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.

Dinosaur comics

We talked about Dinosaur Comics in class and today you'll get you're own blank copy to add text to. Think about thought bubbles, word bubbles, and narration boxes. Bonus points for adding emanata.

***When you're done, please work on finishing your one-panel captioned piece. It DOES need to be inked.

The Apple...

Here are some really clear examples of the Cause and Effect Drawing we did last week. What makes these interesting or successful to you?

Today we'll talk a bit about this apple. If you draw one, and write apple next to it, you'll just be labelling it. This isn't something we want to do in comics. But, if you write words like New York, or temptation, or Dr. repellent next to it, you will create a relationship between the word and the picture. This is something WE DO want to do in comics. This relationship doesn't have to be funny though. It could be dramatic, absurd, polital, etc...

Here are two captions for this Wells Fargo caption contest:
"Fashion Rule #13: Carrying a big credit card makes your rear end appear smaller. "–Lady Anon

"Early prototype, just prior to the invention of the wallet." –Chris S. Ervi

Activity I: Find one of your drawings from class. Cut it out and paste it in your sketchbook. Make as many different captions as you can for your work. Think in terms of creating a relationship between the words and the picture.

Activity II: On a new sketchbook page, do a small thumbnail sketch of a drawing with a caption. Once you've decided on a sketch, enlarge it to approx. 5 x 7 size and draw a frame around it. Write at lease 3 captions and choose the funniest one. Ink it.

Birdhouse

Working on Birdhouses. Due on Wednesday.

Grading:

NO OUTLINES!
Accurate angles: measure
Blended, but not blurry
Size of drawing, placement on the page, full erasures and signature
Show reflection/highlight, midtones, shadow and cast shadow.

50 POINTS

Inspired by...

other creative people in the Twin Cities!

Cause and Effect Drawing

Yesterday we focused on a single action taking place. Today we'll focus on cause and effect in one panel.

Please take one page in your sketchbook to create these 3 panels (use a ruler to make even panels):

#1: A ball crashes through a window into a kitchen and rips through the newspaper of a person sitting in the room. The person reacts to the window breaking. Optional: a dog catches the ball in midair after it comes through the newspaper.

#2 Person 1 trips Person 2. Person 1 is laughing, person 2 is trying to catch him or herself and is knocking over a lamp.

#3 Two guys are fighting. Guy 1 throws a rock at guy 2. Guy 2 is hit by the rock, which makes him accidentally shoot his gun into the air. The bullet hits and breaks a chain holding up a heavy lamp over guy 1's head.
Here are some examples.

Finish the Ball Today

Your ball is due.