G7+Y8+Graphic+Design

=Animation and iStopMotion=

Claymation project example Project Example 2 5 easy steps
 * Project Objectives**
 * To build drawing skills and observation skills**
 * To investigate story boarding and character design**
 * To explore animation through digital methods (iStopmotion)**
 * To develop a more complex animation, with sophisticated graphics, and a complete story with elements of humour, horror etc.**

===- After watching example animations, in small groups discuss possible techniques & examine possibilities within this media, highlight interesting or key moments in the story, examine lighting, sound and materials were used in the examples.===

- Explore settings of iStopMotion. ‘Onion skinning’, ‘Time Lapse’ function, how to import photos as still frames or design elements in the timeline
===- 2 week Homework Assignment; Script then animate a simple animation using an object from home. Choose one of these themes: The Journey, The Magic Object, or Object versus Object. Here's how to go about it.. ===

**Evaluate your work in pairs and discuss the following ... use these prompts to help you.. Reflect / Rethink / Adapt / Adopt / Address**
 * - What were the challenges and difficulties?**
 * - On __Reflection__ did you manage to explain your whole story visually?**
 * - Were there any difficulties in your script?**
 * - How was the pace and development of your story?**
 * - What do you need to __Rethink__ and do differently next time?**
 * - What worked well, but can be __Adapted__ slightly to work even better?**
 * - What will you __Adopt__ and do exactly the same again?**
 * - What issues do you need to __Address__ now? What questions do you need to know answers to today?**

Artist RoleModel

Main Project Brief
- Get yourselves into groups of 4 - Brainstorm a very simple script, incorporating and considering the following... __**Theme**:__ Must be one of the following... 'The Magic Object' / 'Object v's Object' / 'The Journey'

__**Genre**:__ Choose either ** Horror ** or Humor
__**Characters**:__ Each individual in the group must contribute one character - the character is developed from one of your 3 character designs that you did previously and is inspired by a character from a fairytale. Characters must be created from scratch, using materials from school that are supplied, and/or materials from home. In discussion with your group regarding Theme and Genre... your characters will take on a certain style. Surrealistic Characters are fine and encouraged.

For your... //character creation, your chosen theme, and genre// - allow yourself to be inspired by the animations which you have seen, critiqued and analyzed in class. Pull this all together when creating your story.

Storyboarding - Identify key moments in the story ie: actions. changes in scene, and events that help to relay the idea tied into the story - Discuss story development as a group and draw to illustrate key moments. Each moment occupies 1 key frame or 'storyboard cell' (storyboard templates will be provided). - Props and scereny should be researched and developed as necessary. Green and Blue screens will be provided if you wish to add digital backgrounds in iStopMotion. - After 2 weeks your group will show the current status of the project and must be prepared to discuss with the class the technical and production issues that may have arisen. - As well as working in class time, you need to work-out sharing characters to develop individual scenes at home or away from school. - Following review and further class work; you will begin polishing the movie, adding effects. sound captions, titles, subtitles and scene breaks and interludes.

Final movies will be submitted to the teacher and placed on a show reel.





Open an image in photoshop – (get an image that is colourful & with texture, something from nature is good). Select All command A Command C (copy) get rid of marching ants (Command D) Go to image selection Change canvas size Change height to double Move to top of frame (see arrows) click okay Scroll down and Command V (paste it) Edit transform Flip vertically Top and bottom image should be merged Join images (command E) flattened layers Select All command A Command C (copy) get rid of marching ants (Command D) Go to image selection Change canvas size Double width Move to right of frame (see arrows) click okay Command V (paste it) Edit transform Flip horizontal Move it into place Command E flatten all layers so it is one image
 * This Mandala above came from this image below, find something bright from nature---**
 * Instructions**

Create a new action – Window - Action – Create new action icon Name new action ‘duplicatelayer20’ click __Record__ Drag layer and copy it Edit - Transform – Rotate – up the top change to 20degrees Double click on image then press the stop record icon Select your new action and play Make 8 copies (watch them appear in the layers window)

Select all layers (click on the top layer – hold down shift & click on the bottom layer) and convert to Smart Object (Layers – Smart Object – convert to Smart) Go Image - Change canvas size to suit, width & height click okay, command minus to take a look. Layer – Smart object – Stack Mode – standard deviation Don’t like it? Layer – Smart object – Stack Mode – range – see what that looks like. You select which one you want as your final – __copy save__ – keep playing

Filters? Adjustments layers – select - Play around



//ME Mandala Making//

//Take a photo of yourself in PhotoBooth and save to desktop//

//Open Segment .ai file in illustrator, (double click on it) select it (select all) & copy it (command C)//

//Open photoshop create a new document 10cm by 10cm 300 pixels per inch, RGB//

//Edit – Paste segment onto Photoshop// //-Choose Paste as Pixels//

//Move white square into place (top left hand corner) press enter//

//Use Magic wand tool to click on white section//

//Drag from desktop the photo taken at start and drop it onto the Ps icon//

//Select all photo and copy//

//On segment section – Edit - paste special ‘Paste into’// //Move the image around by selecting that part of the layer and using the ‘black arrow move tool’// //Edit free transform to change size and rotate. Click on black arrow to Apply//

//Click on layer with black segments each time to do a new section//

//Select black segment with magic wand tool – edit - paste special – paste into //

// Edit it with Free Transform // // Continue process //


 * Course Outline ** [[file:Outline schemas lower school 2010-11.docx]]

= **__//Research Mandalas//__ ** = ===//It loosely translates as 'Magic Circle' they are found throughout the ////natural and man-made world, from Tibet to North America.// === ===//__ Two A4 research pages: Find examples in nature (include at least 3 natural Mandalas) as well as man-made ones. Have one A4 page full of images. On the other... (as well as images) also discuss how different cultures have interpretated and created their own Mandalas.__// ===



Current Unit of Work - Digital Notan & Mandalas
In this unit, you will learn about positive and negative space and the principles of Notan. You will also learn about Mandalas as a starting point for your work. You will develop your cutting and collage techniques; understand how to construct both Mandalas and Notan digitally; developing these skills in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. You will learn about the ideas and approaches of other artists/designers and their influences and make connections with the way they create examples of Notan and Mandalas.

Notan Design in Light and Dark Notan in Painting

//Name Notan//
//You will create a Digital Notan of your name using illustrator. You will learn how to expand and ungroup your name, use the pen tool to create shapes, use the pathfinder tool to trim your expanded letterforms, and use the transform menu to mirror your shapes. Then you will print and mount your final design.//

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 * Units of Work - GRAPHICS **

http://www.petermax.com/ [|POP Art]

Pop Art Tutorial



Links to Artist Role-models http://rijasy0.tripod.com/