Basic Design (1st)

Cardboard Sculptures of Everyday Items

Our next project involves learning to use a common material in a very unexpected way. 

You will be learning to work with cardboard to create a sculpture of an everyday item. 

Things to think about as you approach this project: 

• There's more than one way to use cardboard! 
• You don't have to use cardboard in its entirety--pull the top paper off exposing the corrugation to add texture and visual change in your sculpture. Use the thin paper to create more detailed parts of your sculpture. Since it's more thin than a whole thick sheet of cardboard, you'll be able to bend and shape it with more ease.
• Capture the actual shape of your object.
• Cardboard has a tendency to want to bend along the corrugated ridges which--if you're trying to create a rounded edge--can prove to be difficult. Work in the opposite direction of the corrugation to create the exact shape. Your sculpture will only be as good as the initial shape. 
• Be clean with glue and cuts. 
• Exposed glue and scraggly-looking cuts are not acceptable for this project. We will spend a few weeks on it, so figure out a way to make sure every cut is precise and all glued areas are hidden. 

This project will be left in its original Kraft color. Painting is not an option. Create something magical by using sculpture alone instead of relying on paint or additional embellishments. 

Your sculpture should be life size or larger. 

YOU MUST WORK FROM A DETAILED SKETCH. 

This assignment is worth 200 points and I will use the Universal Project Rubric to grade, as always.

Caricatures 

This week, we will be learning about the art of caricature!
A caricature is: a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

Here are a few examples:

Here are some sample caricature facial features: 

1st Hour: Today you are going to do a bit of reading and watching about how to draw a caricature.

Use these links:

http://www.tomrichmond.com/2008/02/14/how-to-draw-caricatures-1-the-5-shapes/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZit1MemYsI

(If these don't work, feel free to Google your own "How-To" Caricature pages and do some reading!)

In partners, I want you to make a numbered list of 10 things you should do when drawing a caricature!
Then, if you have time, grab a mirror off the big yellow Hazardous cabinet and try drawing your own face as a caricature. You can use computer paper and any marker. Make your face fill an entire page, don't be scared to use three of four pieces of paper.
On Tuesday, you should be able to show me your best face and your list of 10 things.

8th Hour: Partners should be setting by each other for today.

Each person should draw two or three caricatures of your selected Lunch Lady (Don't forget their mask and cape!) Then, as a pair, talk about what you like and dislike about each of the drawings. Use the most accurate parts of each drawing to create one really great caricature on large paper. Draw VERY lightly with pencil first. (Large white paper is in the cabinet left of the Van Gogh Knows poster inside the clear plastic wrap at about chest level....)

If you don't get to the large drawing today, that's okay! Work the entire hour, please!

Monochromatic Pop Art Portraits

March 27th through April 7th

Monochromatic: Using only one color and tints and shades of that color. 

First off, what IS Pop Art?

You will be creating a monochromatic self-portrait using tempera paint.

This project will require:
Attention to detail.
Paint blending. You will be mixing all your tints and shades using black and white.
Patience! Make sure your paints are well-blended before applying. Streaky paint will not yield a solid, bright color like the Pop Art style is known for.

You will have your photograph taken, and you will learn to use the POSTERIZE tool in Photoshop to simplify your portrait into simplified levels of color.

A grid technique will be used to transfer the image onto your larger painting substrate.


This project is worth 100 points and will be due at the end of class on April 7th.