Complete one of the following:
Flappy Birds Code
Lightbot Code
Minecraft
Extra time:
Try Code Combat
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
6th Media Arts: How to Movie
1. Research. What could you make instructions for? Could be funny, could be serious, must be simple.
Video: "The rise of web comics" PBS Offbook
2. "How to" cartoon movie examples
more comic movies
3. Write and storyboard your story
4. Design your frame in Adobe Illustrator. Save a copy of each as a jpeg
5. Import into iMovie
6. Add a title, credits, captions, music, sound effects. etc.
7. Export and hand in!
Extra time?
Explore some digital comics:
Homestuck
Daisy Owl
Rice Boy
Dinosaur
Make more comics:
Comic Creator
Chigger
Comic Master
Video: "The rise of web comics" PBS Offbook
2. "How to" cartoon movie examples
more comic movies
3. Write and storyboard your story
4. Design your frame in Adobe Illustrator. Save a copy of each as a jpeg
5. Import into iMovie
6. Add a title, credits, captions, music, sound effects. etc.
7. Export and hand in!
Extra time?
Explore some digital comics:
Homestuck
Daisy Owl
Rice Boy
Dinosaur
Make more comics:
Comic Creator
Chigger
Comic Master
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
7th Media Arts: You are what you Eat!
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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
- SMASH YOUR FOOD!
- Make a practice food face!
- Student Examples
- Search for food photos
- Go to roll-a-die to pick your theme
*If you have extra time, try these nutrition games:
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
6th Media Arts: Typographic Self Portrait
- Presentation- What are fonts?
- Presentation- Typographic Design
- Take a look at last year's student projects
- VIDEOS: Movie "Typolution", An Intro to Typography, What is Typography?
- Writing Assignment
- Demonstration- creating and starting your project
- Work time
Typographic" means made of type or letters.
This picture is all letters. Can you figure out
which ones?
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If you have extra time, try
Design a Font
Kern Type
Shape Type
Type Fight
Font Game
TypeWar
What Type Are You?
Design a Font
Kern Type
Shape Type
Type Fight
Font Game
TypeWar
What Type Are You?
Monday, February 8, 2016
7th Media Arts: An introduction to animation and cartoons
This animated gif project relates to the animation projects we will try later in the semester.
1. Watch a video on the history of animation: The Animated History of Animation
Try it:
If you have extra time, try-
Flipbook Animate
Zimmer Twins Make a Movie
Art Pad
ABC Animate
Piskelapp
1. Watch a video on the history of animation: The Animated History of Animation
3. Research GIF art and animated gifs
GIF Artists:
Kevin Weir
30 Best animated gif artists
Gif artists to know
Mr. Div
4. Create your own Animated GIF
You can make as many as you like. Be creative and original! Turn in your best gif(s) to the HAND IN WORK folder.
GIF Artists:
Kevin Weir
30 Best animated gif artists
Gif artists to know
Mr. Div
STUDENT examples: Look at these examples from last year
4. Create your own Animated GIF
You can make as many as you like. Be creative and original! Turn in your best gif(s) to the HAND IN WORK folder.
CARTOON Yourself:
This project will introduce you to some basic Photoshop tools and using mouse control. We will use Photoshop to trace a digital photo and show an expressive and emotive cartoon face.If you have extra time, try-
Flipbook Animate
Zimmer Twins Make a Movie
Art Pad
ABC Animate
Piskelapp
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Computer Procedures
1. cagallery.blogspot.com
2. Google.com
3. Saving and Naming Practice
Vocabulary
Media Arts Intro Quiz
- m.socrative.com
- enter room ca157
- click "join room"
- wait for Ms. Fowler to begin
5. 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 check it.
Try it:
Try these Media Arts activities: Media Studio
Monday, January 25, 2016
Introduction
Julie Fowler - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
One Minute Movie: The History of Media
Monday, January 4, 2016
Painting and Drawing: Parody in Art
Very famous works of art are often parodied in pop culture. We will research parody and create our own parody drawing.
1. What does parody mean?
2. What is pop culture?
3. Watch the presentation and label each famous work of art.
4. Create some sketches of your parody ideas.
Famous Art Parody Google search
Famous Art Parodies 1
Videos:
Apple Store
The Scream Parodies
American Gothic Parodies
Hunger Pains
Extra time:
Famous paintings parodies game
Link 2
"Painting Puzzles"
1. What does parody mean?
2. What is pop culture?
3. Watch the presentation and label each famous work of art.
4. Create some sketches of your parody ideas.
Famous Art Parody Google search
Famous Art Parodies 1
Videos:
Apple Store
The Scream Parodies
American Gothic Parodies
Hunger Pains
Extra time:
Famous paintings parodies game
Link 2
"Painting Puzzles"
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
8th Media Arts: Double Exposure Portraits
1. What is a double exposure?
Double Exposure examples
More double Exposure examples
Student examples
Demonstration video 1
Demonstration video2
2. You will need to download a copyright free nature or landscape photo from here
Double Exposure examples
More double Exposure examples
Demonstration video 1
Demonstration video2
2. You will need to download a copyright free nature or landscape photo from here
Directions:
Follow the steps in the direction worksheet and demonstration to complete the project.Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Folk art and Zentangles
Research. First research "Folk Art" Use the links below
- What is folk art?
- 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.
- Videos: Emilio Sosa Medina, Oaxacan weavers, Tanya Aguiniga Contemporary folk art of Oaxaca, Video 1 (extra)
- Research folk art from your own culture. Choose one example and sketch it on your worksheet.
- What is a zentangle?
- Research Zentangle patterns
- 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.
Monday, November 30, 2015
8th Media Arts: Type Motion Graphic
How can typography (the art of designing letters and words) bring a sentence to life? We will be creating typographic movies of a favorite song lyric.
Research and Planning
Go the the Graphic Design Dictionary and write the definition for some key terms.
font, frame, graphics, layers, opacity, pixel, RGB, typography
History of Animation and Motion Graphics (Off Book PBS)
Pick a song lyric, a line from a movie, a quote or a famous saying. You want people to get it so pick something recognizable, or something emotionally powerful. The more words the longer it will take to make it, so stick with something short. Try for between 6 and 12 words. If you need some ideas, try 100 Songs Best Lines, ThinkExistSongLyrics, RollingStoneBestLyrics , famous quotes, inspirational quotes, famous lines from movies or search on your own.
Pick a song lyric, a line from a movie, a quote or a famous saying. You want people to get it so pick something recognizable, or something emotionally powerful. The more words the longer it will take to make it, so stick with something short. Try for between 6 and 12 words. If you need some ideas, try 100 Songs Best Lines, ThinkExistSongLyrics, RollingStoneBestLyrics , famous quotes, inspirational quotes, famous lines from movies or search on your own.
Create
1. Sketch a storyboard (plan out what will go on each slide).
2. Download fonts and background graphics. All images must be copyright free!
2. Download fonts and background graphics. All images must be copyright free!
Design
Follow Ms. Fowler's demonstration.
Present
Online and to the class
Reflect and Critique
You will participate in a class critique and use a critique form to evaluate classmates.
Example:
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Painting and Drawing: Experimental Drawing
We will use a variety of methods and techniques to explore the process of drawing and experimental drawing.
1. Bulletism Drawing
2. Appropriation Collage
3. Directions Collage
4. Exquisite Corpse
5. Humanimal Collage
6. Collaborative Drawing (with tools)
1. Bulletism Drawing
2. Appropriation Collage
3. Directions Collage
4. Exquisite Corpse
5. Humanimal Collage
6. Collaborative Drawing (with tools)
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Lion King Posters
1. ResearchImages
Video clips
2. Design
Go to Fowler Classroom > Materials and find the "Lion King Template". Copy to your desktop.
You must: -Change the font (stick to 2 or 3 fonts), -Add color (stick to 2-3 main colors), -Add or alter images, use alignment.
You may: Draw your own artwork, Use other copyright free images.
PBS Off Book Graphic Design
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
8th Media Arts: Sound
Introduction Videos
What is a foley artist?
Foley artist CBS News
Vimeo, Portrait of a Sound Design artist
Audio Engineer and Producer: Chris Monsanto
Vimeo, Sound and Time
NPR Godzilla Sound
What is a foley artist?
Foley artist CBS News
Vimeo, Portrait of a Sound Design artist
Audio Engineer and Producer: Chris Monsanto
Vimeo, Sound and Time
NPR Godzilla Sound
Music videos:
Air Music Video
Bon Iver, Hinnom, TX
Garageband Sample Dance Track
Other videos:
Student Example Video
Jordan, 6 year old
Artists and bands who use garageband
1. Complete the Research and Planning worksheet
Air Music Video
Bon Iver, Hinnom, TX
Garageband Sample Dance Track
Other videos:
Student Example Video
Jordan, 6 year old
Artists and bands who use garageband
STEPS
1. Complete the Research and Planning worksheet- Vocabulary: Use the Glossary in GarageBand Help
Monday, October 19, 2015
Painting and Drawing: Texture Plant Still Life
| Jonas Wood |
1. Perceive Artful Writing: Jonas Wood
Audio Example
2. Research
Still Life Painting-An Introduction from Frank Curkovic
VIDEO
What is contemporary art?
Elements of Art packet
3. Inspiration
Plant collage Pinterest
Jonas Wood
Video: Jonas Wood
** Extra Time: MOMA art games
Audio Example
2. Research
Still Life Painting-An Introduction from Frank Curkovic
VIDEO
What is contemporary art?
Elements of Art packet
3. Inspiration
Plant collage Pinterest
Jonas Wood
Video: Jonas Wood
** Extra Time: MOMA art games
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Painting and Drawing: Assemblage

- Work with a partner from your table.
- Use the found materials from nature or recycled objects to create a character.
- It does not have to be glued.
- Ms. Fowler will photograph it when you are done, then
- Make another!
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
8th Media Arts: Klimt-inspired Portraits
audio for "Perceive: artful writing"
2. Read about Gustav Klimt and answer the questions on your worksheet.
4. Start your design. Watch the demonstrations and follow the directions on your worksheet. Video: How to use patterns in Photoshop
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Design Process
Design Process
Project Introduction
· What is the project description?
· Who is the client? Who is the audience?
· What are the specifications (for example: size, amount of colors, cost, deadlines, etc.)
Research
· Important vocabulary words
· Concepts and ideas
· Similar work and Inspiration
Plan
· Brainstorming
· Sketch and rough draft
Design
· Demonstrations by teacher
· Create using the computer
Critique
· Self evaluations
· Revisions
· Evaluate in small groups or as a class
Display
· Art show
· Hang in the school
Computer Procedures
1. Complete Part 1 of the worksheet
2. Part 2: Vocabulary
3. Saving and Naming Practice
Follow the directions on your worksheet
4. Media Arts Intro Quiz
- m.socrative.com
- enter room ca157
- click "join room"
- wait for Ms. Fowler to begin
5. 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 check it.
Try it:
Try these Media Arts activities: Media Studio
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
RISE UP
Respect
Esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability proper acceptance or courtesy; acknowledgment.
Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
Strength (video 1 ) video 2 (video 3)
The quality or state of being strong; mental power, force, or vigor; moral power, firmness, or courage;
The fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence; an excellent quality or feature.
A state of cooperative or mutually tolerant relations between people
skill in dealing with or handling something.
A dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one's position or character; self-respect; self-esteem; pleasure or satisfaction taken in something done by or belonging to oneself.
Inspirational Videos for Students
Cross the Line
Inspirational Videos for Students
Cross the Line
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Painting and Drawing: In my mind
Create a drawing/collage that expresses your internal self. What do you think about? What worries you? What makes you happy? What do you daydream about?1. Take a photo of yourself in black and white, thinking
2. Save it to the "Fowler Classroom > Painting and Drawing" folder
3. Carefully cut out your photo and glue to paper
4. Use drawing tools and/or collage to create your artwork
Collage Art Videos:
5 Artists in 5 Minutes
1958 Collage in Art film
Making a collage
Vik Muniz
Beth Hoeckel
Monday, September 14, 2015
8th Media Arts: Monogram designs
Research and Brainstorming:1. Watch the presentation on logo design.
2. Look at the websites and watch the videos below: Logo Lounge, Simple Logo Designs, Vintage Logos, Logo Awards, Logos 99
Videos: Draplin Logo Design
The Art of the Logo Design (PBS)
Change the Way you look at logos (part 1 buzzfeed)
(part 2 buzzed)
Logo Animation
Designing a logo in Ai


3. Look through the printed out logo designs on your tables
4. Fill your page with different monogram designs
and go through the folders with samples for some logo design inspiration
Make your Monogram Calling Cards
Choose your final design. Redraw on final template. Draw carefully in pencil first! Be a perfectionist! Go over your lines with Sharpie. On the back of your card, design your phone number or email or screen name or twitter. Some kind of contact info. Create with collage or by hand.Thursday, September 10, 2015
Painting and Drawing: Introduction
Welcome to painting and drawing.
Art is not just about having a great piece of work at the end, it is about the process and what you learn and discover along the way.
What is Art? (Creature Comforts)
What are 8 ways to look at Art?
What is art for? Video
What is Art (Short animated video)
What is Art? (Creature Comforts)
What are 8 ways to look at Art?
What is art for? Video
What is Art (Short animated video)
For our first exercise, see what you can discover...
Instant Face Maker from FaceHeads on Vimeo.
Fingerprint Art
History of Graffiti- Vandalism to Art
Use Graffiti Creator to design your portfolio
Fingerprint Art
History of Graffiti- Vandalism to Art
Use Graffiti Creator to design your portfolio
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Icebreaker: Collaborative Doodle
Directions:- Ms. Fowler will group you up.
- Draw a doodle for each category.
- Talk with your group about your answers.
- Share something about 3 other people in your group.
Doodles:
- Draw your name
- Draw your favorite food
- Draw your favorite animal
- Draw something you like to do for fun
- Draw a goal you have for the future
- Draw someone close to you
- Draw where you want to visit someday
- Draw a made up creature
- Draw 3 words others might use to describe me
- Draw something that makes you happy
Monday, August 31, 2015
Introduction
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
8th Media Arts: Class Cookbook
1. Choose a recipe that is a favorite or meaningful to you. You could use one from your family/heritage/culture. Google search your recipe or get it from a family member.2. Copy the ingredients and directions to a page in Adobe Illustrator (8.5 by 11")
3. Design a background and illustrations. You can use thenounproject.com for symbols, Vecteezy, or go to Fowler Classroom > Materials > Food Vector Art, or draw your own!
4. Your page should have a title, ingredients, directions, and illustrations
5. Save as "YourLastName Cookbook" to the Hand in Work folder.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Prezi Portfolio
- Go to prezi.com
- Create an account using your school email. (username + @apps.isd13.org)
- Title your Prezi "Your Full Name Portfolio"
- use cagallery.blogspot.com to find your projects and save a jpeg or copy a link
- Place all of your projects and artist statements into your Prezi
- Add a path and design elements
- Share the link with Ms. Fowler
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
MIA Field Trip
Videos (prior to visit)
- We will bring cameras to document our trip to the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
- Think about what you have learned about photography to take some interesting photos while we are there: experiment with camera angles, distance, focus and depth of field.
- Find one work from the permanent collection to photograph and use as inspiration for an artwork that you will create digitally. Take photos of the whole thing, and some details.
- Create a work of art using Illustrator that is inspired by the work. Maybe it has the same colors, or similar design elements, or the same subject. It shouldn't be a copy of the work, but just take some things from it and use them in a new way.


Thursday, April 30, 2015
8th Media Arts: Fortune Cookie Design
We will learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator and design posters. You will get a fortune cookie, and you must create an interesting, dynamic, eye-catching design. Use what you learn about composition, fonts and typography.Research and Planning

- What is Typography? Presentation
- The History of Typography Video
- Go to some of the free font websites and download some fonts you may want to try (in addition to the ones on your computer.
- Text effects practice. Tutorial video1. Hand in you practice page. Letter drawing practice. Hand in.
Design
- Select a random cookie. What you get is what you get!
- Sketch your design. It could be a drawing or interesting type or a combination of both.
Look at these websites for some inspiration:
Follow the directions on your worksheet.
thetypefight.com
Shape type
Kern type
Nature Photography and Quote Design
The Project: Combine a quotation with an original photo
Examples
Step 1: Take a nature photo
Directions

Types of shots
Using camera angles to take better photos
The science of camera angles
Step 2: Chose a nature quote
Find quote here: Brainy Quote, GoodReads, QuoteGardenMake sure you attribute the author

Step 3: Design in Photoshop
- Download a font or fonts
- Directions: Ms. Fowler will demonstrate
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
6th Media Arts: Sketch-Up Sculpture
Research:
1. 2. 3. Go to THIS PAGE for sculpture videos and examples. Ms. Fowler will present.
Sculpture Garden websites:
Walker Sculpture Garden
Franconia
Olympic Sculpture Park
4. Outdoor Sculptures
5. What is scale? Scale (Element of art)
6. Pick descriptive words
Past student examples
Sculpture in Sketch Up
Architect Studio 3D (might not work)
My Imaginary City
1. 2. 3. Go to THIS PAGE for sculpture videos and examples. Ms. Fowler will present.
Sculpture Garden websites:
Walker Sculpture Garden
Franconia
Olympic Sculpture Park
4. Outdoor Sculptures
| CA students at the Walker Sculpture Garden |
5. What is scale? Scale (Element of art)
6. Pick descriptive words
Past student examples
Design:
Google Sketch-Up tutorial videoSculpture in Sketch Up
Extra Time games:
HomeStylerArchitect Studio 3D (might not work)
My Imaginary City
Monday, April 13, 2015
7th grade: Fashion Design
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
Now lets look at some examples of print and pattern designs. Go to: Print and Pattern. Look through all of the examples (you can also go through the archives). Pick 3 and describe them.
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
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
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
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