Tuesday, April 7, 2015

6th Media Arts: Mandala Designs

We will be using Adobe Illustrator to create "mandalas". This project will use art and math skills, along with reflecting on big questions like "what brings you peace?"
  1. What is a mandala?
  2. Look at some mandalas
  3. Vocabulary words: symmetry, icon, serenity, radial, reflection, concentric
  4. Videos: Time lapse Tibetan monk mandalaSand Mandala videoDigital mandala installation
  5. Download Symbols.  
    1. Go to thenounproject.com. 
    2. Use the email address fowlerj@colheights.k12.mn.us
    3. use the password: chps157
    4. download the "svg" file
  6. How to create concentric elements in Adobe Illustrator
Extra time: Kaleidoscope       Color in Motion       Flowers        The color test

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