LESSON #3
Artistic Creation
Description
Based on the previous two lessons, students will create a diptych using Photoshop, Collage, Photomontage, Image and Text and/or Stencil techniques. One design is intended to raise awareness of the conflict and the other is to suggest a resolution or provide a call to action. In both works students should consider their audience; who is affected by this conflict and who they trying to reach in terms of raising awareness and calling to action? The audience should be the same for both images, as the work is intended as a set.
Objectives
Materials and Preparations
Procedures
Day 5-6:
Day 8-14:
Assessments
Based on the previous two lessons, students will create a diptych using Photoshop, Collage, Photomontage, Image and Text and/or Stencil techniques. One design is intended to raise awareness of the conflict and the other is to suggest a resolution or provide a call to action. In both works students should consider their audience; who is affected by this conflict and who they trying to reach in terms of raising awareness and calling to action? The audience should be the same for both images, as the work is intended as a set.
Objectives
- Students will create two images that represent and respond to a conflict (1 raises awareness, 1 calls for action, offers a solution, and/or suggests means for resolution).
- Students will consider their audience and create designs that have punchy and clear statements, good visibility and appeal to the identified audience.
- Student will use their previous knowledge of the elements and principles to create an easy to understand and overall eye catching design.
Materials and Preparations
- Project Criteria and Rubric (See Resource Page)
- Computers with internet access for student research
- Scanner and Printer
- Magazines and Newspapers
- Scissors or X-acto knifes and cutting board
- Glue or Spray mount
- Cardboard for Stencil (optional technique)
- Matting board for final works
- Paper or worksheets for sketches and proposal of initial ideas
Procedures
Day 5-6:
- Teacher will review several of the selected artworks with students, explaining in more detail how the works were created technically (using Photoshop, Collage, Photomontage, Image and Text and/or Stencil techniques). Teacher will engage students in a short discussion considering how each technique creates a strong visual and punchy statement to the viewers/audience. Students have previous experience with each techniques so they will be able to choose which technique will best suit their project (concept, message, and audience).
- Students will complete several preparatory sketches combining images and text for each of the diptych piecs.
- Students will ask 2-3 other members of class for peer-feedback. Students will exchange preparatory sketches and ask for responses; interpretation of the message, ideas for how to develop the design, and/or clarify the statements.
- Teacher will monitor peer-feedback and individually discuss the preparatory sketches with students.
- Teacher will approve the initial design ideas before students move on to the next step.
Day 8-14:
- Teacher will review the overall project criteria and rubric.
- Students will have access to the computers to resume research, image gathering, and design development.
- Students will complete 2 final artworks, matt and display the works together side-by-side.
Assessments
- Formative Assessment: Teacher will monitor students progress on preparatory sketches and monitor peer-response time to determine
- Summative Assessment:Each student will evaluate their own work based on the given criteria and rubric.