Course Description
This course will introduce students to the principles of art and animation and apply those toward creating origiinal pieces.
Week 1 | Digital Art/Animation |
Obj "We will ..." | Review syllabus and course introduction |
Task "I will ..." | Contribute to setting class values, WYR posters, nameplates |
Obj | Discuss class procedures and expectations |
Task | Participate in breakout challenge |
Week 2 | |
Obj | Evaluate the role of creativity |
Task | Define creativity and rate ability and create a class manifesto |
Obj | Investigate the science of creativity |
Task | Participate in creativity-building exercises and discuss other 21st Century skills |
Obj | Present Creativity Takes Courage and Design Thinking |
Task | Compare Digital Art to Graphic Design |
Obj | Identify where creativity comes from. What is inspiration? |
Task | Hold On/Let Go creativity exercise |
Obj | Connect creativity to brain activity |
Task | Conduct right/left brain survey |
Week 3 | |
Obj | Identify interests and characteristics of personality that are right/left brain |
Task | Create a right/left brain drawing |
Obj | Introduce the Elements of Art |
Task | Demonstrate how to use the Choice Board for selecting Elements of Arts assignments |
Obj | Review Elements of Art |
Task | Select solo project from Choice Board and view Classroom requirements and resources |
Obj | Review Elements of Art |
Task | Select partner project from Choice Board |
Obj | Review Elements of Art |
Task | Discuss and select team projects |
Week 4 | |
Obj | No School |
Task | |
Obj | Review Elements of Art |
Task | Make a plan for the team project |
Obj | Test on Elements of Art |
Task | Begin team project |
Obj | Work on team project |
Task | Assess progress on team project |
Obj | Work on team project |
Task | Complete Elements of Art team project |
Week 5 | |
Obj | Explore characteristics of digital art |
Task | Study the history of digital art |
Obj | Investigate trends in digital art and commercial uses |
Task | Introduce Photoshop |
Obj | Practice digital art techniques in Photoshop |
Task | Explore brushes |
Obj | Practice digital art techniques in Photoshop |
Task | Explore drawing and shape tools |
Obj | Practice digital art techniques in Photoshop |
Task | Make a one-line art illustration |
Week 6 | |
Obj | Introduce color theory |
Task | Prepare a color wheel and identify key terms |
Obj | Identify color themes in art |
Task | Collect examples of analogous, complementary and triadic color combinations, warm/cool colors |
Obj | Identify color moods in digital art |
Task | Create a mood board swatches using Photoshop brushes |
Obj | Learn to use Adobe color site to select colors for pop art project |
Task | Make a photo iinto pop art with complementary colors |
Obj | Color theory test |
Task | Finish pop art project |
Week 7 | |
Obj | Use Photoshop to create digital art |
Task | Preview choice assignments and resources |
Obj | Use Photoshop to create digital art |
Task | Plan/sketch and collect brushes/graphics for digital art project |
Obj | Use Photoshop to create digital art |
Task | Work on digital art project |
Obj | Use Photoshop to create digital art |
Task | Work on digital art project |
Obj | Reflect and critique digital art project |
Task | Submit digital art project |
Week 8 | |
Obj | Discuss meaning of visual literacy and point of view when creating artistic pieces |
Task | Formulate ideas for personal style and voice |
Obj | Introduce digital notebook and artistic reflection strategies |
Task | Design cover for notebook |
Obj | Determine how critical thinking intersects with creativity |
Task | Set up notebook table of contents and reflect on technology's influence in art |
Obj | Present meaning and development of mandalas |
Task | Color a mandala |
Obj | Demonstrate art tangling techniques |
Task | Create a square of a tangling design |
Week 9 | |
Obj | Relate shapes and symbols to cultural/spiritual/literary meanings |
Task | Select shapes and record notes in design notebook |
Obj | Examine technical aspects of making a mandala |
Task | Determine best tools for use in Photoshop to create a mandala |
Obj | Create a draft of a mandala section using shapes and brushes |
Task | Describe the meaning of features in the mandala project and select color theme |
Obj | Demonstrate techniques in Photoshop to create a mandala |
Task | Use Photoshop tools to design a mandala |
Obj | Demonstrate techniques in Photoshop to create a mandala |
Task | Use Photoshop tools to design a mandala |