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This project will take a look at Ancient Egyptian figure proportions. You will create a modern day person (clothing, hair style) with Ancient Egyptian proportions, OR you will create a cartouche of your name.
This video discusses Ancient Egyptian proportion.
PROJECT 1
Using the video above and the picture below as a reference, create a modern day person using Ancient Egyptian figure proportions.
PROJECT 2 Cartouche
Follow The steps on the website to write your name in hieroglyphics.
1. Draw your cartouche using the example in class.
2. Fill the cartouche with color.
3. Write your name in hieroglyphics. Make the characters fill up the space in your cartouche
4. Color your hieroglyphic characters.
AR Standards: CR1.6.1 P4.6.1 P6.6.2 R7.6.2 CN10.6.1
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.
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.
During this lesson, we will take a look at graphic design, basic color theory and different color schemes used in art.
After completing a color theory worksheet you will create four unique soda can designs. Each can must include a different color scheme,different logo, design, and original name. We will also take a look at the graphic design process and discuss logos in society.
For now take a look at the websites below to get some inspiration and instruction in color theory and graphic design.
HERE is a site on basic color theory that lists some color schemes.
Here is a video that will explain all ten color schemes that are discussed in class and on your worksheet.
Day 1- Color Theory Intro
Compelete the worksheet on color theory.
Day 2-4 Soda Can Logo Designs
After looking at the color theory information and completing the worksheet, you will begin creating logos for your soda cans. Before you begin that here are a few examples of logos and a LINK to a website about logo evolution for you to look at.
As you create your logos for your soda cans, keep in mind that artists try and incorporate an image and text into one, easy to read, interesting design. Here is one more LINK to an article showing 50 different logos that contain a hidden meaning.
Soda Can Designs
Each can must contain a different name and logo design.
Each can must use a different color scheme. Label each can with the appropriate color scheme.
Our next project will take a look at Pop Art and Andy Warhol. You will be creating your own soup cans based on pop culture references that are relevant to you.
Watch this video to hear about Andy Warhol and why his soup cans are significant in the world of art.
Now take a look at the first slideshow below for an intro to your project
After you finish watching this slideshow you will begin brainstorming your soup ideas. Use the worksheets that I provided for this step.
After you finish brainstorming and your ideas are approved by me you can take a look at the second slideshow.
The second slideshow has more in depth instructions that explain how to make your soup cans.
This project will put you in the position of a graphic designer as you work to create a new package design for your candy bar creation. You will use the design process to create your candy bar. For your final piece, you will use Photopea.com to create your design.
The Graphic Design Process
When starting a new design project, there are steps of the graphic design process to follow that will help you to achieve the best results. Rather than jump right into a graphics software program to try to create a final version, you can save yourself time and energy by first researching the topic, finalizing your content, starting with simple sketches and getting several rounds of approval on designs.
We will use the graphic design process above as a guide for this project.
WEEK 1- Steps 1-4
1. Define the task:
What kind of bars will you make?
Who is your target audience?
What are your candy bars made out of?
2. Research
Gather ideas and make notes about candy bar design.
3. Brainstorming
Begin thinking about your idea. Create a mindmap to help you brainstorm.
Thumbnail sketches do not have to be in color and are not finished drawings.
You should create at least 4 original ideas for this step.
WEEK 2- Steps 5-8
5. Design Direction Develop 3 of your ideas from your thumbnails. These ideas should be in full color.
6. Tight Sketch This is your final design. 7. Client Review Bring your tight sketch to be reviewed by the teacher. 8. Finalizing Design your bar on Photopea.com
Finish your piece by wrapping the cardboard candy bar. After your wrap your bar, write a paragraph that describes your candy bar and glue it to the back of your bar.
During the Renaissance one artist was centuries beyond his time--Giuseppe Arcimboldo. While the Great Masters such as Michelangelo and Raphael focused on rendering human figures realistically, Giuseppe Arcimboldo created surreal portraits of his subjects made of vegetables, plants, fruits, sea creatures, tree roots, and books. In this class we will create our own paintings mimicking Arcimboldo’s unique style using fruits and vegetables.
Giuseppe Arcimboldo(also spelled Arcimboldi; 1527 - July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books - that is, he painted representations of these objects on the canvas arranged in such a way that the whole collection of objects formed a recognizable likeness of the portrait subject.
Arcimboldo was born in Milan in 1527, the son of Biagio, a painter who did work for the office of the Fabbrica in the Duomo. Arcimboldo was commissioned to do stained glass window designs beginning in 1549, including the Stories of St. Catherine of Alexandria vitrage at the Duomo. In 1556 he worked with Giuseppe Meda on frescoes for the Cathedral of Monza. In 1558, he drew the cartoon for a large tapestry of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, which still hangs in the Como Cathedral today.
CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW ARCIMBOLDO'S COMPLETE WORKS ->
UNITY - A principle of art, unity occurs when all of the elements of a piece combine to make a balanced, harmonious, complete whole. Unity is another of those hard-to-describe art terms but, when it's present, your eye and brain are pleased to see it. VARIETY - A principle of art concerned with combining one or more elements of art in different ways to create interest.
How does Arcimboldo create unity in his artworks?
How does Arcimboldo create variety in his artworks?
How will your create texture on your items to make them look realistic?
YOUR PROJECT is to create a portrait of a person using vegetables, fruits, or other objects to make the person's face.
You may use any items you would like to make your person. Like Arcimboldo, your items should all relate to each other to create a theme for your portrait.
AR Standards: CR1.6.2 CR2.6.1 R7.6.1 R8.6.1 CN11.6.1
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