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

Use the Dictionary application for 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

 Photoshop Animals 2

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

*Extra time activities: go to Remix Art Studio or Pixlr-o-matic

7th Media Arts: Comic Con, Superheros

We will work on a packaging design project for our Arts and Engineering Comic Con (or Comic Convention).

1. Research
     First, let's talk about what a comic convention is like. Video. Experience Comic Con.

You will design superhero characters (like a superhero) and create a packages for candy, suckers, and stickers. We will sell these at our booths (for Columbia Academy cash, or real $).

2. Brainstorm
    Begin by brainstorming some character designs. You can use the internet for inspiration. Draw12 different characters on your paper.
Superhero
cute superhero
superhero character

3. Design
    We will do some practice in Adobe Illustrator. Follow Ms. Fowler's directions step-by-step to create a practice project. Then, use what you have learned to make TWO of your own designs on the computer.

4. Packaging design
After you hand your designs in, Ms. Fowler will print your characters on stickers to add to candy packages. We will sell these at our Comic Con.

Turn one of your finished designs into a book cover, a T-shirt, or both. A book cover must include a title and an author. You can find the T-shirt template in Fowler-Classroom>Materials.

PSN Care Package Designs

8^th Media Arts: Project Safety Nets

8th Graders will work with Miss Ann to develop a fundraising campaign for her foundation "Project Safety Nets." You will design 4 different pieces: a flyer, a care package, a T-shirt, and a thank you note. 

Research Miss Ann will talk with you about the foundation, and her needs as the client. Write down notes from her presentation (What does Project Safety Nets do? What is important to include in your designs?)

How to Design an Awesome Flyer

Design Ideas

Plan

Use the internet to research donation campaign designs, and the Project Safety Nets website. How will you encourage people to donate? Sketch your designs.

Design each on the computer. Use the templates Ms. Fowler has provided for each. They will include all of the text and information you need, and will be set up as the right size. We will work on one design per class. These should all have the same look and feel –use similar colors, fonts, and design elements. A good guideline for your designs: No more than 2 or 3 fonts, 2 or 3 colors and include at least 2 or 3 images or design elements.

1. Flyer
2. Care Package
3. T-shirt
4. Thank you note

7th Media Arts: You Are What You Eat!

Research and Planning Worksheet

Questions 1-5: Guiseppe Arcimboldo

Play "Pick Chow"
Tell Ms. Fowler when you are done

Plan: Facial Proportions

Student Examples (click here or on image to zoom)

Try these nutrition games:

1. Dining Decisions

2. Nutrition for Kids
3. Breakfast Detective
4. Nutrition Exploration
5. Hungry Hiker

Search for copyright-free food photos

Videos

Work of Archimboldo

Sculpture inspired by Archimboldo

Till Nowak

6th Media Arts: Cartoon characters and digital comic strips

For this project you will design cartoon characters, then choose one to make into a digital comic strip.

1. Research (watch a slideshow of last years characters) (or see more here), and Vocabulary

2. Brainstorm characters and cartoons. Draw a different design in each box of your brainstorming worksheet.

3. Try these online games

    Comic Creator

     Flipbook

     Domo Animate

4. Illustrator Tools practice

5. Design your frames

6. Create your movie

Videos:

Laylah Ali

How to create cartoon characters

7th Photo Scavenger Hunt

Steps:

Photography Research. Complete the photography worksheets using these two links:

• 13 Lessons to teach your child about photography
• Photography Vocabulary

1. Camera Contract-read and sign
2. Camera Settings
3. Macro Photos
4. Practice uploading photos
5. Photo Scavenger Hunt
6. Create iMovie of photos

• Upload photos to computer
• Watch example movie
• Import photos to iMovie
• Edit down to best 10-15 photos
• Add titles, captions and credits

If you have extra time, go to: Pixlr

8th Media Arts: Inspirational Quote Designs

Steps

1. Pick an inspirational quote. Find one that is meaningful to you, not too long, and you must include the author.
1. Ms. Fowler's Pintrest board
2. Brainy Quote
3. Inspirational quotes
2. Take a photograph for the background 
1. We will try lots of different kinds of shots- First look up each shot here
2. Ms. Fowler will demonstrate some
3. Shoot pictures with a partner, going off your checklist. You will each choose one of your own photos to use as the background to your quote.
3. Design in Photoshop 
1. Use effects, color adjustments and filters
2. Add your text. You may want to download a custom font. You can find some free fonts here. Or any of the other "Free font" links on the right-hand side.
4. When we are finished we will save as "YourLastName Quote.psd" to the HAND IN WORK folder, and save it in your own folder.
5. Write an artist statement
6. Display and critique

*If you have extra time, go to
Pixlr-o-matic
PhotoOp

6th Media Arts: Typographic Self Portraits

Typographic" means made of type or letters.
This picture is all letters. Can you figure out
which ones?

• Presentations- What are fonts? 
• Watch last year's projects
• Movie "Typolution"
• Vocabulary words
• Demonstration- creating and starting your project
• Work time

If you have extra time, go to "Flash Face" or "Make an Avatar" from the Art games and Activities links

8th Media Arts: Klimt Inspired Self-Portrait

"The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt, 1907
One of the most reproduced paintings

1. Watch a slide show of past student work.

2. Read about Gustav Klimt and answer the questions on your worksheet.

3. Go to Art Lex and search "Art Nouveau." Read and look through examples. Then use the dictionary to complete the Vocabulary section.

4. Start your design. Watch the demonstrations and follow the directions on your worksheet.

Video: How to use patterns in Photoshop
Download Photoshop Patterns

5. If you have extra time, explore iKlimt
or Color a Pattern

Klimt's portrait "Adele Bloch-Bauer I" sold for $135 million, the highest price ever reported on a painting

Media Arts Lab Procedures

Read through worksheet

Log on to assigned computer

Complete the worksheet. You will need this link and the flashcards:

• Find it Game

Writing Practice: How to be a Critical Viewer

Go to this link. Choose one cigarette advertisement and answer the questions on the screen. When you are finished, sign up on the board so Ms. Fowler can come and print it. Grab it from the black and white printer, sign your name, and put in the HAND IN WORK basket.

Try it:

Try these Media Arts activities: Media Studio

Introduction Videos

One Minute Movie: The History of Media

Media Arts Academy

Extra time activities: Media Studio

Elements of Media Arts: Discuss and look at "LMG" by Matt S.

Careers in Art

Y. N. Rich Kids

Hot Cheetos and Takis

Painting and Drawing, Nature Pastels

First: Flower oil pastels

Second: Outside drawing from observation

We will be using oil pastels to draw from nature.

Supplies: Drawing board, paper, oil pastels, paper towel

Look for: an interesting composition. Maybe focus on something close up.

Study the light and shadows, the textures, and the color. What colors might you need to blend? How can you change your pastel marks to show the texture?

Fill the page, edge to edge.

Painting and Drawing

Famous Paintings Photo Booth
(examples):








Directions:
1. Work in groups of 4. Choose a painting
2. Research your painting and answer the questions on your worksheet
3. Project and trace your painting
4. Paint
5. Cut out the face holes
6. Decide how the booth will be set up for photos

7th Photo Scavenger Hunt

1. Camera Contract
2. Camera Settings
3. Macro Photos
4. Practice uploading photos

5. Photo Scavenger Hunt
6. Create iMovie of photos

• Upload photos to computer
• Watch example movie
• Import photos to iMovie
• Edit down to best 10-15 photos
• Add titles, captions and credits

Elements of Media Arts

Space, Motion, Sequence, Image, Sound, Time

Breaking down a video into elements

Painting and Drawing, Friendship bracelets

Candy Stripe

Basic Knots

Inverse Chevron

8th Media Arts, Video Poems

For this project your will be creating a video poem using iMovie and video footage. Use this blog post to complete your research and planning packets. Ms. Fowler will show you examples.

1. Use the dictionary application to write the definitions to the words on your worksheet

2. Find a poem (or write your own original poem!).

Poetry Foundation for teens

Poetry 180

Story It Poems
Kenn Nesbitt
Famous Poets and Poems

Make sure it is one you really like.

2. Storyboard. Plan out your video on the worksheet. Write down what words will be on the screen at the same time (break the poem up into stanzas), and what kind of video may will go with it. Fill a minimum of 6 frames.

Student Example 1

Student Example 2

Student Example 3
Student Example 4

3. Shoot your video and upload to your computer. Copy files to your folder as back up. You can also use copyright free photos or your own original art work. (You could try drawing in Photoshop or Illustrator!)

4. Put it all together in iMovie. You will have to import your video and type the captions or record a voice over. Choose transition effects, video effects and titles/credits. Choose animation effects for your type. Change the fonts and colors.

5. Think about the pace of your movie. Try using a variety of shots: close-ups, far away, color, black and white. You should still make sure your images relate to each other. They should look like they belong together.

6. Try adding background sound or music. You can make your own music in GarageBand

7. When you are finished, Go to Share > Export Movie. Save it as "YourLastNameVideoPoem", and the size "Large", to the Desktop. Copy the file to your folder, and the HAND IN WORK folder.

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