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This project is based on drawing from observation or drawing from life. You will use your hand as a reference for all of the hand drawings that you create.
Welcome young architects and city planners! Today, we'll embark on an exciting creative journey where you'll work together to design and draw a futuristic cityscape. Your task is to draw two innovative skyscrapers that could exist in the future, incorporating unique features like sky gardens, solar panels, or even landing pads for flying cars. Once everyone has completed their buildings, we'll combine all the drawings to create one massive, collaborative city of the future on a large display board. Remember, in the future, buildings might look very different from what we see today, so let your imagination soar while keeping your designs realistic enough to stand tall!
Artists are going to create a calligram, using only colored paper. A calligram is a word or piece of text in which the design and layout of the letters creates a visual image related to the meaning of the words themselves. (Examples below)
Paper was invented in China during the first
century and has been a popular media choice
for artists ever since. Because paper is fairly
fragile, we have no way of knowing how long
papercutting has been a part of Chinese
culture. Archaeologists have found evidence
dating it back as far as the 6th
century, but it is
believed to have begun a few centuries earlier.
Either way, it is clear that papercutting is an
art with strong roots in the art of China.
Day 1
Brainstorm ideas for your calligram. You should think of multiple words that could be used for the project. Today you should create 4 different ideas, using 4 different words.
Day 2-6
Following the steps below, create your calligram. You can not have any drawn elements. Everything must be made out of paper. All details must be made out of paper.
7th AR Standards: CR1.7.1 CR2.7.1 CR3.7.1 R7.7.1 CN10.7.1
In this exciting art project, we'll explore two important principles of art - unity and variety - by creating beautiful zentangle designs. Zentangles are intricate patterns made up of simple shapes and lines that, when combined, create stunning artwork. As a class, we'll work together to design circular shapes filled with unique zentangle patterns found on tanglepatterns.com. Each student will contribute their own creative design, and when we combine all our circles together, we'll create one large collaborative artwork. This project will show how individual artistic expressions (variety) can come together to form a harmonious whole (unity), demonstrating these art principles in action while allowing us to express our creativity through drawing.
Comic book covers have served as dynamic windows into storytelling since their inception in the 1930s. These eye-catching illustrations have transformed from simple character portraits to complex artistic masterpieces that capture readers' imaginations. The Golden Age of Comics (1938-1956) introduced iconic superheroes like Superman and Batman with bold, action-packed covers featuring bright primary colors. As printing technology advanced through the Silver Age (1956-1970) and beyond, covers became more sophisticated, incorporating detailed artwork, dramatic perspectives, and innovative design elements. Today, comic book covers continue to evolve, combining traditional illustration techniques with digital artistry to create compelling visual narratives that draw readers into their worlds.
For our next project, students will create an original comic book cover featuring a unique character, incorporating elements like a title, subtitle, publisher logo, and a well-structured visual design.
Key Vocabulary:
Foreground: The part of the image that appears closest to the viewer.
Middle ground: The area between the foreground and background in a visual composition.
Background: The part of the image that appears farthest away from the viewer.
Overlapping: When one object covers part of another, creating a sense of depth.
Publisher: A company or organization that produces and distributes books or comics.
Intro:
Today we will take a look at a video from the Art Ed Guru. He is the creator of this project and you can find many student examples of this project on his website listed below.
As you watch the video- think about these questions:
What makes a comic book cover eye-catching?
Can you think of any comic book characters that inspire you?
What elements do you notice on your favorite comic book covers?
After watching the video, begin to brainstorm your character and comic book details.
How will you design the character for your comic book cover?
What story does your title and subtitle suggest?
How will you arrange the foreground, middle ground, and background to make your cover visually appealing?
Who is your publisher?
Remember your cover must include all of these items:
Publisher Logo, Title, Subtitle
and your artwork should include a foreground, middle ground, background, and overlapping.
After brainstorming your idea and sketching an idea you will be given a piece of paper that is 10.5x6.75. This is the basic size of a comic book cover.
This art project is brought to you by That Art Teacher. Click on their name to bring up the link and some videos and examples.
This project will take a look at the surrealism art movement and dada art movement. We will look at artist Hannah Hoch for inspiration for our collage. You will create your collages on Photopea and use remove.bg to help you remove backgrounds from images.
OC is an internet slang initialism referring to a minor character in an existing canon whose role is being expanded by a fanfiction writer or a completely new character who exists in the reality of a published canon.
For our next project you will be creating on original OC. You will use the worksheet provided to help build your character from scratch before you begin sketching and then completing a final artwork of your OC.
I used many websites as inspiration for this project. You can check them out by clicking on their links below.
We will begin by filling out this OC Starter Sheet to help you create a character that is complex because OC's are like onions, ya know......they have layers 🧅😬😀
Having a well rounded, dynamic character will give you more items to and ideas for what to add to your characters drawing. How will you showcase your OC's backstory and personality into the way the look or the posture they keep? How will you showcase their goals or mission through the items they carry or the clothing they wear? Do you want your OC to be from our universe or to originate from an alternate universe of your choice? These questions and many others will be answered in this starter sheet.
DAY 2-4
Now that you have a solid idea for your character, for the next few days we will continue researching and developing your character.
Use the internet or the books out of the classroom library to start helping you develop the visual side of your OC. During this time you should be researching, writing, and sketching. Below are some example images of this step in progress..
Your research and development doesn't have to look like this but you should have some form of brainstorming and practice evident before you move onto final development.
DAY 4-8
Create your final OC artwork. Your OC artwork must contain a background and image based on the info that you gave in your worksheet. Use all the references and visual aids that you have acquired over the first two steps. Create your OC using prismacolors, creating on an iPad, watercolor and ink, or using alcohol based markers. Your character can be drawn in any style that you would like to use.
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