Shape to Form and Fantastical Creatures
Along with teaching Math in our charter school, I teach an art project for three hours each week. I wanted to teach my 7th and 8th graders how to start creating 3-dimensional illusions on their 2-dimensional paper... in other words, how to make form using light. I showed the students this tutorial on converting shape to form. They followed along, and withing a few minutes they had shaded six shapes into 3-D forms. Then I asked them to invent a creature using a combination of the shapes they had just made. They needed to indicate a light source on their paper, and we discussed shading accordingly. Last step - add a scene around their creature indicating size.
My sample creature is to the left.
Here are a couple of screen captures from the tutorial, and some of the students' shape creatures.
We had a blast, and the results were fascinating. Even those very reluctant to risk making art had success. I forgot to name my creature, any ideas?
We had a blast, and the results were fascinating. Even those very reluctant to risk making art had success. I forgot to name my creature, any ideas? 
What fun....great project.
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous!! And I am rather amused seeing how well a few veered off and did their own thing. People are just fascinating, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteYes, they did do their own thing. But, we had a nice lesson about cylinders in perspective yesterday, and looks like it's making sense!
Deleteit's the Tin Man!
ReplyDeleteVery cool exercise and results.
Thanks, Mary. It was fun. We had a chance to talk about how light makes form. They liked my creature, and I like that he's "roller skating" through town.
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