Painting and Drawing: Zentangle Animals

Research. First research "Folk Art" Use the links below

1. What is folk art?
2. Go to the American Folk Art Museum, or the International Folk Art Museum website.  or the Craft and Folk Art Museum. Choose an artist. Answer the questions on the worksheet.
3. Videos: Emilio Sosa Medina,   Oaxacan weavers,   Tanya Aguiniga   Contemporary folk art of Oaxaca,      Video 1 (extra)
4. Research folk art from your own culture. Choose one example and sketch it on your worksheet.
5. What is a zentangle?
6.  Research Zentangle patterns

MAKE: Create a background.

• Collage with simple shapes. Hills, trees, streams, etc.
• Draw in zentangle patterns.

Draw an animal. WeDrawAnimals.com

• Start with simple shapes. Draw in pencil. Fill your page.
• Go over with Sharpie. Erase pencil lines.
• Fill with zentange patterns.
• Cut out and place on your background.

Past student work.

Designer research

Create a short presentation on a famous designer.

1. Choose a designer from this list of 70 designers who changed the world or this list of 30 more designers that changed the world.
2. Design: Use Google Slides. 1. title slide with the designer's name 2. Background information 3. At least three pictures of their work. 4. At least 4 slides
3. Copy the "embed" code and email to Ms. Fowler (fowlerj@colheights.k12.mn.us)

You can use the websites from #1 to research and save pictures from, or google the person's name. You have only today to do this project. If you finish early you can help others or go to art links from this website.

7th Media Arts: You Are What You Eat!

Research and Planning Worksheet

Questions 1-5: Guiseppe Arcimboldo

Make a 5 Star Meal! Once you have, draw what is on your plate. TRY HERE

Go to FoodNMe.com and follow along on your worksheet

Make a practice food face!

Student Examples (and more)

If you have extra time, try these nutrition games:

Or Explore Fit Teens, or Fit Kids

Nutrition for Kids

Search for copyright-free food photos

Videos

Work of Archimboldo

Sculpture inspired by Archimboldo

Till Nowak

YEARBOOK

Online sales link

TIPS for great YEARBOOK photos

10 Tips for Better Photos (Kodak)

Taking good Portraits

JOSTENS videos

Photo tips PDF

WorldBeat Survey from Jostens

6th Media Arts: Legendary Creatures

Introduction

We will write a story about a made-up Legendary Creature, then use Adobe Photoshop to collage together photos to illustrate our creature. Here are some examples from last year.

Directions

1. Vocabulary

Go to wordcentral.com and look up the definitions to the vocabulary words.

2. Research

a. Mythical Creatures (answer the questions in your packet)

b. Myths, Legends, Fables and Folklore (answer the questions in your packet)

c. Look at these professional examples:

Photoshop Animals 1

3. Sketch

Sketch in your packet

4. Write

Follow the directions on your worksheet, and us MSWord to write your legend.

5. Design

Go to Morguefile.com to collect your photos

VIDEOS

Photoshop tutorial

Photoshop animals

How is Photoshop used to trick us? Is anyone model perfect?

Disney Legends
The Tortoise and the Hare
Mythical Creatures part 1, part 2

*Extra time activities: SwitchZoo, Build Your Wild Self