Friday, March 5, 2010

Graffiti Tag part 3 (Final Piece)

Pick your  favorite Tag drawing
Redraw the tag on larger paper
Use color in the drawings, Use either primary, secondary, complementary, warm, or cool colors.
Use at least 4 different values for at least 2 of the colors. 
Your sketch should move the viewers eye around the piece. 

Graffiti Tag part 2

Pick your 3 favorite Tag sketches
Redraw those sketches on larger paper
Add color to the drawings, Use either primary, secondary, complementary, warm, or cool colors.
Use at least 4 different values in each drawing. 
Your sketch should move the viewers eye around the piece. 

Graffiti Tag part 1

If you use a nick name make sure your real name is on the back…
Do at least 10 different sketches for your Piece.
In each sketch, use at least 4 different values.  (Value is the range of a color from dark to light)
Try at least 3 different fonts.
Your sketch should move the viewers eye around the piece. 

Monday, January 4, 2010

Art Board Game

Design an Art Board Game

1.  Choose partners. Determine your theme and how your game will be played; Themes can be, Art History, Art materials, Art styles, Artists etc…    1 day


2.  Research your theme; Brainstorm ideas for the layout of the board and how the game will be played 1 days

3.  Create a rough draft of the board on paper; 1 days

4.  Create the final board using the criteria below: 2-4 days

The final game board will be done on poster board at least 20" x 24". Squares or other shapes used around the outer edge or to create pathways should be no smaller than 2" x 2". All lettering must be neat, consistent in size and style, and easy to read. Rules for the game should be easy to understand, typed, and mounted on board. Question cards should be no smaller than 2" x 4". A place for the cards should be included on your board. You will need to decide what to use as the players' token pieces and find or create them. They should somehow relate to your theme. You can use dice, or you may create a wheel to spin to determine turns. Color will be an important component. Use colored pencil or another material. 


5.  Create the question cards and game pieces. Type and mount the rules. 2 days

6.  Play the game yourselves; work out any "bugs:" 1 day

7.  Teach another team to play it. 1 day (same day as #7)

8.  Evaluate the games. 1 day


Monday, December 7, 2009

Poster for Your NHD Innovation

In Your Groups…

1)   Create a Poster for your NHD innovation.

2)Your Poster must have a Title (It should be clear to the viewer what the innovation is.)
3)Your Poster must have Illustrated Graphics. (At least 1 primary source image.)

       A) Obstacles for the innovation

       B)  Show Innovation is use

  C)  Show what helped the innovation

4)Your Poster must have Copy. ( What was world like before innovation, how did innovation come about, how did innovation change the world?)  (

***The Copy should have at least 1 primary source quote.

You must also utilize: an appropriate color scheme.