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Graphic arts lessons for Prezi
Optical Illusion Art (OP Art) & an Intro to Line
This lesson is meant to act as an introduction to one of the most important elements of art, line and to some OP Art artist who use it well (Bridget Riley & Victor Vaserely). It is targeted to students between the 6th and 8th grade levels and takes about 1 day to introduce, 1 day to finish the warm -up/ practice worksheet and 2 days to create and finish the final project for a total of 4 days give or take. There are 2 handouts with examples and step by step instructions to create OP Art patt
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6th - 10th
Intro to One Point Perspective and MC Escher's Artwork
This lesson is meant to act as an introduction to both one point perspective and to some of MC Escher's perspective influenced work. It is targeted to 8th grade but can be modified to challenge students all the way up to high school level depending on how detailed you would like for the finished projects to be. The high schooler's projects can turn out really neat and end up looking like architectural plans or blueprints for a city.When I teach this lesson i like to show my students on a large s
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6th - 12th
Ceramic Pinch Pot & Coil Method Fish an Intro to Working with Clay
This lesson acts as an introduction to working with clay and covers two basic building methods, pinch pot and coil. The project is a great starting point to working with ceramics and it covers the basic vocabulary studnts need to know when working with clay: Glaze, Kiln, Green Ware, Leather Hard, Bone Dry, Stains and Various Ceramic Hand Tools (needle, knife, wooden rib etc.).Like many of my other lessons on TPT this lesson includes and prezi presentation that breaks down the steps that should
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5th - 11th
Introduction to Logo Design and Typography
Learn how colors, fonts, and effects can impact how we remember logos!The first presentation is a quick introduction to a famous work of art that shows how we are psychological manipulated by famous brands to remember their logos.The second presentation includes typography vocabulary and techniques for creating a logo design. Ex. font families, alignment, formatting, kerning & leading, effects and creating contrast!Lesson Suggestion: Using PIXLR or Google Drawings, have students come up wi
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7th - 10th
Advertising Techniques
Introduction to the 6 most popular techniques used in billboards, magazines, commercials and more! Perfect activity for a whole classroom, and room for discussion in smaller groups. Students love talking about their favorite products, now get them to understand why they remember those companies more! Presentation on slide 2 Includes 2 advertising examples per technique with a mix of images and videos .Lesson Suggestion: Have students design their own Brand or work in a group, and come up wit
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Not Grade Specific
OP Art Overview: 10 Slide Presentation with Challenge Project (Last Slide)
This presentation is designed to give students an overview of the visual characteristics and timeline of the OP Art movement and to spark questions and group discussion. It also includes a challenge on the last slide in which students select 1 from 3 OP Art designs to try to reproduce.
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4th - 7th
Colorful Paper Birds & an Intro to Composition, Space & Shape
This lesson covers the elements of shape, space and composition and introduces students to some of Charley Harper's bird illustrations. It is targeted to students in either 7th or 8th grade and takes about 3 to 4 days to complete, I usually teach this lesson once i have a bin full of colored paper scraps that I can use for it. The handout included in this lesson is a very valuable resource and will be the most helpful tool for students when they are creating their own paper bird designs. There a
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6th - 9th
Gear Relief Project an Intro to 3D Artwork Using Recycled Cardboard
This lesson acts as an introduction to creating 3D artwork and to the concept of relief style artwork. It is meant to be taught to 8th graders and no younger because it does require the use of xacto knives. Each student is given a cardboard slab and they are tasked with carving into the cardboard to reveal the different layers beneath, creating a relief. The project can be modified for older or more advanced students by adding (gluing) more layers of cardboard together and requiring the students
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8th - 10th
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