Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Computer Procedures
1. cagallery.blogspot.com
2. Google.com
3. Saving and Naming Practice
Vocabulary
Media Arts Intro Quiz
- Go to socrative.com
- enter room ca157
- click "join room"
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, August 29, 2017
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Monday, May 22, 2017
7th Media Arts: Architecture
During this project you will be learning about Architecture and designing a building for a city. First we will look at some of the greatest buildings in history.
1. GREAT BUILDINGS
Go to: Great Buildings. Look through the buildings and choose one you are interested in learning more about. Answer the questions on your worksheet.
2. Vocabulary Go to the Curbed and write the definitions to the words on your worksheet.
Videos:- Basic Structures of Architecture
- The ABCs of Architects
- 100 Most Famous Buildings
- Amazing Architecture
- ARchitectural Failures
- 25 Most Unusual Buildings
3. Use Google Sketch-Up to design a building for a city. Each student in the class will design a different building, and together we will create a city using Google Sketch up. First, do some research using the internet. Ms. Fowler will assign you a random building. Go to Types of Buildings. Answer the questions on your worksheet.
Getting Started with Google Sketch Up (Tutorial)Wednesday, May 10, 2017
6th Media Arts: Monster Sightings
Research:
Complete Photography Worksheet1. 10 Tips for Taking Good Photos
2. 10 Techniques for better Photos
Design
- Brainstorm monsters. Here are some links to help inspire you: Lots of monsters. More Monsters
- Make a monster
- Photograph monsters in the wild! You must photograph your monster in a minimum of 5 different scenes.
- Upload and edit your photos. Use pixlr.com to add filters and effects quickly.

- Make a slideshow using iMovie. Add captions and music.
Extra Time:
Friday, April 28, 2017
7th Media Arts: Nature Photography Animated GIF
| Gissel I., 6th grade |
1. Research Worksheet (Blue):
- Photography Tips: Lessons to teach your child about digital photography
- Photography Vocabulary
- Camera Contract-read and sign
- Camera Settings
Extra time: Be a Wildlife Photographer Game
2. Nature Photo Scavenger Hunt
3. Create a Slideshow in iMovie
4. Design and create an Animated GIF in Photoshop
use pixlr.com for filters and effects.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017
6th grade: Sketch Up Sculptures
Research:
1. 2. 3. Go to THIS PAGE for sculpture videos and examples. Ms. Fowler will present.
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis MN
(new sculptures)
CA Franconia Trip
Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia MN
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle WA
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, United Kingdom
Coral Reef Sculpture park, Bahamas
Theo Jansen
Sculpture Garden websites:
Walker Sculpture Garden
Franconia
Olympic Sculpture Park
6. Outdoor Sculptures
7. What is scale? Scale (Element of art)
8. Pick two random adjectives to incorporate into your sculpture.
Past student examples
Franconia sculpture park videos
HomeStyler, 3Dtin, My Imaginary City
1. 2. 3. Go to THIS PAGE for sculpture videos and examples. Ms. Fowler will present.
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis MN
(new sculptures)
CA Franconia Trip
Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia MN
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle WA
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, United Kingdom
Coral Reef Sculpture park, Bahamas
Theo Jansen
Sculpture Garden websites:
Walker Sculpture Garden
Franconia
Olympic Sculpture Park
6. Outdoor Sculptures
7. What is scale? Scale (Element of art)
8. Pick two random adjectives to incorporate into your sculpture.
Past student examples
Franconia sculpture park videos
Design:Google Sketch-Up tutorial video
Extra Time games:HomeStyler, 3Dtin, My Imaginary City
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
7th Media Arts: Print, pattern and Fashion Design
Vocabulary
Go to this website: Artlandia, to find the definitions to the following words: symmetry, geometric, organic, pattern, ornate, textile, client, mass market.
Research

Create a polyvore inspiration board for your client. Take a screenshot (Window key + Shift + 4) and turn in to the Fowler Classroom folder.


NEXT: Create an original fashion design! Ms. Fowler will give you directions
Research
Try the two activities linked from caarts.blogspot.com
Now lets look at some examples of print and pattern designs:
- The Pattern Library
- Print and Pattern
- Print All Over Me
- Pattern Designs
- The Pattern Library
- Print and Pattern
- Print All Over Me
- Pattern Designs
Sketch your ideas
Draw 9 designs that will be turned into repeating patterns
Design
Follow the directions on your worksheets to design 3 different patterns and apply them to 3 different items.
Draw 9 designs that will be turned into repeating patterns
Design
Follow the directions on your worksheets to design 3 different patterns and apply them to 3 different items.

Create a polyvore inspiration board for your client. Take a screenshot (Window key + Shift + 4) and turn in to the Fowler Classroom folder.


NEXT: Create an original fashion design! Ms. Fowler will give you directions
Monday, March 27, 2017
6th 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 Student Examples 2
- Search for food photos
- Go to roll-a-die to pick your theme
*If you have extra time, try these nutrition games:
Art with Mati and Dada: Archimboldo
Garbage Selfies KQED
Extra Credit: create a "Super Crazy School Lunch"
Choose a theme for your lunch tray (for example: gross lunch, bear lunch, treasure lunch, zombie lunch, dream lunch, alien lunch, shark lunch, etc.).

Garbage Selfies KQED
Extra Credit: create a "Super Crazy School Lunch"
Monday, February 27, 2017
7th Media Arts: T shirts with a Message
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
*communicate * persuade * protest * issue * propaganda
Research
1. Look at these Links as a class:
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
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.
SaveSave
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Friday, February 24, 2017
6th Media Arts: Legendary Creatures
Mythic Creatures at the Science Museum of Minnesota
Research
3. Myths, Legends, Fables and Folklore (answer the questions in your packet)
3. Write
Follow the directions on your worksheet, and us MSWord to write your legend.
4. Sketch
Follow the directions on your worksheet, and us MSWord to write your legend.
4. Sketch
Sketch in your packet
5. Design
Thursday, February 16, 2017
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
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
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 + 44. Name it "your last name code" and copy to the hand in work folder.
5. Extra time:
Try Code Combat
Thursday, February 9, 2017
6th Media Arts: Typographic Self-Portraits
- Typography is the art of designing with letters or words
- 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? Text/textures
- Writing Assignment- Find and download a font that represents you. Write 3 sentences about why you chose it and how it represents you.
- 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?
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

Try it:
If you have extra time, try-
Flipbook Animate
Zimmer Twins Make a Movie
Art Pad
ABC Animate
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
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.
Use these websites to make and animate your pixel. Either: Piskelapp or Pixel Art
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.
Create an Animated Pixel GIF

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
Other gif makers:
-- Gifmaker
-- Imgflip
-- CreateMeme
Extra video: The Story of Animation
History of Animation
-- Gifmaker
-- Imgflip
-- CreateMeme
Extra video: The Story of Animation
History of Animation
Friday, February 3, 2017
Introduction and Procedures
1. caarts.blogspot.com
2. cagallery.blogspot.com
3. Google.com
Saving and Naming Practice
Vocabulary
Media Arts Intro Quiz
- Go to Socrative Student Login
- enter room ca157
- click "join room"
- wait for Ms. Fowler to begin
Videos:
Examples of Media Arts: Portfolio of Media Arts, Polyester Studios
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
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
Friday, January 27, 2017
6th Media Arts: Icebreaker
Online Timer
Present: Share something about 3 other people in your group.
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.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Painting and Drawing: Abstract Expressionism
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| Audrey Flack "Abstract Force: Homage to Franz Kline," |
What is Abstract Expressionism?
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| Jackson Pollock |
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| Wassily Kandinsky |
Painting and Drawing, Extra Credit
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| 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.

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