Pixel Role Models
Summary:
Pixel Role models is a lesson that focuses on paying tribute to those who inspire. Students are to determine as a class certain qualities of people who could be considered role model. The goal from this point is to then recreate the likeness of this their chosen role model in the free online software Piskel, and animate it. |
Obscure Sports Trophies
Summary:
Obscure sports trophies is a lesson in which students focus on the art of armature sculpture. This process has students explore the world of strange sports, such as bathtub racing or giraffe jousting. Then based upon that sport students create a wire figure and props. These armatures are then wrapped and painted based on student design, then placed on a wooden base to represent a trophy. |
Username Tags
Summary:
This project is a homage the late 80's early 90's graffiti phenomenon in urban areas. To modernize the appeal for this project students are to create their graffiti "tags" based on an online handle for a social media account they might be using. Students then gain skills in bubble lettering, shadow work, and acrylic paint blending skills. |
Literal Interpretation
Summary:
Students take on this project once they have gone through a tutorial process on image editing software. Normally being Adobe Photoshop CS6. Students are to take their knowledge of cutting and pasting imagery together in order to create a literal representation of a compound word.
Students take on this project once they have gone through a tutorial process on image editing software. Normally being Adobe Photoshop CS6. Students are to take their knowledge of cutting and pasting imagery together in order to create a literal representation of a compound word.
Duality Prints
Summary:
This printmaking project focuses very heavily on collaboration with pairs of students. They begin by choosing two images that contrast with one another and copy this imagery to a linoleum block. Students then cut out sections of this block based on chosen colors. Prints then alternate between carving sections to create a reduction print.
This printmaking project focuses very heavily on collaboration with pairs of students. They begin by choosing two images that contrast with one another and copy this imagery to a linoleum block. Students then cut out sections of this block based on chosen colors. Prints then alternate between carving sections to create a reduction print.
Lyrics Art
Summary:
Lyrics art qualifies as an advanced digital art project as it combines multiple tools and process within image editing software. Students are to choose two songs and two images that correlate to one another. The lyrics of these songs are then to be placed over top the negative space of the images. This allows for the words to then create the image rather than the images themselves.
Lyrics art qualifies as an advanced digital art project as it combines multiple tools and process within image editing software. Students are to choose two songs and two images that correlate to one another. The lyrics of these songs are then to be placed over top the negative space of the images. This allows for the words to then create the image rather than the images themselves.
Chimera Cups
Summary:
Chimera cups is a ceramics lesson that incorporates both sculpture and vessel construction. Students are to choose two or more animals that they would like to combine. They are then to use different aspects of each animal to be placed on a vessel of their choosing. These cups are then glazed and fired resulting in a variety of wonky creations!
Chimera cups is a ceramics lesson that incorporates both sculpture and vessel construction. Students are to choose two or more animals that they would like to combine. They are then to use different aspects of each animal to be placed on a vessel of their choosing. These cups are then glazed and fired resulting in a variety of wonky creations!