7th Media Arts: T shirts with a Message

For this project you will be designing T-shirts with a message. You should address a social issue you feel strongly about and create a design that reflects your feelings. First complete the Research and Planning worksheets. 

Vocabulary

Go to dictionary.com and write the definitions to the following words. Make sure you are choosing the definition that relates to the project.

* social issue:A social issue is a problem that influences a considerable number of the individuals within a society.

 *communicate * persuade * protest * issue * propaganda

Research

1. Look at these Links as a class:

• Peintres page of T-shirt Designs.



Makayla W.

• Graphic Advocacy Posters

2. Look through the links on your own. Pick your favorite three designs and answer the questions on your worksheet.
Iconsforchange.com

NoGodsNoMasters T-shirts
Spreadshirt Activist Ts
AllRiot T-shirts

3. Now research a social issue that you would like to address. This link may help. Circle one of the subjects on your worksheet, or write in your own

4. Sketch 12 different designs.

5. Create a document to try some different fonts and text effects.
Tutorial video on basics of working with text
How to design a T-shirt in Illustrator (Adobe Tutorial)
Design a T-shirt in Illustrator (video)

6. Download symbols or pictograms here: TheNounProject.com
Ms. Fowler will give you log in name and password.

Choose one design to create in Adobe Illustrator. Show Ms. Fowler to "okay" before you begin on the computer.
Follow the design directions on your worksheet.

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6th Media Arts: Legendary Creatures

Mythic Creatures at the Science Museum of Minnesota

Directions

Vocabulary

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

Research

1. What are myths? What are legends? What are folktales?
2. Mythical Creatures (answer the questions in your packet)

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

4. Look at these professional examples:

Photoshop Animals 1


Student examples

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

4. Sketch

Sketch in your packet

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
5 Mythical Creatures That Could Actually Exist
5 Unexplained Sea Creatures
10 Mythical Creatures Caught on Camera

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

6th Media Arts: Alphabet 100

Designers need to understand fonts, typography and lettering styles. Brainstorm 100 ways to illustrate the same letter. Choose one design that you will create on the computer.


Alphabet 100

Inspiration:
Daily Drop Cap
TheTypeFight

Feb 15, 2017

1. Go to: https://hourofcode.com/us/learn

2. Complete an activity appropriate for your grade and skill level.

3. Screenshot your certificate when you are done: Window key + shift + 4

4. Name it "your last name code" and copy to the hand in work folder.

5. Extra time:
Try Code Combat

6th Media Arts: Typographic Self-Portraits

1. Typography is the art of designing with letters or words
2. Presentation- What are fonts? 
3. Presentation- Typographic Design
4. Take a look at last year's student projects
5. VIDEOS: Movie "Typolution", An Intro to Typography, What is Typography? Text/textures
6. Writing Assignment- Find and download a font that represents you. Write 3 sentences about why you chose it and how it represents you.
7. Demonstration- creating and starting your project

Typographic" means made of type or letters.

This picture is all letters. Can you figure out

which ones?

• Work time

If you have extra time, try 
Design a Font
Kern Type
Shape Type
Type Fight
Font Game
TypeWar
What Type Are You?

7th Media Arts: Introduction to Animation and Cartoons

The Animated History of Animation from MC on Vimeo.
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

2. Create a Thumbatrope

3. Research GIF art and animated gifs
GIF Artists:
Kevin Weir
30 Best animated gif artists
Gif artists to know
Mr. Div

Gif pal examples: One, Two, Three, Four, Five

Michelle Mendez Bravo's website

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.

Create an Animated Pixel GIF

PIXEL Art Ideas

Use these websites to make and animate your pixel. Either: Piskelapp or Pixel Art

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.

Rotoscope
How to Rotoscope Video
Rotoscoped Music Video (Sims, LMG)
Skateboard rotoscope

Cartoon examples 1
Cartoon examples 2

Try it:
If you have extra time, try-
Flipbook Animate
Zimmer Twins Make a Movie
Art Pad
ABC Animate

Other gif makers:
-- Gifmaker
-- Imgflip
-- CreateMeme


Extra video: The Story of Animation
History of Animation

Introduction and Procedures

1. caarts.blogspot.com

2. cagallery.blogspot.com

3. Google.com

Saving and Naming Practice

Vocabulary

• Find it Game 
• Vocab list

Media Arts Intro Quiz

1. Go to Socrative Student Login
2. enter room ca157
3. click "join room"
4. wait for Ms. Fowler to begin

Videos:

Examples of Media Arts: Portfolio of Media Arts, Polyester Studios

Portfolio of Motion Graphics

One Minute Movie: The History of Media

Media Arts in School: Media Arts Academy
Art Institutes Commercial

Look for the Elements of Media Arts, (Image, Sound, Space, Motion, Sequence, Time) in these videos:  Food Rap "What's Cookin",  To This Day

Careers in Media Arts Video Series
The Art Career Project


Media Arts student work examples

Games:

Try these Media Arts activities: Media Studio

Go to these computer knowledge games

6th Media Arts: Icebreaker

Online Timer

Collaborative Doodle Poster Directions:

Ms. Fowler will group you up.

Draw a doodle for each category.

Talk with your group about your answers.

Present: Share something about 3 other people in your group.

Introduction

Julie Fowler - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires;

Student Survey

Student Survey

Painting and Drawing Closing Questionnaire

Painting and Drawing Closing Questionnaire

Media Arts Closing Questionnaire

CLICK HERE for the Media Arts Closing Questionnaire

Painting and Drawing: Abstract Expressionism

Audrey Flack "Abstract Force: Homage to Franz Kline,"

Create a work of Abstract Expressionism using different kinds of music as inspiration.

What is Abstract Expressionism?

Jackson Pollock

Wassily Kandinsky

Drawing to music Pintrest board

"My Cat Could Make That" Video

Painting and Drawing, Extra Credit

example

Photoshop Drawing:

Create a photoshop illustration of a flower arrangement or a CRAZY hairstyle.

Directions:
1. Research and think of an idea. Use the links:
Google Crazy Hairstyle
Google Flower arrangement

2. Right- Click on one of the images below to open it in a new tab.
3. Drag it to your desktop
4. Drag it on to the Ps (Photoshop) icon
5. Use either the drawing, paintbrush and paint bucket tools to create. or cut and paste parts of copyright-free photos.  Fill your page! There should be little to no empty/white space.
6. Save as "YourLastName Flowers or Hair" and turn into the Design flowers/hairstyle folder.

6th Media Arts, Mascot Designs

Columbia Academy needs a mascot! We will be learning Adobe Illustrator to create mascot designs.

What is a mascot?
Use the dictionary to write the definitions to you words on your worksheets.

Brainstorm. Use these links and brainstorm idea designs on your worksheet:
Mascot Examples 1
Mascot Examples 2
HYLANDER MASCOT

You can start with existing vector graphics from vecteezy.com, but you must alter it to make it your own!

8th Media Arts: Double Exposure Portraits

Nasteho

Cody P.

1. What is a double exposure?

Double Exposure examples
More double Exposure examples 

Zahara R.

Student examples

Demonstration video 1
Demonstration video2

2. You will need to download a copyright free nature or landscape photo from here
Follow the steps in the direction worksheet and demonstration to complete the project.

Watercolor Flowers

We will create a watercolor painting inspired by Vincint Van Gogh's "Sunflowers"

Videos

Vincent Van Gogh Biography



Van Gogh Cartoon
Paintings stolen and recovered
Loving Vincent trailer
Behind the scenes of Loving Vincent             

1. Research:

- National Gallery Sunflowers: symbols of happiness
- Van Gogh Museum: Why are Van Gogh's Sunflowers so famous?
- The Art Story: Van Gogh's life and work

2. Plan

- Watercolor Techniques
- Small watercolor paintings of fruits/vegetables, from observation

3. Create

- Choose a nature photo to paint
-Use the techniques you've practiced

Extra:

                                Sunflower Matching Game
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Rise Up Postcards

Design a postcard to be sent home to families of students who show "Rise Up" qualities.
Steps:
1. Open the template from the "Materials" folder
2. Design a background graphic, or download a photo to use here
3. Make sure you include "Rise Up" or "and I'll rise up" or something similar
   - You can also include the words for RISE UP: Respect, Integrity, Strength, Excellence,
      Understanding and Pride
4. Download fonts here
5. Save and turn in to "Hand in work" folder