"Song Inspired Design" Critique

First you will....

Write 5 sentences about your own design. The first sentence needs to be about your song and the mood you are trying to convey. Your second & third sentences should include how you could improve your design and what areas you felt were successful. Your remaining sentences should be about how you used your elements and principles of design. (Positive & Negative Space, Shapes, Color, Repetition, Variety, Balance)


Second you will trade projects &....

Write 5 sentences about their design. The first sentence needs to be about what their song and the mood appears to convey to you. Your second & third sentences should include how they could improve their design and what areas you felt they were successful in. Your remaining sentences should be about how they used the elements and principles of design. (Positive & Negative Space, Shapes, Color, Repetition, Variety, Balance)

You will trade projects until you have critiqued a total of 5 designs, including your own.

You may type these in pages or word on your computer & print when you are finished.

Monday 24th - While I am out!

Expectations:
1. Work hard on "Song Inspired Designs" (All Art 1 Projects Are Due Wednesday!)
2. Quiet voices, talking to neighbor only (Appropriate Topics Please!
3. May listen to music on laptops only with earphones but must keep laptop half closed
4. If you get finished or are finished I would like you to find an artist on your laptop that inspires you. Drag 3 images of their work and the resources into a folder on your desktop. You must know the name of the artist and must find at least one website other than google images!
5. Art 2-4 work on your "Song Inspired Designs" as well!!! Your due date is this Friday unless special permission is granted.
6. Pick up all of your materials and stack them in the proper places before the end of each period. Make sure your Exacto knife is on my desk! If it isn't report it to the sub ASAP.

Best Wishes!
Mrs. Stewart

Song Inspired Designs / Due Dates

Assignment for Bonus Homework: 4 Thumbnail Drawings in your sketchbooks of any 4 different emotions. (example: angry, hurt, glee, fear)

Tuesday, Sept. 11 - Both sketches are due at the beginning of class. Choose your favorite design & begin drawing to scale.

Wednesday, Sept. 12 - Large scale drawing complete by the end of the period & choose color scheme.

Thursday, Sept. 13 - Begin the transfer process to construction paper.

Friday, Sept. 14 - Finish the transfer process & begin cutting out lines and shapes for your design.

Monday, Sept. 17 - Begin gluing pieces to final paper & finish cutting pieces.

Tuesday, Sept. 18 - Complete your design projects.

Wednesday & Thursday Sept. 19 & 20 - Critiques!!

Friday, Sept. 21 - Homework Bonus Due!

Song Inspired Design

Design Assignment:

          Choose a song that will be used to inspire your design. Using the following elements and principles create a composition that reflects your music. You will first create a list of description words in your sketchbook for your song. Next you will create two small preliminary drawings using line, shape, color, as well as positive & negative space. The principles that I want you to focus on are Balance, Variety, & Repetition. After you create the two preliminary drawings present them to me for an in progress critique. We will choose and tweak one design for you to draw on a larger scale. Art 1 students will transfer their larger drawing onto different colors of construction paper and use an exact-o knife to cut the pieces. You will then glue them down to create your final design. Art 2 students may choose another medium of their choice to execute their design in. Art 3, 4, and VASE students are not limited to the Art 1 restrictions of the elements and principles. (you should know all of the rest by this point!) You may choose any style or medium to create your final piece with, however you still must. It can be, but is not limited to, photography, painting, sculpture, drawing, collage, etc. 

Elements of Art = tools used to create 

Line – thick, thin, curved, straight, zigzag, vertical, horizontal

Space – Positive = the lines or the object

            Negative = the area around object

Shape – Geometric = mathematical (Ex. circle, square, triangle)

            Free Form = closed line (Ex. paint blot)

Color – (3 schemes to choose from for this project!)

            Warm =(Fire) Yellow, Orange, Red

            Cool = (Cold) Blue, Violet, Green

            Complementary = Opposite on the color wheel

                            (Ex.  red & green; blue & orange; yellow & violet)

Principles of Design = rules for how to use the tools / elements

Balance – Symmetrical = mirror image; Equal elements on both sides

              Asymmetrical = objects aren’t mirrored

Repetition – repeat an element over & over

Variety – not all the same (size, color, thickness, shapes)