Transcript Thumbnail Sketches - gaugerart / Miss Gauger's Art World

Thumbnail Sketches
Objective: You will define and
create thumbnail sketches in
order to brainstorm ideas for
your animal mandala.
DRILL:
1. Imitate page setup to
the right.
2. Title- Thumbnail
Sketches
3. Definition4. Examples from life5. 4 Boxes for drawing.
Thumbnail Sketches
DefinitionExamples in life:
A thumbnail sketch is…
• A series of quick sketches that help you to
brainstorm ideas.
• What are some things that people create that
they might start with a series of thumbnail
sketches?
Movies
Inventions
Comics
Cars- anything manufactured…labels, too.
• Books
Why would you do more than one?
On each thumbnail sketch:
There must be an animal and a circle and these
criteria:
Create 5 blanks.
1. Which animal________________
2. Art element lesson__________________
3. Art element lesson__________________
4. Color Scheme
5. Other animal, element lesson, or color
scheme_________________
Hummingbird - Stylization - Shading
Monochromatic Colors - Lines
Hummingbird- stylization- printcool colors- my color scheme
Art Element Lessons
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Line
Shape
Color
Texture
Form
Stylization
Positive Space
Negative Space
Value/ Shading
10.Collage
11.Tissue paper
12.Mosaic
13.Scratch Art
14. 3D form
15.Print making
16.Zentangles
Remember these criteria, too:
6. Difficulty and detail
7. Craftsmanship/ neatness
8. Composition- layout is balanced
9. Focus on assignment
10. Creativity- problem solving- uniqueness
11.You can add whatever you want as long as
you meet the criteria. PLAY. BE CREATIVE!
Turn in Sketchbook asap:
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The Basics of Drawing
Bird- shapes
To view these assignments, go
Deer- proportions
to Miss Gauger’s website:
What is a mandala?
www.gaugerart.pbworks.com
Element Mandala
Get 5 extra credit points for
Color Schemes
commenting on the Animal
Thumbnail sketches
Mandala page.
Do it today in class.
Today’s Goal:
• Create 4 different
thumbnail sketches to give
you ideas for your final
mandala.
• Look at your previous pages
and packets of images to
help you with ideas.
• Sketches can be quick or
detailed.
• Start final artwork…
tomorrow??
http://www.geschichteinchronologie.ch/ps
/Owusu_mandalas-for-painting-inmeditation-ENGL.html