Visual Journal Assignment #8 (Term 3)

Due: Monday, June 1st

Gliese 581 g is an extra solar planet, orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581, 20.5 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Libra. It is the sixth planet discovered in the Gliese 581 planetary system and the fourth in order of increasing distance from the star.

Studies indicate the planet is situated near the middle of the habitable zone of its parent star, where temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold to sustain Earth-like life.

Because of Gliese 581 g's proximity to its parent star, it does not have day and night, meaning that it is permanently light on one half and permanently dark on the other half of its surface.

For this visual journal assignment, you will create an illustration of what you think life on Gliese 581 g would look like. Decide if your “life-form” lives on the “dark side” or the “light side” of the planet and reflect this in your drawing. Also, the gravity of Gliese 581 g is 1.1 to 1.7 times stronger than Earth’s. This may also influence your design.

How would dealing with a lot of gravity affect how your alien’s are formed? How would a creature adapt to living in an environment that’s permanently light? Or permanently dark?

Write a paragraph telling me a little bit about your life form. How was your design influenced by the gravity and the light/dark aspects of the planet. What is the name of this alien species you’ve created.

Visual Journal Assignment #7 (Term 3)

Due: Tuesday, May 26th

Imagine that you've been hired by Apple (or some other tech company) to create an app for a smartphone or other device that would be beneficial (helpful) in some way to kids your own age.

What kind of app would you design?

For your assignment, please create an illustration of what your apps logo or icon would look like as it would appear on a device's home-screen. 

For your paragraph, please tell me what your app's name is, what its features are, and why you think it would be helpful to kids your own age. The app doesn't necessarily have to be academic in nature, but it should serve a helpful purpose.

Visual Journal Assignment #6 (Term 3)

Due: Monday, May 18th 

Artists sometimes combine the features of several animals together to create a totally new creature. Describe and draw such a creature. 

You should combine at the minimum the features of three animals. You may combine more if you wish.

 Write a paragraph including the following information:

Your animal’s name (species name), where it lives, what it eats and any special abilities it may have (night vision, super speed?).

**Remember**

-Your visual journal assignments must include artwork and a paragraph (3-5 sentences) of writing.

Each assignment should take up a page in your sketchbook

 

Visual Journal Assignment #5 (Term 3)

Due: Monday, May 11th

You will create a drawing of your “dream room”. If you had an unlimited amount of money to create a room for yourself, what kind of room would you build?

An art studio? A music studio? A gaming room?

Create a detailed illustration of what you envision your “dream room” to look like and write a paragraph (3-5 sentences) to tell me what would be in your room and why you chose this particular “dream room”.

Your illustration can be a top view of your room (as if you were looking down at the room from the ceiling) or drawn as if you were standing in the room.