Pacing

Today you'll have two opportunities to experience different kinds of pacing...

Warm up Drawing:  All the action happens in ONE panel... Choose 2 out of 3...

Pacing:  The Wrong Planet:  We'll number off and you will use 4 or 5 panels to show the action in on of these actions.
1.  The Astronaut launches his rocket
2.  lands on the moon
3.  plants his flag
4. returns home to much fanfare
5.  realizes he's on the wrong planet.

A Thumbprint of your Senior Year

1. make a thumbprint on a post-it note.
2. LIGHTLY draw that thumbprint HUGE on a piece of paper.
3. Creatively draw out words that describe you on the pencil lines of your thumbprint
4. Embellish with colored pastels.

Intro to Cartooning

Today we'll make sure you know what a narration box, a speech/thought bubble, a borderless panel, a panel, a long, medium, and close-up shot, a bleed, and emanatta are.

Then, we'll get to work on these:

A Person Running
A Car Speeding
A Ball Falling
A Person Staggering
A Newspaper page blowing in the wind

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Abstract Timelines

Helen Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea. 1952. Abstract Expressionism. The painters who came to be called "Abstract Expressionists" shared a similarity of outlook rather than of style-- an outlook characterized by a spirit of revolt and a belief in freedom of expression, and freedom from realism.

For the next week (or so) students will be creating a time line of their lives that will use abstract symbols to represent their 10 most important life events. The finished work will be 2 x 28 inches long and will use ink, colored pencils, glue, collage, paint and anything else we can find around here.

Objectives:
utilizing life experiences as subject matter
communicating in an abstract way Day 1: fold a sheet of paper in 1/2 and number from 1 - 10 on one side. Here you'll list (in order) the important events in your life. When your done listing these, start drawing abstract and unrecognizable symbols for each of your events.

Color Chart

oil painting color chart due on Friday

Tape Sculptures at Irondale

Tape Sculptures at Irondale!

Wishing Flags

Inspired by the traditional Tibetan Prayer Flag, we will create a positive wishing flag, which will be carved,printed, and hung by the students.
Here are some traditional flags being flown. A common misconception is that these prayers are being sent to the gods. Instead they are positive wishes that are being shared with the community. We will also be creating positive messages to be shared in much the same way.

First, students will brainstorm ideas for images that communicate a positive wish for either themselves or the world. Students will design a central image for their own flag that represents their wish. Finally they will design a border or frame that surrounds the central image. Students can choose to use all images, but could also add text.

Students will transfer their drawings to linoleum and cut it out based on the safety instructions given in class.

Students will use the printing press to make multiple copies of their wishing flags. (The image that students carve will be reversed when it's printed)