7th Grade- Create an OC

OCstands for Original Character.

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. 

https://sparketh.com/how-to-create-an-original-character/

https://www.clipstudio.net/how-to-draw/archives/154434

https://www.skillshare.com/en/blog/how-to-design-your-own-character-character-design-generator/

https://reallygooddesigns.com/how-to-design-character/

DAY 1-2

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.

6th Grade- Henna Hand Zentangles

Our first project will take us halfway around the world to an ancient tradition practiced for over 5000 years. You will create a henna design on a hand using the zentangle method and then color your design using crayons or colored pencils. Zentangles and henna designs will create awesome patterns and textures in your artwork.

Check out this link about henna --> http://www.art-is-fun.com/henna-hand-designs
Here are two links on zentangles --> https://www.zentangle.com/   http://tanglepatterns.com/

Origin of Henna

The art of henna (called mehndi in Hindi & Urdu) has been practiced for over  5000 years in Pakistan, India, Africa and the Middle East. There is some documentation that it is over 9000 years old.  Because henna has natural cooling properties, people of the desert, for centuries, have been using henna to cool down their bodies.  They make a paste of henna and soak their palms and soles of the feet in it to get an air conditioning affect.  They feel its cooling sensation throughout the body for as long as the henna stain remains on their skin.  Initially, as the stain faded away, it left patterns on the skin surface which led to ideas to make designs for decorative purposes.  In the ancient Egyptian times mummies wore henna designs and it is documented that Cleopatra herself used henna for decorative purposes.

Henna was not only a popular adornment for the rich but the poor, who could not afford jewelry, used it to decorate their bodies as well.

Henna in the West

Today people all over the world have adopted the ancient traditions of adorning their bodies with the beautiful natural artwork created from the henna plant.  It became a very popular form of temporary body decoration  in the 90's in the US and has become a growing trend ever since.  Celebrities like Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Yasmine Bleeth, Liv Tyler, Xena, and many others proudly adorn their bodies with henna and show them off in public, movies, videos, etc. People throughout the west have adopted the eastern tradition in their lives by having their hands and feet painted for weddings, bellies painted while in pregnancy, heads adorned with henna while going through chemotherapy, scars camouflaged to make them unnoticeable, etc.

DIRECTIONS:

STEP 1: TRACE YOUR HAND, PUT YOUR HAND TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE PAGE SO YOU CAN HAVE SOME OF YOUR WRIST TO DRAW ON.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A TRADITIONAL OR ZENTANGLE STYLE HENNA HAND DESIGN.

STEP 3: CREATE YOUR DESIGN IN YOUR HAND. USE THE WEBSITES PROVIDED ABOVE TO HELP WITH YOUR DESIGNS.

ZENTANGLE HAND

TRADITIONAL HAND

AR Standards: CR2.6.1 R8.6.1 R9.6.1 CN10.6.1 

5th/6th- Art Introduction/ Artimus Prime/ Google Classroom

HELLO!

Welcome to Artimus Prime! This is where you will find all of your information to make it through middle school art this year. We will make many artworks throughout the year utilizing many different art methods and techniques. I hope that you enjoy my class and the challenge that being creative brings to you. Work hard and turn in your work to Artsonia on time and we will have a GREAT year!

Today we will discuss some art rules and procedures that will need to be followed everyday in class for everyone to be successful in the art room. 

Create a Name Tag

Your first project is to create a name tag for your box. Use bubble or block letters to write your name and fill the space with color. 

AR Standards 5th: P.4.5.1 P6.5.1 R7.5.2 CN11.5.1
AR Standards 6th: P4.6.1 P6.6.1 R7.6.2 CN11.6.1

5th- Design a Shoe

Shoe designers are fashion designers who develop original footwear for an independent label or a company. You must have a good understanding of texture, color and fashion while developing creative new concepts. You also need an extensive knowledge of shoe construction materials, the ability to identify attractive patterns through fashion trend analysis and an understanding of the fundamentals of footwear construction.

There are many shoe factories in the US alone, in fact there are over 900! 

According to these stats on this website this is a thriving market in the US with lots of competition for artists and designers. 

10 Sneaker Collabs

5 of the Most Expensive SB Nike Dunks

DIRECTIONS

For your project you will be designing a 3d shoe based on the Nike SB Dunk. You will be given the basic template and you will choose how to create your shoe.  

You may use a brand that exists or. you may come up with your own brand and logo for your shoe.  

YOUR SHOE NEEDS TO BE BASED ON SOME KIND OF THEME- (Mario, Basketball, Chess, Skittles, anything you can think of!)

You will completely color your shoe, cut it out, and fold it to create a 3d mockup of your shoe design. You will then add shoelaces using one of the many types of thread that I have. 

5th- Ugly Holiday Sweaters/Goofy Ornaments Collaboration

Ugly Holiday Sweaters are a fun tradition for many families.
 Create an original ugly sweater for your holiday party!
Your sweater can be related to some part of pop culture or something goofy.
Anything you want to do!
After you draw you image on the sweater fill the rest of the sweater with patterns and then color it. 

Use this template:

After you finish your sweater, grab some ornament cutouts to decorate for our hallway Christmas tree!

You can decorate your ornament however you like. When you finish give it to me to hang on the tree.

AR Standards 5th: CR1.5.3 R7.5.2 R8.5.1 CN10.5.1

AR Standards 6th: CR1.6.3 CR3.6.1 R7.6.2 R9.6.1 CN11.6.1

Monochromatic Animals

Follow the instructions in the slideshow. 

8th- Fantasy Map Making

 

For our next project, you will take on the role of a cartographer. Cartography, at its core, is the art and science of creating and using maps to represent the physical world. 

Take a look at this link to find out more about cartography: 

https://muir-way.com/blogs/articles/what-is-cartography

Your task is to create a fantasy map of a fictional world. 

As a class we will look at and practice techniques to help you draw iconography on your map to indicate unique landmasses, buildings, and artifacts. 

Here is an interesting article on the history of creating fantasy maps:

https://lithub.com/why-we-feel-so-compelled-to-make-maps-of-fictional-worlds/

DAY 1-2 Intro/Inkarnate

The first part of our project will use a website called Inkarnate to create a fantasy map.

There are two free options on Inkarnate to create a map. You can use either choice to create your map. We will learn about and add a fantasy compass rose to this map in Photopea on Day 3. 

https://inkarnate.com/maps/

https://www.photopea.com/

Day 3

Compass Rose

Today we will add a compass rose to your digital map. 

Your compass rose must include

1. A fantasy creature/object

2. Compass

3. Scroll with your world name

You will need to find these images online and use remove.bg or photopea to remove the background images. 

You will open your map in photopea and add your compass rose to the map by using 

File>Open and Place to place your items 

and

Edit>Free Transform to resize and move your images

DAY 4-9 Hand-Drawn Map

On day 4 we will begin practicing drawing different landmasses and transitioning into the hand drawn map portion of the project by building your world, let's look at this skillshare and talk a little about building your fantasy world.

https://www.skillshare.com/en/blog/guide-to-world-building/

Take some notes today focusing on the three steps of world building and 

1. Physical setting and what it looks like

2. Society, people, and how they interact with one another

3. History and backstories of people and places

4. Consistency in history, physical description, names of areas

Your next step will be to practice some different landmarks. 

Create a 

mountain range, forest, city, fort/castle, ancient ruin, and something of your choice. 

Google Search- Fantasy Map Icons

https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/fantasy-map-icons

After that you will be able to begin your map drawing. We will use micron pens to outline your artwork. After you finish your drawing, we will age your paper by painting a brown watercolor wash over your map. You may also tear and wrinkle your map along the edges to create even more of an old map feel. 

Here are some links for inspiration and some step by step map making:

https://jaredblando.com/cartography

How to Draw Tutorials For Different Map Parts