sketch book 2010 - 2011

ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN2010 – 2011 SKETCH BOOK

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What does being an ACAD studentmean? And what kind of creative work will you be able to do when you get here? Our Program Guide + Guidebook have shown you some of what ACAD can befor you. Here, you have a chance to try it out for yourself. Browse through thesechallenges, try out a few, and experience what it’s like to think creatively at ACAD.

Instructions

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An exercise a day gets you on the creative way.

1 Pencil

2 Ideas

3 Paint

4 Creativity

5 Ink

6 Ruler

7 String

8 Fabric samples

9 Thesaurus

Camera

Internet

Library card

Plasticine

Paint brush

Pen

Stop watch

iPod or CD Player

Scissors

EXERCISE: 01 CREATIVE THINKING CREATIVE THINKING EXERCISE: 02


Creative Obscura

Using one of the patterns

above – or by creating

your own – redraw these

on top of the provided

image. How can you

creatively obscure the

image without making

it hard to see?

Describe how the image has obscured by adding a pattern?

Describe the pattern you created:

What would you change in the patterning now that the image is complete?

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Write down your own objects to create a container for.

A Glass Isn’t Just a Glass

Draw a container for

each of the listed objects

in the space below

each word. Remember,

the container should

have the appropriate

form and function

for each object.

TIP: Go to the ACAD

Guidebook (pg. 25) to

see how Natali Rodrigues

creates glass objects.

guitar

books

light

paint brushes

coffee

winter coat

milk

flowers

photographs

asparagus

scissors

wool

CREATIVE THINKING CREATIVE THINKING EXERCISE: 04


Reconsider Your “Canvas”

Incorporating your

preferred medium –

such as painting or

fibre arts – apply

your own thoughts

to a new “canvas”,

like this skateboard.

TIP: Go to the ACAD


see how Dustin Koop +

John Antoski reconsider

their canvases.

List other unconventional canvases:

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This exercise will help develop rational thought processes in your own work.

Draw Your Own Connections

With the two lists

above make connections

you might not typically

see as related.

TIP: Pro Baseball Player,

Joe Dimagio, was also an

accomplished painter.

Activities

soccer

reading

shopping

fixing your car

snow boarding

hiking

going to the movies

hanging out

playing instruments

moving

walking

listening to music

knitting

board games

Disciplines

photography

glass blowing

drawing

weaving

painting

animation

sculpting

pot throwing

character design

writing

film

jewellery

woodwork

silkscreen



Connect the Process

By making a path

between facilities, tools,

and mediums, you can

begin to see the infinite

possibilities that different

artistic practices

can include.

TIP: Go to the ACAD

Guidebook (pg. 9) to see

how Sarah Malik’s work

uses a variety of mediums

and processes to create

her installations.

wheel throw typephotographkilnpaint

weave metal shopdrawsilkscreenlibrary

lithography weldbookstoredyescan

sculptintagliowoodshop

researchglassglaze

EXERCISE: 05

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Spot the Recreation

Using the list provided,

or adding your own,

choose which activity

could have inspired

each piece of art.

TIP: Go to the

ACAD Guidebook

(pg. 39) for a list of

recreational activities

at SAIT and student

clubs offered through

ACADSA.

Activity: Activity: Activity: Activity:

Activity: Activity: Activity: Activity:

hockey

swimming

yoga

diving

raquetball

squash

dance

aerobics

soccer running


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Use Your Own Words

Describe the following

image to a friend without

using the words listed

above. The goal is for your

friend to guess the image

without using the words

we have provided.

TIP: A thesaurus is

a useful tool to expand

on an idea.

Describe:

studio

painter

artist

canvas

easel

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Changing Places

Take a photo of a

specific place in your

community or school

at the same time on

two different days.

Observe how the

place has changed or

transformed between

the two images.

TIP: Go to the ACAD

Guidebook (pg. 45)

for potential locations

in Calgary to document.

Date / Time: Date / Time:

What changed to the space over the time you observed it?

Photo A (Describe) Photo B (Describe)

A B



ConstructConstructivism

Recreate this constructivist

painting, using only the

shapes provided above.

TIP: Try something new

(and old) – start your next

painting by referencing

a specific style from art

history. Go to the ACAD

Guidebook (pg. 19).

HINT: Google Beat

the Whites with the

Red Wedge to see this

painting in colour.

Cut out your own shapes using coloured paper to “construct” the composition.

El LissitzkyBeat the Whites with the Red Wedge (1919) Lithograph

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Observation is Everything

Look at the image

above for five seconds

and document what you

have seen. Look at it for

another 10 seconds and

document what you

have seen. Finally, look

at it for 30 seconds

and document the

new details you can

now observe.

5 10 30

arch

meeting place

people

1 Raphael The School of Athens (1509–1510) 500x770cm

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DescriptivePortrait

Create a photograph that

describes you, but is not

a portrait of yourself.

CHALLENGE: Post it to the

microsite to share it with

our community.

TIP: Go to the ACAD


read how Misha Frolov

describes a self-portrait.

Name:

Portrait Title:

Describe:

Paste Portrait Here

Cindy ShermanSelf-portrait

Nan GoldinSelf-portrait

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Create a Pattern

Chose three patterns

from your closet (clothes

or bags) and recreate

them in the squares

above. Using the three

patterns and the example,

create a new pattern in

the space provided.

TIP: A great resource

for patterning is textile

design. Look for inspiration

in fashion, home decor

and from other cultures.

How would you describe your new pattern?

Pattern: Pattern: Pattern: Pattern:

Bamboo grass forming a tortoise shell design



CareerActions

Fill in the appropriate

action number that

corresponds to a career

in art and design.

TIP: Go to the

ACAD Guidebook

(pg. 41) to inspire

yourself by reading

about some of the

listed ACAD Visiting

Artists and gain insight

into their career path.

Careers

designer

sculptor

art director

painter

curator

animator

print maker

illustrator

art critic

performing artist

festival director

glass maker

ceramicist

jeweller

photographer

textile designer

Actions

1

write article on artist’s new work

2

create silkscreen

3

magazine layout

4

listen to band demos

5

source Canadian diamonds

6

carve wood

7

change F-stop

8

work with 3 frames per second

9

stripping off the pole

sewing

gesso a canvas

research a collection

heat up the kiln

conceptualize an ad campaign

design a costume

create a children’s book cover

EXERCISE: 13

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Sign Says

Create a new version

of this Garage Sale sign.

How can your sign attract

more people and clearly

display important

information?

TIP: Read Josef

and Shizuko Müller-

Brockmann’s,

History of the Poster

for inspiration.

Who?

What?

Where?

When?

Why?

This sign has included the what, why, but is missing the who, where and when.



School-Boarding

Create a story board,

using only found images

(such as magazine clippings

or photos) that visually

describes what you think

your typical day at

ACAD will be.

TIP: In the gray bars,

describe what is happening

in the image.

TIP: Go to the ACAD

Guidebook (pg. 1) and

read how the Admissions

Team describes ACAD.

Illustrators, animators, art directors and film makers all use story boarding to communicate their ideas.

EXERCISE: 15

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2050: A Phone Odyssey

Imagine the world in

2050. What will your

cell phone look like?

Illustrate how you

imagine the phone to

look. What functions

will it have?

TIP: Go to the ACAD


see how Jesse Sherburne’s

work often examines

how everyday objects

can carry meaning.

Name of cell phone:

Cell Phone Functions:

A grid is a great place to start sketching.

Watch Stanley Kubrick’s, 2001: A Space Odyssey to see how he deals with elements of technological evolution and realism.



Create Your Own Colour

Use markers or paint

to mix/blend together

different colours to

create your own, unique

tint. Place the original

colours in the small circles

provided, so you can see

what colours were used to

create your new colour.

TIP: Read Josef Albers,

Interaction of Color.

Once you have created your own colour, experiment by adding black or white.

Name of New Colour:

Describe:

Colour 1

Colour 3

Colour 5

Colour 2

Colour 4

Colour 6

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Advertise This

Design an advertisement

for the product above.

Lay out the ad, write the

copy and apply to this

street billboard.

TIP: Take a walk, bike

or drive around the

city to check out how

organizations promote

their products.

TIP: Go to the ACAD

Guidebook (pg. 13)

and read about the

Visual Communications

Design program.

dishsoap

What makes this dish soap better than the rest?



Re-create Using the Greats

Recreate this iconic

Calgary landmark

using the style of one

of the artists shown

on the left.

TIP: Go to the ACAD

Guidebook (pg. 43) to see

where ACAD is located

in Calgary.

Pablo Picasso

Katsushika Hokusai

Andy Warhol

Vincent van Gogh

Claude Monet

Gary Baseman

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Character Design

Using dots and string

create a character.

In the space above, show

different expressions your

character would make.

Name of Character:

Describe their Personality:

Use actions to determine how the character changes in different scenarios.



Create Your Own Logo

Create a personal brand

for yourself by developing

your own logo. What do

you want your logo to say

about you? Take a look

at the characteristics list

you developed on page 24,

see how that could apply

to your logo design.

TIP: Go to the ACAD

Guidebook (pg. 33)

to read about Chelsea

Cardinal at GQ Magazine.

Examples of logos we see everyday. Look around you and see how others are creating their logos.

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Expressive Typography

Create a self-portrait

using only words. First,

list words that describe

you, your personality

and your likes/dislikes.

Next, use these words

and position them

to create an image

or emotion.

TIP: Look through

Emil Ruder’s,

Typographie for

inspiration and

use of expressive

typography.

Characteristics:

Typography and words can convey a message or emotion.



Influential Music

Pick two different

songs or pieces of music

and draw, paint, or

sculpt while listening.

The objective is to

represent the song

visually and compare

how two different

pieces of music effect

your creativity.

TIP: Try listening to

music that contrasts

each other. For example,

try mixing classical

and rockabilly.

Observations:

Title:

Title:

Genre:

Genre:

How did your creative process change based on the music you were listening to?

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A Book And Its Cover

Take your favourite

childhood story and

illustrate the cover

of the book. How could

you entice readers

to pick up the book,

based on your

illustration?

TIP: Go to your favourite

bookstore and take

a stroll through the

children’s section

for inspiration.

Story Synopsis:

Story Title:

CREATIVE THINKINGEXERCISE: 25

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Map Out the Day

Write down things that

are in your backpack, bag

or purse right now. Once

you have completed the

list, pick two items to

place in the small circles.

Use these as inspiration as

you create new activities

to further your creativity.

TIP: Go to the ACAD

Guidebook (pg. 17)

to see what programs

ACAD offers to apply

these new ideas to.

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5.

2. 14.

6.

3. 15.

4. 16.

9.

10.

7.

11.

8.

12.

new ideas

Creative thought is developed through lateral thinking.

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printing the 2010 – 2011 Admissions

materials on paper made with a minimum

30% post-consumer waste.

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37 gallons of water

2,266 pounds of solid waste

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