6th Media Arts: Legendary Creatures

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. Copyright law: A Fair(y) Use Tale

VIDEOS

Photoshop animals

How is Photoshop used to trick us? Is anyone model perfect?
PBS Off Book: Photoshop

Disney Legends
The Tortoise and the Hare
Mythical Creatures part 1, part 2
Cows, cows, cows
Animal Planet: Monster Week

*Extra time activities: SwitchZoo, Build Your Wild Self, Creature Creator

Fashion Design

This project has two parts. First design textiles or fabrics. Then designing clothing/outfits with your textile designs.

Student Examples:
Fashion Designs
Fabric Designs

Vocabulary
Use this dictionary (or the one on your computer) to find the definitions to the following words: symmetry, geometric, organic, pattern, ornate, textile, client, mass market.

Research

Try the two activities linked from caarts.blogspot.com

1. Symmetry Activity
   
2. Organic and Geometric Shapes
3. Patterns 
4. Practice making some patterns

Now look at some links to textile and pattern designs. Pick 3 and describe them in you packet. 
- print and pattern designs
- Google Print 
- Google Pattern. 
- Print and pattern blog
- printallover.me

Look at some Columbia Academy student work

Follow the directions on your worksheets to design 3 different patterns and apply them to 3 different items. Have fun!

Create a polyvore inspiration board for your client. Email a link to Ms. Fowler: fowler@colheights.k12.mn.us

NEXT: Create an original fashion design! Ms. Fowler will give you directions

Sketch your fashion design ideas. Look at some haute couture for inspiration.
Haute Couture "high sewing" Dresses
more Haute Couture

Videos

1. 4-year old Fashion Designer
2. One Look: Dior Dress
3. The Art of Making Red Dress

4. Project Runway Designs

EXTRA TIME ACTIVITIES:
Champion Hoodie Remix (design a hoodie)

Custom Ink
Construct

Extra:
fashion career

Parsons Fashion Design

Famous Fashion Designers, Bio
Fashion design career

Stop Motion Animation

Research

1. Try a practice animation:

• Animation game
• Flipbook Animate
• Toy Theater Stop Motion Animation

2. Watch some stop-motion examples: Stop-motion Animations

The story of stop motion

3. YOU Find a stop motion. Find a cool stop-motion to share with the class. Click here for: VIMEO Stop motion, Or try youtube stop motion animation, Google stop-motion animation.
Make stop motion with Kristen Lepore

Watch How to make a stop-motion

Planning

Watch How to make a stop-motion
Fill out planning portion

Draw your storyboard
Form groups of 3 or 4.

      Person 1- Director: Oversees the filming and production. Follows the storyboard.

      Person 2- Camera-person: Makes sure each shot is properly lit, in focus and steady.

      Persons 3 (and 4)- Actors: Either act in the movie or control the set/characters/objects.

Create

1. Make your set, characters, lettering, and anything else you need.
2. Create a title sequence
3. Take pictures
4. Edit your photos in iMovie

stop-motion in iMovie

 If you finish early, try these games:

• Animation game
• Flipbook Animate
• Toy Theater Stop Motion Animation

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