JC Drawing Exam 2012

Some examples from Google images to give you inspiration!

Ireland's Favourite Painting?

RTE ONE, MASTERPIECE: Irelands Favourite Painting, presented by Mike Murphy is a guide to the ten artworks that have been shortlisted for the title of Irelands Favourite Painting, an award that will be decided by a public vote. It can be viewed online at
http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1145499

Ten paintings have been selected from 100, click on the below link to the view the gallery, watch
the show or vote! Do you recognise any, and which one would you vote for?
http://www.rte.ie/tv/masterpiece/index.html

Life Drawing

Here is a really great video that explains how to draw a person sitting down.
Click on the following link.

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-draw-a-person-sitting-down

LC Craft Options 2012

Higher Level

Poster
Design and make a poster or a display card for one of the following topics:
(a) World Science Convention
(b) Computer Game Exhibition
(c) Global Tourism Exposition.
Weaving
Design and weave a wall hanging, or a tapestry or a panel for a shoulder bag using one of the
following themes as the source for your design:
(a) tasty treats
(b) autumn changes
(c) bright lights, big city.
Lino Printing/Block printing
Design and make a print based on one of the following themes:
(a) down the street
(b) looking out
(c) grow.

1st Year - Poster Design

First Year's Graphic Design Poster Project.
Student were given the task to create a poster from one of the following themes:

• Circus Show
• Fashion Show
• Music Show

Students were asked to create clear hand rendered

• Lettering, (Font, Text, Typeface, Typography)
  Here are some useful links to get ideas for different styles
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fonts
  http://www.dafont.com/

And to carefully consider the following headings to convey the message that relates to their theme:

•  Imagery
• Colour 
• Layout
                                 Here are some of the fantastic finished pieces.

Student of the Month - March 2012

1st Year - Cliodhna Harkin.
Cliodhna shows a great interest in art. She is a very consistent worker and put alot of work into her finished 'Fashion Show' poster!

1st Year - Cliodhna Harkin

2nd Yr - Aoife O Connell.
This etching by Aoife of her new puppies is one of my favourite prints from the class projects. She has really captured the essence of what printmaking is..lots of different lines, textures, patterns and a great balance of black and white. Well done Aoife!

2nd Yr - Aoife O Connell

3rd Yr - Aoife Taite.
Aoife has put so much time and hard work into the 3D part of her project. Her giant giraffe head looks fantastic and is almost finished. Keep up the good work Aoife!

3rd Yr - Aoife Taite

5th Yr - Aisling Mulligan

Aisling put in a great performance in the class project for the Anti Litter Film ' The Litter, The Witch and The Wardrobe',  whilst being under attack from the Evil Litter World!

5th Yr - Aisling Mulligan

LCA1 - Kimberley Noone.
Kimberely has great ideas and has made a great contribution to our current project for The Roscommon Schools Sculpture Competition.

LCA1 - Kimberley Noone

6th Yr - Nicola Boyle

Nicola is a very consistent worker and has developed a really lovely shading technique in her life drawing

6th Yr - Nicola Boyle

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Doodle 4 Google 2012

The theme for this year's Doodle 4 Google was 'I WISH....'
Over 100 CCS students entered their designs, and six were selected to represent the school.  Sadly none of the designs made it pass the judging process this year. To view the winning design clink on the link below.

http://www.google.ie/doodle4google/

Here are the six designs that were selected from CCS this year. Well done to this year's Doodlers!

1st Yr - Cliodhna Harkin

1st Yr - Laura McGoldrick

2nd Yr  - Chloe Carrol

2nd Yr - Emma Callaghan

TY - Megan O Connor

Summer in March?!

What an amazing week of sunshine just before the Easter Holidays.... the perfect excuse to go outside and draw our local environment! Students produced some fantastic charcoal and pencil sketches of the local church and school grounds.

2nd Yr Art Class

Pencil Sketch by Mariah Kelly - 2nd Yr

Creative Photography by Liam Beirne - 2nd Yr

Charcoal Sketch by Niamh McElroy

Charcoal study by Kyle Hanmore

Leaving Cert Art Class

Another Scary Movie!

Gaisce participants finished their 13 week animation course, just before the Easter break. Here is their finished (extremely spine chilling!), horror stop motion animation film of, yet another Scary Movie! ''A Scary Movie'' was made By Katie Conlon, Katy Flynn, Rachel Kerrane and Lucy Madden. Each student made their own version of the film, editing and cutting different clips, and adding different sound effects. This finished film is made by Lucy and selected as the best film from the group to be viewed on the blog. Congratulations Lucy and well done to all the girls for their commitment to the course over the past months.