Friday, February 8, 2013
Doodle 4 Google 2013
Theme this year is "My best day ever..." We started with a 5 minute writing session, slideshow of winners and professional doodles, reviewing the guidelines and forms, then at it! We use the smart board and google to get supplementary images, 2 days for drawing, two for coloring.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Notan
Lots of notan designs, the directions I got from Davis art are excellent.
Middle School Studio Lesson
Notan is the term used by the Japanese to express the
principle of “dark-light” as an element of design. This
concept illustrates the interaction of positive and negative space, emphasizing
that one can not exist without the other.
A common symbol that illustrates this concept of
“dark-light” is the yin-yang symbol,
But the principle of Notan can be found in art from around the world;
the graphic designs of Pueblo pottery in New Mexico, molas (appliqué fabric
collages) from Chile and Peru, and paper cutouts from Poland and China
are but a few examples. We can also see this principle at
work in the everyday objects we use in our classroom. For example, scissors
are designed with spaces to fit our fingers, using negative space for
utility. It is this union of opposites, where negative space is not seen as
empty, but essential, that defines the principle of Notan.
Student Notan Studies
I adapted an exercise from Notan: The Dark-Light Principle of Design by
Dorr Bothwell and Marlys Mayfield, for use in the classroom using blackand-
white construction paper to illustrate
the principles of negative and positive space.
Students start with a 6" square
sheet of black construction paper and a larger square
of white paper at least 14" square. Using X-Acto knives or scissors, students
cut into the center of the paper using simple shapes. Once the shape
is cut out and space to mirror
the negative space. They continue to cut out all the shapes before gluing
these on the white paper to complete the composition.
Materials
6" (15 cm) square black construction
paper
14" (35.5 cm) or larger square of
white drawing paper
X-Acto knife or scissors
glue stick
Creating a Notan Composition
1. Place black construction paper square in center of white square page. Do not glue.
2. Draw organic or geometric shapes on the black construction paper prior to cutting the design. I recommend not cutting designs on the corners; only cut along the straight edge for ease.
3. Once the design has been drawn, cut out the shapes using the X-Acto knife or scissors.
4. After the entire design has been cut out, center and glue the large black square in the center of the white
paper.
5. Continue by gluing the cut-out black shapes onto the white paper, flipping the designs so they mirror the negative cut-out space. Make sure to have the “flipped” images align with the edge of the larger black square.
6. Continue until all cut-out shapes are glued on to the white drawing paper.
Middle School Studio Lesson
Notan is the term used by the Japanese to express the
principle of “dark-light” as an element of design. This
concept illustrates the interaction of positive and negative space, emphasizing
that one can not exist without the other.
A common symbol that illustrates this concept of
“dark-light” is the yin-yang symbol,
But the principle of Notan can be found in art from around the world;
the graphic designs of Pueblo pottery in New Mexico, molas (appliqué fabric
collages) from Chile and Peru, and paper cutouts from Poland and China
are but a few examples. We can also see this principle at
work in the everyday objects we use in our classroom. For example, scissors
are designed with spaces to fit our fingers, using negative space for
utility. It is this union of opposites, where negative space is not seen as
empty, but essential, that defines the principle of Notan.
Student Notan Studies
I adapted an exercise from Notan: The Dark-Light Principle of Design by
Dorr Bothwell and Marlys Mayfield, for use in the classroom using blackand-
white construction paper to illustrate
the principles of negative and positive space.
Students start with a 6" square
sheet of black construction paper and a larger square
of white paper at least 14" square. Using X-Acto knives or scissors, students
cut into the center of the paper using simple shapes. Once the shape
is cut out and space to mirror
the negative space. They continue to cut out all the shapes before gluing
these on the white paper to complete the composition.
Materials
6" (15 cm) square black construction
paper
14" (35.5 cm) or larger square of
white drawing paper
X-Acto knife or scissors
glue stick
Creating a Notan Composition
1. Place black construction paper square in center of white square page. Do not glue.
2. Draw organic or geometric shapes on the black construction paper prior to cutting the design. I recommend not cutting designs on the corners; only cut along the straight edge for ease.
3. Once the design has been drawn, cut out the shapes using the X-Acto knife or scissors.
4. After the entire design has been cut out, center and glue the large black square in the center of the white
paper.
5. Continue by gluing the cut-out black shapes onto the white paper, flipping the designs so they mirror the negative cut-out space. Make sure to have the “flipped” images align with the edge of the larger black square.
6. Continue until all cut-out shapes are glued on to the white drawing paper.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
What's in your locker?
This lesson comes from Mr. Utsler at Art4cast. Students generate a " self portrait" by showing things about themselves inside their locker. Here is the lesson.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
2 view art
Revisiting a tried and true lesson, the 2 view box. Students generate two artworks, both horizontal. Colored and attached to a triangular poster board base. Here are some steps.
Fred Mintert – Knobnoster 2010 Carthage Junior High School
Adapted from “Scratch Art® 3-VU ®”
I saw this idea in the Dick Blick catalog, but at 24 dollars for 6, it was unfeasible. I re-engineered the lesson so it cost pennies instead of dollars. Instructions below are for two 8x10 images. Must be drawn horizontally.
Materials : Heavy poster board cut to 31x 8 in, 8x 10 drawing paper, hot glue, white glue
Instructions: Using rulers, students are to measure and draw the following measurements on the board. They need to be parallel and perpendicular for this to work well. The marks should be made with a ballpoint pen with pressure, so they are not just drawing the marks, but also scoring the line. This makes folding 20 times easier/accurate. Also add the number 1-5 and Letters A and B where shown. This is the plan for attaching the images.
On the reverse side, you also need the following marks. Do not score these.
After these marks are made and scored, then the board is folded, sort of like an accordion. If you are using one sided poster board, make sure the white side is facing out, with the notations. Using hot glue, the students pair up and help each other glue down the triangles, starting on the interior, the last one being the tab (glued under.)The point of the triangle is glued down on the marks you made on the backside. This will form five 2” equilateral triangular box forms.
After this, flip over the two 8x10 in drawings, and again, with a ruler, divide into 2 inch wide strips, 5 total, from top to bottom, like this. Also lightly add the numbers and letters as shown.
After they are noted, they are carefully cut apart on the lines. To finish, simply glue the 2” strip on the same side of the triangle that has the same number and letter. Make sure they aren’t place on upside-down. Also, I find that laying the strip down on scrap paper, then smoothing out the glue for an even coat makes them stick better and more accurately.
Display: For the separate images to appear, you tilt the box side to side. So if you are putting on a wall, secure with heavy duty glue or tacks, at eye level.
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