When a director/animator/comic book artist tells a story they have to decide: What / Who / Where / How we are looking at in the scene(also know as a ‘shot’). The placement of the character in the scene can be described using film vocabulary to define where the ‘camera’ or the viewer is. In other…
Hand Lettering Poster
Choose your favorite fonts (or create your own font) and draw a Lettering Poster The Lettering Poster should have the following: 3 to 7 words– Think of a quote, saying or song lyric. If you need some quotes, you can use these ideas: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes https://www.brainyquote.com/ https://www.today.com/life/quotes/bible-quotes-rcna142142 https://time.com/partner-article/7270107/the-25-most-famous-quotes-of-all-time-according-to-ai/ Steps Start with Canva – Find fonts and create…
Brand Logo Redesign Project
Companies often change their brand logo. The brand logo often contains a image and unique font. Companies do this to stay modern and in touch with trends and their customers. The role of social media and smaller legible icons has also influenced some companies. For this project your challenge is to Re-Design an existing brand’s…
Coding Experiment
Use this app to experiment with coding! You will need to create a USERNAME and PASSWORD Take a screenshot of the Lessons List and upload it here https://academy.cs.cmu.edu/new-student/NQ53-SL11?authuser=0
Final Art Portfolio Video
Use Canva to collect at least 15 projects that you created this year. Go to Canva Create a Presentation Choose VIDEO (1920 x 1080) Include at least 15 of your projects. Put the TITLE of the project on each slide Add at least three sentences explaining your work. What skill did you practice? What did you learn? What was your inspiration? Any challenges? What do you think…
Art History Inspired Art
On a large sheet of paper, create a drawing that is based on an art movement or artist. Your drawing needs to show a relationship to the movement/artist. Add color or paint if available. Examples: Pick a similar theme/subject as the artist (for example: the Artist draws flowers, choose a similar flower) Create something in…
Type Hierarchy Practice
Use Canva to practice the basics of Type Hierarchy Definition of the word Hierarchy : an arrangement of items that are represented as being “above”, “below”, or “at the same level as” one another. Type Hierarchy is how we arrange text on a page. It allows us to create an order of what is important and what we…
Your Unique Character and Story
You will now create a story for the UNIQUE character that you have created/designed in previous projects. Step 1: Create a story using one of the following story arc tools: Pixar Format Story Arc Mountain Hero’s Journey Step 2: Fill out the Character Worksheet for your own unique character. Turn in 2 sheets as a…
Character Turn Around
Directions:Start with the FRONT VIEW Use a ruler and create straight even lines across your paper (or use Graph Paper) Use the lines to break down where the different body parts are located (head, feet, waist, neck, hands, etc…) Keep body parts equal in scale and proportion in the different poses Break down character body parts…
Story Arc Research
A ‘Story Arc’ is way to describe the important parts of a story and character development. These are used in every movie, video game and show. Here are some examples of the ways a story can be written. For this Assignment you will use the Story Arc Research document and research 2 stories that you have seen/read.…