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The Nine

Even though there are endless themes an artists might explore, there is a finite amount of subjects the artist can select from in which to interpret these themes. The subject of a student’s art represents what they will visually produce. For example, a student presented with the theme ‘play’ may decide to draw a tire swing. The subject in this example, the tire swing, is an object. When we look at it from this point of view we may conclude that there are also an infinite amount of subjects. However, this is not the case. In fact, the subjects that an artist can choose from can be broken down to nine basic subjects. We call these subjects The Nine. 

The Nine:
The Object,  Architecture, Landscape, Nature, The Portrait, The Figure, Imagination, Non Representational, Conceptual

Presenting the Nine as class themes is an excellent way to work through a great deal of breadth in an art program. The Nine is also an excellent method for introducing choice-based teaching to a class that has little or no experience with a choice-based classroom.  
Each of the Nine can be presented as a unit. Each unit may consist of several key parts. First, the teacher may select to present techniques that align well with the unit’s theme. Second, the teacher may select to introduce different media as she introduces each theme or the teacher may elect to present a good deal of media upfront, before the units are introduced. Third, the teacher may select to expose the students to various artists that have explored the theme in order to continue to inspire her students. 
Day One Presentation
Media Fair - Presentation

Videos

Presentations

Artists

Tutorials


The Object
Tantamounter - Presentation
The Object - Presentation
The Object - Pinterest
Wayne Thiebaud
​Ralph Goings
Colored Pencil
How to draw Bubbles
How I Blend Colored Pencils
How to Draw a Rose 
Double Exposure Sunset Girl
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Charcoal
How to Draw Water Drop
How to Draw Basic Forms with Charcoal
How to Draw Water Droplets in Charcoal

Architecture
​Architecture - Presentation
Architecture  - Pinterest
Jeremy Mann - Art
Odeith - Art
Franz Kline - Art
http://www.urbansketchers.org

Perspective
One Point - Room
One Point - Trees and Road
Two Point - Room
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Two Point - Buildings

Landscape
Landscape - Presentation
Landscape - Pinterest
Zaria Forman - TedTalk
Zaria Forman - Video
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Zaria Forman - Video
​Dana Dion - Art
​Dana Dion - Video
​Chalk Pastel
Landscape drawing with pastels
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Colored Pencil
​Waterfall with Colored Pencils
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Watercolor
Landscape in watercolor
Winter Scene for Beginners
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Watercolor Christmas Landscape

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Acrylic
Bob Ross Clouds
Bob Ross Mountains
Bob Ross Trees

Nature
Nature Presentation
Nature - Pinterest
Robert Bateman - Video
Ryan Kirby - Video
Andy Goldsworthy - Art
Tony Plant - Video
How to create realistic textures
How to Draw a Reptillian Eye
Doodling a Rose
Draw a Bird with Colored Pencils
How To Draw Realistic Dog Fur
​How to paint Basic Fur with Acrylic
Watercolor Rabbit

Portrait
Portrait Presentation
Portrait - Pinterest
Kehinde Wiley _ Video
Chuck Close - Video
Shepard Fairey - Video
​Andrew Salgado - Video
How to Draw an Eye
How to Draw a Nose
How to Draw Lips
How to Draw Hair
Facial Proportions
Paint a Portrait

The Figure
​The Figure - Presentation
​The Figure - Pinterest
Rodin, The Gates of Hell - Video
Duane Hanson - Video
George Segal - Video
​Alexa Meade - Video
​Proportion
Foreshortening 1
Foreshortening 2

Imagination
Imagination Presentation
​Imagination - Pinterest
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Where Do Ideas Come From?
How I actually get my "ORIGINAL" Ideas

Forced Perspective Explained
Forced Perspective Examples
How to Draw from your Imagination
Don't Know What to Draw?
​How to Make a Tessellation
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Non-Representational
NonRepresentational Presentation
NonRepresentational Pinterest
Wassily Kandinsky- Art
Jackson Pollock- Video
​Katharina Grosse- Art
Katharina Grosse- Video
Gabriel Dawe - Art
Gabriel Dawe - Video
 Anamorphic 
How To Draw 3D Hole
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How to draw a levitating cube
How to Draw a 3D Ladder
Zentangle Basics
​15 Zentangle Patterns

The Big Idea 
Conceptual ​- Presentation
Conceptual - Pinterest
Marcel Duchamp - Video
Ai Weiwei - Video
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Ai Weiwei Vase gets Broken - Video
Will Ferrell & Joel McHale visit the Museum
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Origami
Paper Bird
Crane
Elephant

Modular Origami Boxes
3D Modular Origami Bird
3D Modular Origami Swan

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