student work, all three sides of the lantern A shout out to my friend Kristy who started this project with resin-based “stained-glass”. Her previous work was really helpful in developing this unit on Tiffany style lanterns. Lanterns are a big deal in Asia, they can identify what kind of restaurant you’re walking into or evenContinue reading “Tiffany Style Lanterns”
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Teach Typography
Bad typography is everywhere. These are two examples. One says La Michoacana (a Mexican ice cream store), the other La Shish. Try reading either one driving by in a car at 30 miles per hour! I’m not an exceptional designer or typography expert but learning the basics of typography was one of the best thingsContinue reading “Teach Typography”
Recreating Well Known Objects
One common theme in my art projects is the idea that artists recreate, over and over again, objects we all know and love. Arguably, this is more effective than making paintings, as it turns an idea on its head. When you stand in front of a painting, you’re expecting to see a painting. Obviously, itContinue reading “Recreating Well Known Objects”
Abstract Scrolls (Contemporary Codex)
Those who know me, know I’m a real geek for color and composition, and that I love finding ways to use technology to produce great art pieces with my students. The scrolls I made with my IB class are one of those art units that evolved over time improving to what is now this project.Continue reading “Abstract Scrolls (Contemporary Codex)”
X-Ray Vision (Computer Art Project)
Sometimes you create an art project that is so simple in its nature, yet the results are great…like this one. Maybe it’s because teens seem to like gory stuff? Regardless, my x-ray vision project has a really simple basis: Using images of bones and/or organs and the opacity function on Photoshop layers, show the model’sContinue reading “X-Ray Vision (Computer Art Project)”
Theme Park Posters
This is one of my favorite intro to Photoshop projects and offers an opportunity to teach all kinds of valuable things like typography (display fonts), layering, and royalty free images/copyright infringement. I have some simple perimeters: pick a city and using at least 6 layers and engaging typography, design a poster for an amusement park,Continue reading “Theme Park Posters”
Draw, Paint, Think 