Origami Mandala Star
    • Blue Dog
    • Fill in the blank fun
    • Flying N
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Blue Dog

Project Directions

Blue Dog example

Blue Dog_Value_Creative background_pg 1

Blue Dog_Value_Creative background_pg 2

Value_Blue Dog with background_pg1-2

For this project you will paint an image of “Blue Dog” by George Rodrigue using 3 values of blue. The background should be painted in a creative manner. You are free to experiment with color,places, recognizable icons or silly accessories. See the examples below for inspiration.

Blue Dog_10Blue Dog_9

Blue Dog_8Blue Dog_7

Blue Dog_6Blue Dog_5

Blue Dog_4Blue Dog_3

Blue Dog_2Blue Dog_1

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