Requirement 1: Discuss the following with your counselor:

Requirement 1a: What art is and what some of the different forms of art are

Requirement 1b: The importance of art to humankind

Requirement 1c: What art means to you and how art can make you feel

Requirement 2: Discuss with your counselor the following terms and elements of art: line, value, shape, form, space, color, and texture. Show examples of each element.

Requirement 3: Discuss with your counselor the six principles of design: rhythm, balance, proportion, variety, emphasis, and unity.

Requirement 4: Render a subject of your choice in FOUR of these ways:

Requirement 4a: Pen and ink

Requirement 4b: Watercolors

Requirement 4c: Pencil

Requirement 4d: Pastels

Requirement 4e: Oil paints

Requirement 4f: Tempera

Requirement 4g: Acrylics

Requirement 4h: Charcoal

Requirement 4i: Computer drawing or painting

Requirement 5: Do ONE of the following:

Requirement 5a: Design something useful. Make a sketch or model of your design. With your counselor's approval, create a promotional piece for the item using a picture or pictures.

Requirement 5b: Tell a story with a picture or pictures or using a 3-D rendering.

Requirement 5c: Design a logo. Share your design with your counselor and explain the significance of your logo. Then, with your parent's permission and your counselor's approval, put your logo on Scout equipment, furniture, ceramics, or fabric.

Requirement 6: With your parent's permission and your counselor's approval, visit a museum, art exhibit, art gallery, artists' co-op, or artist's workshop. Find out about the art displayed or created there. Discuss what you learn with your counselor.

Requirement 7: Find out about three career opportunities in art. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.