Janien Ferry Painting & Drawing 7/8, Arts & Crafts Through History 510 656-4000 ext. 48020 email

Mrs. Ferry's Art Classes

Mrs. Ferry?s Art Classes
Room 20
510-656-4000 x48020
www.hornerjh.com contains information and Project Directions. This is not an E-mail address to contact Mrs. Ferry.
JOURNALS ARE DUE ON AT THE END OF THE QUARTER!!!
October 29, 2008!!!
You will spend ONE SEMESTER in this class.
You will be graded on:
Attendance
Attitude/Productivity/Following the Rules
Cleaning Up The Room
Effort
Creativity
Following Directions
Journal (your homework for the quarter)
Portfolio
Projects
Critiques
Read (periods 2 and 5 only)

You are not graded on your talent!

The art fee is $10.00 and is due on or before the first Friday of the semester!
If you cannot pay the lab fee, or do not wish to pay the fee, you MUST have a dated and signed note from your guardian turned in on or before that Friday instead. You will be assigned after school detention until one or the other is turned in to the teacher.

Journals and Homework

Every student must turn in a journal at the end of each quarter. This is an on-going homework assignment. The journal is graded twice in the semester, once at the end of each quarter. It must contain:
1. All notes for every project, copied from the board.
2. Any worksheets relating to the classroom assignments.
3. A formal critique worksheet for each assignment.
4. One art thought worksheet per week.
*An art thought is unique to the student and can be any artistic ideas you have outside of our classroom assignments.

If it is the end of the school year and you are an 8th grader, in danger of failing the class, your journal and portfolio may be required to be turned in early. You will be notified if this is your individual situation.

Grading
Grades are based on a standard total points possible system.

100%-90%=A 89%-80%=B 79%-70%=C 69%-60%=D 59%-0%=F
Projects are equal to 100 points:
20 Quality of work (effort)
10 Awareness of lesson (followed the steps)
10 Application of lesson (finishing on time)
10 Creativity
20 Attitude/Productivity during the project
20 Cleaning Up
10 Critique
If you are absent, then it is the student's responsibility to make up the missed work and to get the directions from the teacher, another student, or this web site. The student is responsible for presenting the artwork at the next critique date for a grade.

Critiques

No project will be graded until it is shown to the class for a critique. All projects are to be seen and discussed before they may be graded. All make-up critiques will be presented on the next project critique date. Written critiques are completed as part of the journal during this time.

Journals

Journals are worth 100 points at the end of each quarter. This is your homework!!!

Attendance

50 points per month for perfect attendance.
Tardies are -5 points, Unexcused Absences are -10 points

Attitude/ Productivity

50 points per month is based on your productivity in class. Attitude, cooperation, respect, following the rules and cleaning up effect your productivity.

Read is a 50 point grade for periods 2 and 5 only. This is a school wide program in which all students must silent read a BOOK after lunch every day.

*Extra Credit will be given for participation in poster contests, art shows, etc. and will be announced by the teacher. This paper is worth 25 points if it is signed and returned with the art fee on or before the due date.


ARTS AND CRAFTS THROUGH HISTORY PROJECT DIRECTIONS

Arts and Crafts Through History
Petroglyph
3 DAYS

1. Pretend that you are a caveperson. Create a possible story that could?ve happened to you.
2. Use crayon only! No Pencil!!! Tell the story using pictures only on 9? x 11? white paper!
3. Do not use letters, numbers, or symbols.
4. Color very hard with the crayons and try not to use brown.
5. Wrinkle the paper.
6. Paint the entire paper with a wash (one part brown paint and one part water). Let it dry over night.
7. Trim the paper down on two sides.
8. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
9. Keep this project in your portfolio.



Arts and Crafts Through History
Cartouche
3 DAYS

1. Trace the large cartouche stencil on small white paper lightly with pencil.
2. Trace the small cartouche stencil inside of the large one, lightly with pencil.
3. Draw two straight lines on the bottom and round the corners to create the ?rope?.
4. Blend colored chalk over the whole thing.
5. Lightly draw your name in hieroglyphics vertically with pencil.
6. Color in the hieroglyphics with markers.
7. Paint the boarder and rope with gold paint. Let it dry over night.
8. Cut out the cartouche and mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
9. Keep this project in your portfolio.

Arts and Crafts Through History
Roman Ruins
4 DAYS

1. Use cardboard to create an ancient ruin with at least one column.
2. Pull one layer of paper off of the cardboard to expose the corrugation. Use this to be the column(s) only in your ruins.
3. Use the cardboard in its natural state for the rest of the ruins.
4. Glue everything together. Do not use tape!
5. Paint the ruins in a marble finish.
6. Paint the rest of the cardboard as a background for the ruins.
7. Add any details to fountains, statues, vines, weeds, flowers, etc. with paint.
8. Take the ruins home after you have had it critiqued in class.

Arts and Crafts Through History
Greek Coin
3 DAYS

1. Use a compass to make a circle with a diameter (wide) of 4" or less. That is a radius (from the center out) of 2" or less.
2. Draw a Greek God or Goddess inside of the circle. Use lines only! Do not shade it!
3. Get a pad of some sort; a placemat or magazine works well.
4. Place the copper on the mat, place your drawing over the copper.
5. Press hard with a dull pencil (NOT a mechanical pencil) and trace the circle and you Godd(ess).
6. Cut out the circle on the copper.
7. Cut a small piece of cardboard to "float" the coin onto a mat.
8. Glue the coin onto the cardboard, the the cardboard onto the mat.
9. Keep this project in your portfolio.

Arts and Crafts Through History
Chinese Dragon
5 DAYS

1. Create your own dragon on scratch paper. Make sure that you represent Fire, Earth, Water and Wind some how on the dragon.
2. Get a long scroll sheet of paper and draw your dragon in paper chalk only. Do not use pencil!!!
3. Blend the colors and layer details over the shading.
4. Create a Chinese background for your dragon in chalk.
5. Have Mrs. Ferry spray it with hairspray when it is perfect. Let it dry for 2 minutes.
6. Glue a wood dowel on each end of the paper. Let it dry.
7. Roll up the drawing like a scroll and tie it with ribbon.
8. Keep this project in your portfolio.

Arts and Crafts Through History
Japanese Fan
4 DAYS

1. Watercolor paint one whole piece of white 9? x 11? paper. Let it dry over night.
2. Fold it in half and cut a half circle or arch from the fold down to the middle of the side of the paper.
3. Open it up and lightly draw in a Japanse style design or picture.
4. Paint it with Tempera Paint. Let it dry.
5. Get a small piece of paper and trace the point of you fan on it and cut out an arch on the top of it for the spines at the bottom of the fan.
6. Use a black fine point marker to draw in the spines in a fan pattern from the point, out.
7. Glue it onto the bottom of the fan.
8. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
9. Keep this project in your portfolio.

Arts and Crafts Through History
Mosaic
4 DAYS

1. Draw out a simple line drawing on scratch paper.
2. Choose your tiles and place them on the line drawing to make sure that they work.
3. When you like your design, Get a tray and plaster from Mrs. Ferry.
4. Mix 2 parts plaster to 1 part water in the tray until it is the consistency of yogurt.
5. Quickly put your tiles into the plaster in the same pattern that they are in on your drawing.
6. Let it dry over night.
7. Use a toothpick to scrape off any light plaster on the top of the tiles.
8. Do not remove any plaster from the sides of the tiles. They will pop out.
9. Take the mosaic home after it has been critiqued in class.


Arts and Crafts Through History
African Animal
20 DAYS

1. Choose an animal that is native to Africa.
2. Draw a sketch of it showing which parts are circles, cylinders, and boxes.
3. Paper mache the largest circle first. Blow up a balloon and tie a string around the knot. Write your name on a piece of masking tape with a ballpoint pen and attach it to the string.
4. Cut newspaper into 1? x 3? strips or smaller.
5. Dip the strips one at a time into the starch and water mixture and squeegee them off between your fingers, every time.
6. Over lap every piece of paper mache and smooth them as you go so that there are no ripples or bumps.
7. Pop the balloon when it is hard. This could be 5 to 10 layers. Write your name on the balloon with a marker!!!
8. Paper mache each circle the same way.
9. Build all of the body parts out of cardboard and newspaper and masking tape.
10. Paper mache over all of the joints at least 3 to 6 times.
11. Paper mache over all cardboard and paper parts until they are hard.
12. Paint the entire animal with tempera paint, indicating shadows, highlights and changes in patterns and/or colors. Do not use the colors straight from the bottles. Mix the colors in your palette first.
13. Add any extra details, such as feathers, whiskers, hair, etc. with glue.
14. Take your animal home with you after it has been critiqued in class.

Arts and Crafts Through History
Pareau Leaf
2 DAYS

1. Wrinkle one piece of newsprint paper.
2. Watercolor paint the entire paper.
3. Let it dry over night.
4. Place the stencil of the leaf on your newsprint.
5. Mix the tempera paint in your palette.
6. Use the sponge brushes to dab the paint over the edges of the stencil.
7. Lift the stencil up and off of the paper.
8. Fringe cut the narrow edges of the paper to look like frayed fabric.
9. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
10. Keep this project in your portfolio.


Arts and Crafts Through History
Crusader?s Armor
8 DAYS

1. Sketch out a design for a portion of armor, not a weapon. Pay close attention to how it will be taken on and off.
2. Create a form to build the armor on, out of cardboard, chicken wire, a balloon, wads of paper, etc.
3. Cut the plaster tape into one-inch strips.
4. Dip the strips into water, one at a time, and smooth it onto the form.
5. When all pieces are hard, mix Plaster of Paris and water in a tray and smooth it over the armor to smooth out any edges or bumps.
6. Paint every part of the armor with tempera paints. Let it dry over night.
7. Attach all of the pieces together with yarn, buckles made of felt or brads.
8. Use glue to line the inside of the armor with felt.
9. Take your armor home with you after it has been critiqued in class.


Arts and Crafts Through History
Sand Painting
5 DAYS

1. Choose a Cochina Dancer picture to use as your base.
2. Choose one color of sand at a time. Do not mix the colors!!!
3. Put white glue into all spaces that you would like to be that one color. Use a toothpick to push the glue into small spaces.
4. Pour the sand over all of the wet glue. Let it sit for one full minute.
5. Pour the sand back into the container. Do not mix the colors!!!
6. Repeat this process for every color and every space on your dancer.
7. Cut out the dancer and any boarders that you would like to use for your matting.
8. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
9. Keep this project in your portfolio.


Arts and Crafts Through History
Print Making
4 DAYS

1. Draw a simple silhouette on a 1-inch tracing paper square in no 2 pencils.
2. Place the drawing face down on the 1-inch gum eraser.
3. Scribble on the back of the tracing paper to transfer the drawing.
4. Cut into the eraser with an x-acto knife. Leave the areas you want to be the stamp. Cut away the areas you do not want to show on the stamp.
5. Choose to create either 20 business cards, or ten pieces of stationary and ten envelopes, or one sheet of wrapping paper.
6. Choose colored marker, watercolor paint or an inkpad as your medium.
7. Repeat a pattern using your stamp and medium to create the designs for your project.
8. You may mat it on colored construction paper with glue, if you would like.
9. Keep this project in your portfolio.

PAINTING AND DRAWING PROJECT DIRECTIONS


Painting & Drawing
Texture
2 DAYS

1. Trace your hand lightly with pencil.
2. Using different types of lines, create a different texture for each finger.
3. Do not scribble or shade. Do not label the textures.
4. Be sure that the textures are recognizable to anyone by the way you have drawn them.
5. Mat the drawing on colored construction paper using glue.
6. Keep the worksheet for your journal and the project for your portfolio.

Painting & Drawing
STIPPLE
5 DAYS

1. Lightly draw a line drawing of a leaf. Include the veins and part of the stem.
2. Use a black felt tip pen to shade the leaf one section at a time. Use dots only!
3. Do not draw any lines! Mrs. Ferry will throw it away and make you start over if there are any lines in ink!
4. Be careful to keep the highlight light (less dots) and in the same place for each portion of the leaf.
5. Make sure that the veins and stem are shaded as cylinders.
6. You can only darken an area, you can not make it lighter! Start with less dots than you think you will need and build up the shaded areas with more dots, three at a time, until it is a smooth blend.
7. Erase all pencil lines.
8. Create a scene for your leaf using texture, line or stipple with black ink only.
9. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
10. Save it for your portfolio.

Painting & Drawing
Perspective Box
1 DAY

1. Draw a horizontal line, or a horizon.
2. Place a perspective point on the ends of the horizon line.
3. Draw a vertical line below the horizon line.
4. Draw a line from the bottom of the vertical line up to each of the perspective points.
5. Draw a line from the top of the vertical line out to each of the perspective points.
6. Draw another vertical line between the perspective points and the original (center) vertical line.
7. Draw a line from the top of each of the new vertical lines to the opposite perspective points. They should cross.
8. Outline the box with a black felt tip pen.
9. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
10. Save the project for your portfolio.


Painting & Drawing
Senses Drawing
4 DAYS - TIMED

1. Get four pieces of newsprint paper and your set of chalk.
2. Do not make any noise or distractions to the people around you.
3. Do not draw letters, numbers or symbols. Use color, shape, texture and design to express your thoughts, feelings, visions and senses.
4. Listen to the music, feel the object, smell the paper, or taste the food, and pay close attention to your senses.
5. When you are ready, begin drawing what you have experienced. TOU WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES FOR EACH OBJECT.
6. Show it to the class.
7. Do not save the project for your portfolio.

Painting & Drawing
Personality Color Sketch
2 DAYS

1. Think about who you are inside. What makes you you now, when you were a baby and when you are 60 years old.
2. Choose any size white paper.
3. Use line, texture and color to express your personality in chalk.
4. Do not draw any letters, numbers or symbols.
5. Have Mrs. Ferry spray it with hairspray to ?fix? the chalk onto the paper when you are finished.
6. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
7. Save the project for your portfolio.
8. Save the color theory worksheet for your journal.

Painting & Drawing
Negative Space
2 DAYS

1. Choose a magazine picture that has interesting shapes around the object, not an interesting object.
2. Do not choose a vehicle advertisement.
3. Lightly trace the negative space with pencil on tracing paper. Do not draw any part of the objects themselves!
4. Have Mrs. Ferry check it for you.
5. Color in the area surrounding the object with colored markers. Leave the object blank.
6. Mat it on white construction paper with a glue stick. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
7. Save the project for your portfolio.

Painting & Drawing
Color Wheel
5 DAYS

1. Fold two pieces of white construction paper in half. Then in half again (in quarters). Then a third time.
2. Cut the 16 rectangles out. Put your name on them.
3. Paint each paper a different color from the color wheel. Be careful to clean your brushes completely in between each color change. If they are mixed, then your colors are wrong.
4. Use red, violet, blue, green, yellow and orange from the bottles to paint these colors.
5. Mix the colors red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange and red-orange in equal parts in your palette and paint the papers each one of these colors.
6. Let all 12 of the colors dry (the extra 4 were for mistakes).
7. Trace a negative space shape onto scratch paper that is recognizable as on object or silhouette. Cut it out.
8. Trace the object onto the back of all twelve of the color papers. Cut them out.
9. Glue the shapes in a circle on black, gray or white paper only, in the correct order!
10. Save the project for your portfolio.


Painting & Drawing
Watercolor Painting
5 DAYS

1. Lightly sketch your horizon and a guideline for major objects (no more than 7 lines) with pencil.
2. Wash in the lightest areas of your painting first. Let them dry.
3. Layer your washes to build colors softly. Remember to skip areas to avoid bleeding the colors into one another.
4. Use the wet on dry technique to build darker areas in the washes.
5. Use the dry on wet technique to show severe color in a washed area.
6. Use the dry on dry technique last and for tiny details only!
7. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
8. Save the project for your portfolio.
9. Save the watercolor worksheet for your journal.

Painting & Drawing
Impressionism
5 DAYS

1. Choose a landscape to paint.
2. Choose any size white paper.
3. Mix your colors in your palette without using any BLACK paint.
4. Use ?sketchy? brush strokes to paint the landscape.
5. Lighten to the highlights and keep contrast in the painting using your knowledge of the color wheel.
6. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
7. Save the project for your portfolio.

Painting & Drawing
Van Gogh
5 DAYS

1. Choose a Vincent Van Gogh painting to copy.
2. Choose any size white paper. Match it to the correct composition as the Van Gogh.
3. Lightly sketch a line drawing to guide your painting.
4. Paint using bold brush strokes and heavy color just as Vincent did.
5. When it is a perfect copy, let it dry.
6. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
7. Save the project for your portfolio.

Painting & Drawing
Cubism
7 DAYS

1. Choose one object.
2. Choose any size white paper.
3. Lightly draw your object with pencil, in three different perspectives (sixes, shapes, ways. etc.) at least.
4. Lightly extend lines that already exist in the drawings out in the natural form of that line to break up the images and the background.
5. Erase any lines that you do not like.
6. Choose watercolor or colored pencil to shade every shape individually.
7. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
8. Save the project for your portfolio.

Painting & Drawing
Surrealism
7 DAYS

1. Choose three objects or more that have absolutely nothing to do with one another.
2. Choose any size white paper.
3. Lightly draw the objects interacting as if they really could do what you are drawing.
4. Use colored pencils, watercolor or tempera paint to shade and color the images so that they look real!
5. Double check your highlights and shadows!
6. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
7. Save the project for your portfolio.

Painting & Drawing
Pop Art
5 DAYS

1. Choose any size white paper.
2. Take an object or person from popular culture.
3. Lightly sketch it out in one of the three primary formats for Pop Art: Centered, Repeating, or Story Board.
4. Use oil pastels to color the object brighter than it should be, but with the same details and shading as it has in reality.
5. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
6. Save the project for your portfolio.

CAREER ART PROJECT DIRECTIONS

Career Art
Architect
7 DAYS

1. Decide on the purpose of the building.
2. Draw an outline of the outside walls of the building on your property site (the grid paper). Make them 6? thick (one square thick).
3. Draw in the outside doors by drawing the ?swing of the door?.
4. Draw in the room walls (6? thick) and doors (swing).
5. Draw in the windows.
6. Mark in the electrical outlets and plumbing.
7. Create a key in the lower left hand corner of the property to show what lines, shapes and colors mean.
8. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
9. Keep this project in your portfolio. You will keep using it for the next two assignments, so don?t lose it!

Career Art
Landscape Architect
7 DAYS

1. Use your floor plan to block out where buildings, doors, windows and fences are located on the property.
2. Lightly draw in the fences, concrete, walls, walkways and any other permanent features.
3. Lightly sketch in trees and large focal points (fountains, pools, statues, etc.).
4. Lightly shape out all of the plants.
5. Use watercolor paints to color in the landscape.
6. Use colored pencils to add small details.
7. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
8. Keep this project in your portfolio.

Career Art
Interior Design
6 DAYS

1. Choose a theme for the rooms inside of your building.
2. Choose a color palette for all of the paint, fabric, woods and metals that will be used in your rooms.
3. Cut out pictures of furniture or draw your own designs of furniture and accessories (lamps, rugs, decorations, etc.)
4. Use your floor plan and place all of the furniture from an aerial view in the floor plan. Make sure that there is a good traffic flow in every room.
5. Draw a ?Perspective Wall? view of the room, too.
6. Use watercolors to paint the room, as it will look when it is finished.
7. Use colored pencils to add small details over the watercolor when it is dry.
8. Mat all of the drawings and pictures onto one large board with glue for easy display.
9. Keep this project in your portfolio.

Career Art
Stained Glass
7 DAYS

1. Draw a simple line drawing of an object.
2. Double all of your lines to 1/4? thick.
3. Box your drawing so that all four sides of it touch the edges of the box.
4. Erase all lines that cross each other at the points where they meet. Check it with Mrs. Ferry.
5. Scribble on the back of the lines with a no. 2 pencil.
6. Fold a piece of black construction paper in half.
7. Trace the lines and box onto the black paper.
8. Place a pad of scratch paper under your black paper and cut the lines with an x-acto knife.
9. Open the black paper and trace the openings onto colored tissue paper.
10. Cut out the tissue paper slightly larger than the openings.
11. Glue the tissue paper into the openings with a glue stick.
12. Glue the black paper closed with a glue stick.
13. Keep this project in your portfolio.

Career Art
Logo Design
5 DAYS

1. Create a fictitious company that sells a product that is school appropriate.
2. Lightly sketch designs until you come up with one that you really like.
3. Draw one logo in black felt tip pen as a line drawing only.
4. Draw one logo, as it would appear in a newspaper ad, in black and white with shades of gray.
5. Choose your medium (colored pencil, marker, paint or watercolor), and make one logo in full color.
6. Mat all three of them together on colored construction paper.
7. Keep this project in your portfolio.

Career Art
Candle Making
2 DAYS

1. Shave a crayon that is the color you want to make your candle.
2. Choose the form for your candle.
3. Set the wick in the form and secure with putty.
4. Spray the form with silicone release spray.
5. Pour in the melted wax.
6. Stir in the shaved crayon.
7. Add 3-4 drops of scent and stir.
8. Label the wick with your name and let it cool over night.
9. Pour wax into the divot when cooled. Let it set one more day.
10. Peel off the putty and pull the candle out of the form. Trim the wick and burn at home.


Career Art
Fashion Designer
5 DAYS

1. Choose a model (male or female) and draw a light outline of the figure.
2. Lightly sketch the clothing over the figure.
3. Erase the lines of the figure that are covered by the clothing.
4. Watercolor paint the clothes on the figure, showing the folds of fabric and shadows of the body.
5. Use colored pencil to draw in small details and stitching.
6. Double check that no pencil lines are showing and that everything looks professional.
7. Add accessories to the outfit if they are necessary.
8. Mat it on colored construction paper with glue.
9. Keep it in your portfolio.

Career Art
Packaging
5 DAYS

1. Design a box with scratch paper. Be sure that there is a front, inside top, bottom and back to the box.
2. When you are satisfied with your design, get pieces of tag board that is the correct size for your design.
3. Trace out the flaps and creases for your box.
4. Cut it out and score the folds on one side with scissors.
5. Lightly sketch scenes, pictures, backgrounds, boarders, lettering, etc. on each portion of the tag board.
6. Decide on your medium (colored pencil, marker, watercolor, or paint).
7. Color one side at a time only. Let them dry completely before opening or closing them.
8. Double check that no pencil lines are showing and that everything looks professional.
9. Glue the tabs or sides together so that the box is in the correct form to open.
10. Take the box home after the critique.

Career Art
Illustrator
14 DAYS

1. Choose a story to become your book. Make sure it is between 12- 26 sheets of paper.
2. Figure out where the page breaks are in the story or the images. Decide on a size for your pages.
3. Lightly sketch scenes, pictures, backgrounds, boarders, etc. on every page.
4. Decide on your medium (colored pencil, watercolor, or paint).
5. Color one page at a time on one side only.
6. Type the story on the computer in a font size 14 or larger, any font you?d like.
7. Cut out the pieces of the story and glue them to the correct pages using a glue stick.
8. Glue the pages back to back with glue or a glue stick.
9. Double check that all pages are in the correct order. Places the title page, a blank page and then the story. Follow it with a blank page at the end.
10. Bind the book with glue and cheesecloth. Let it dry over night.
11. Create a cover for the book and glue it at the binding.
12. Line the inside of the cover and the first and last page with a clean paper.

Career Art
Animator
7 DAYS

1. Make a few sketches of a character you want to create for a cartoon on scratch paper.
2. When you are satisfied with one of your drawings, outline it in black marker on the sketch.
3. Sketch out an idea for a background for your character on scratch paper.
4. When you like it, get a piece of watercolor paper from Mrs. Ferry. Lightly sketch a few lines to guide you.
5. Watercolor paint the background.
6. Get one transparency from Mrs. Ferry and trace your character onto the transparency with a felt tip pen.
7. Use acrylic paint to paint the character on the transparency. This is permanent paint and will not come off of your clothes!
8. You may now move your character around on the background as it works in the cartoon.
9. Keep this project in your portfolio.

Career Art
Card Designer
4 DAYS

1. Design a greeting card on scratch paper. Be sure that there is a front, inside and back to the card.
2. When you are satisfied with your design, get five pieces of tag board that are the correct size for your design.
3. Lightly sketch scenes, pictures, backgrounds, boarders, lettering, etc. on each portion of the cards.
4. Decide on your medium (colored pencil, watercolor, or paint).
5. Color one side at a time only. Let them dry completely before opening or closing them.
6. Double check that no pencil lines are showing and that everything looks professional.
7. Add handmade paper, glitter, bows, buttons, etc. to the front of the card as an embellishment if it was part of the design.
8. Design an envelope for each of the five cards, also.
9. Keep one card in your portfolio.