Art Appreciation

Art Project Choice Board   

Character Redesign (100 points)

What if Batman was from Ancient Egypt? Or if Little Red Riding Hood

was Steampunk? You decide!

Letter illustration (100 points)

Draw a block letter and fill it with illustrations of things that start

with that letter! Be creative and have fun!

Banana Tattoos! (50 points) 

This $#!% is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s.

All you need is a banana, a needle, and a steady hand!

Artist Slideshow (50 points)

Research a famous artist whose work you enjoy and create a

Google Slideshow about them!

 

Art History Selfies! (50 points)

Recreate some of history’s most famous paintings using your cell

phone camera and props you have on hand!

Comics Your Way! (100 points)

Create your own comic strip and illustrate it in a style of your

choice.

What story would you tell?

Be creative . Have fun . Make art 

Character Redesign Drawing!  Draw a brand new take on an existing character from pop culture. (100 points)

You Need: Internet, paper, pencil, eraser, color media (colored pencils, markers, watercolor, etc.)

Directions:

1. Choose a recognizable character from popular culture. Could be someone from a book, movie, tv show, comic, nursery rhyme, video game, fairy tale, etc.

2. Practice drawing this character (as is) in your sketchbook or on scrap paper. 3. Choose a new time period, location or culture for your character and do some research. What are

some characteristic looks from this period? 4. Think about what you could add or change to make your character fit this new setting? 5. Make a full drawing of your new character. Include their whole body, an appropriate background,

and any props that they are associated with.

Keep In Mind: 1. Change enough about your character that it really is a new take on their look, but not too much

that they are changed completely. 2. What key elements of your character do you need to keep so that they are recognizable? 3. Try some practice sketches of your character before making the final drawing. 4. Think about a setting and props for this character.

Steampunk Little Red Riding Hood Revolutionary War Captain America Tim Burton-inspired Zombie Ariel Resources: If Disney Princesses Had Today’s Fashion Disney Princesses Reimagined as Different Ethnicities Illustrator Reimagines The Avengers as Ancient Japanese Warriors

 

Letter Illustration!  Children’s book-style alphabet illustration. (100 points)

You Need: White paper, pencil, eraser, ruler, markers or colored pencils 

 

Directions:

1. Choose a letter of the alphabet for your illustration. 2. Draw a large block version of your letter lightly on your paper. Make sure it fills the space and

goes almost to the edges. Use a ruler to make straight, even lines. 3. Make a list of at least 15 nouns that begin with your letter. 4. Research your list of nouns and practice sketching them on scrap paper. 5. Start drawing your objects inside of your letter. Overlap your objects and make sure they fill the

space. 6. Complete your drawing with colored pencil or markers.

Keep In Mind: 1. Make sure you practice sketching each object before adding it to your letter so that you know

how it is going to look. 2. Don’t leave a lot of empty space in your letter, really fill it with objects! More is always better. 3. Change the size of your objects to add visual interest. 4. Make sure your objects overlap each other.

Resources: A-Z Animals List Nouns Starting with Each Letter of the Alphabet How to Draw Bubble/Block Letters  

Banana Tattoos!  A temporary tattoo-style drawing using a banana as the canvas. (50 points)

You Need: A good yellow banana, a needle/pin, some tape, a pencil and scrap paper 

Directions: 1. Find a good banana to use for this project. 2. Choose a subject for your banana tattoo. Make sure it is an interesting subject with a good amount

of detail! 3. Draw your subject on the scrap paper using a pencil. Make it the actual size that it will appear on

the banana! 4. Tape your pencil drawing onto the banana. Line up the drawing where you want it to go. 5. “Trace” your design by using the needle to press through the paper and the skin of the banana. Be

careful and do not stick yourself. Use dotted lines to get your image onto the skin of the banana. 6. Remove the sketch paper and use the needle to create very tight dotted lines to complete your

design. Make the dots closer together where you want darker areas. Try using thin, light hatching marks as well.

7. Take a photo of your banana before the design fades.

Keep In Mind: 1. You are working with a banana so this will not be perfect! 2. You will mostly be drawing with pointillism, so you’ll need a steady hand and patience! 3. You can not “erase” any mistakes, so make it work! 4. Safety first. Please be careful and work slowly so that you do not poke yourself.

Dinosaur skeleton Fish and water ripples The Mona Lisa Mount Rushmore Resources: How to Make Banana Oxidation art, DIY Hacks

How to Tattoo a Banana Tattoo a Banana, YouTube video

 

Famous Artist Slideshow! Make a Google Slideshow about a famous artist by researching them online. (50 points)

You Need: Google Slides, the internet 

 

Directions: 1. Choose a famous artist from history to research. 2. Look for the following things:

a. The artist’s name, date of birth, and age (or date of death) b. Where the artist was from and what education they had. c. Information about the artist’s family and childhood. d. One paragraph biography of the artist. e. What time period or style did the artist work in? f. What are some identifiable characteristics of the artist’s work? g. Where can you find some of the artist’s most famous pieces now? h. How was this artist’s work received by the public when it was first displayed? i. Include at least 5 images of the artist’s work, labeled with their names and dates. j. Any fun or interesting facts and about the artist.

3. Create a Google Slideshow with at least 10 slides.. 4. Include as many pictures and colors as you can.

Keep In Mind: 1. Make your slideshow look nice! 2. Think about how you will split up the information and images. 3. Double check your spelling and punctuation. 4. Find an artist that you enjoy!!

Resources: Great Artist Biographies

Famous Artist Biographies Smarthistory.org - great site with information on hundreds of artists and artworks  

Art History Selfies! Recreate famous paintings from history using clothing and props that you already have (50 points)

You Need: A camera, the internet, and some random props 

 

Directions: 1. Research different famous paintings online. 2. Choose three paintings and recreate them as best as you can using clothing, fabric, or props from

your home to simulate the shapes and colors in the painting. 3. Take photos of your recreations. 4. Use Google Docs or Google Slides to put your 3 photos next to the 3 original artworks.

Keep In Mind: 1. Portraits are the easiest paintings to recreate, but you can try anything you want! 2. Have fun! These are meant to be silly and entertaining. 3. Be creative!

Resources: Coworkers recreate famous paintings with office supplies Smarthistory.org - great site with information on hundreds of artists and artworks 12 Famous Paintings Recreated With Real People

Comics Your Way!  Create your own original one-page comic! (100 points)

You Need: Paper, pencil, eraser, markers/pens/colored pencils, ruler

Directions: 1. Come up with a story that has a beginning, middle and end. Look at the Resources for tips. 2. Use the ruler to lay out panels on your page. Leave a thin white margin in between them. 3. Draw your story lightly in pencil. Leave room for dialogue and the title! 4. Write in dialogue and any sound effects. 5. Ink your drawings and dialogue with black pens or markers. Add color or shading.

Keep In Mind: 1. Keep your story simple. You only need one or two characters and something to happen. 2. Leave room for the title at the top (see the examples). 3. Use a ruler to write the dialogue in even, straight lines. Write neatly. 4. Tell a complete story and use the entire page. Make this is a complete art piece! 5. Have fun with your story! Anything goes!

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Resources: How to Create a Comic Strip in 6 Steps How to Structure a Story for a Comic Strip Creating Comic Panels (layout)