Visual Journal Assignment #4 (Term 3)

Due: Monday, May 4th 

For this visual journal assignment, you will design your own original superhero or villain. Create an illustration of what your superhero or villain would look like (be sure to give them a costume to protect their identity).

Write a paragraph (3-5 sentences) to tell me about your superhero or villain. What is their name? Where do they live? How do they improve the well-being of society or wreak havoc on it?

Your superhero/villain can be serious or funny. It’s up toyou! Just make sure they’re an original idea and not a copy of something that’s already been created.

Visual Journal Assignment #3 (Term 3)

Visual Journal Assignment #3

Due: Monday, April 27^th

If you’ve ever watched Cake Boss or Next Great Baker you know that cakes for special occasions can be works of art.

For this assignment, please design a cake for a special occasion of your choice that is over the top and extreme!

Write a paragraph (3-5 sentences) to tell me how you came up with your design and how it relates to the occasion it’s meant to be for. Also tell me what flavors your cake and frosting would be. Yum.

 

Visual Journal Assignment #2 (Term 3)

Due: Monday, April 13^th

Imagine you are a movie special effects artist and have been commissioned to create the creature for a big block buster movie.

Design your own “Movie Creature” and create a detailed illustration of what this creature would look like. You are only require to draw an illustration of the face of your creature, but if you’d like to include the body, you may.

Remember, this should be make-up that could be applied to an actor or actresses face.

Tim Burton inspired make-up from the show "Face Off"

Give your creature a name and in the paragraph, tell me a little bit about how you came up with your creature design and the plot of the film you think this creature would be in.

Your creature can be creepy, whimsical, silly or cute. It’s up to you. It’s YOUR creature and YOUR movie. Your creature and movie must be original. Please don’t copy from a pre-existing creature or film.

Visual Journal Assignment #1 (Term 3)

Due: Monday, April 6th

Sometimes, dreams can be flat out weird. For this visual journal assignment, please illustrate (show in pictures) an odd dream you’ve had. Maybe you were flying over a city with Kermit the Frog, or having a lovely dinner with table full of talking cupcakes.

The odder the dream, the better.

For your paragraph (3-5 sentences) please describe to me what happened in your dream and why it was so odd. Your paragraph may be typed, or hand written.

              Remember to keep all images school appropriate.

Visual Journal Assignment #13 (Term 2)

Due: Monday, March 16th

Artist Cheeming Boey creates amazing pieces of artwork, using plain white cups as his canvas. Cheering uses Sharpie markers to make his incredible drawings on the sides of cups.

For this visual journal assignment, you will create a drawing on the "cup template" Mrs. Walker gave you in class. Remember, cups are circular, so you should consider this when coming up with your design. If you lost your cup template and didn't get another one, you can google, "cup template" and find one similar to what I passed out in class. Print this out and draw your design. If you don't have access to a printer, draw your design on a regular piece of paper.

For your paragraph, please write down what you think about Cheeming Boey's form of art, based on what you saw in the video we watched in class (which can be found below if you should need to view it again).

Please answer the following question in your paragraph (3-5 sentences):

Do you think Boey's form of artwork is still considered art, even thought it's created on something simple like a cup, rather than a traditional canvas? Why or why not? Please support your answer.

Visual Journal Assignment #11 (Term 2)

Due: Monday, March 9th

  A Munny is a figure made out of vinyl (a plastic material) with movable joints. The figures are blank and the owner can decorate them using pens, pencils, markers, paint, and other supplies.

For this visual journal assignment, you will be designing your own Munny. You will use the template given to you by Mrs. Walker to show the front, back and side views of your Munny.

How you customize your Munny is up to you. Perhaps you cover your Munny in graffiti style lettering, or fill your Munny with intricate patterns and designs. Maybe you create a new character.

For your paragraph (3-5 sentences) please describe to me how you came with your Munny design.  What inspired you?

7th Grade Portraits

7^th grade has finally finished their rather lengthy and challenging unit on portraiture. Even though one cannot expect students to master the art of portrait drawing in a matter of weeks, I must say I am very pleased in the growth that I saw in each and every student during the course of the unit. 

Since finishing the portrait unit, students have moved on a unit on graffiti and how street art has evolved over time. Students looked at three street artists working today and are in the process of creating their own graffiti “tag” with tempera paint, learning how to blend the tempera paint from one color to another. This is a favorite unit among students and I’m excited to show you the finished products in a few weeks.

Check out some of the finished portraits below!

by Victoria L.

by Molly A.

by Jack H.

by Samhita M.

By Declan L.

by Harry O.

by Meena M.