Transcript Cartoon Project - Walter Sisulu University

The Use of e-learning within a Fine Art
Communications course with particular focus on the
Cartoon Component
By Heather Osner
Personal Conviction
• In 2004 FSET staff were offered course in elearning.
• Challenges of students missing lectures or parts
of lectures – sometimes with valid reasons
• Course notes were missed – impacted on results.
• E-learning has addressed these problems- is
available whenever there is access to a
computer and Internet.
Challenge: How to create Fine Art
Specific Communications Curricula
• Keep it “Real” – address needs of a practicing
Artist – Entrepreneurial skills.
• Allow it to evolve as needs change.
Currently course includes:-Cartooning Skills
-Business Plans
-Logo Design
-Assignment writing skills
-Curriculum Vitae
-Personal Responsibility
-Layout of Business Communication Stationery
Role of the Computer in Fine Art
Communications
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Previously
• the Computer was
considered the main
focus of study.
Now
• Deliver Course content on
E-learning.
• Word Processing Tool.
• Offer Art Related
software -Adobe
Photoshop.
• Enhance Content of
course.
No Comprehensive Text books
available for this new curriculum
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Reference Books
E-Learning
• Only one Item may appear
in one book
• Limited number of books
• Time constraints
• Number of Students in class
• Libraries on different sites
• Comprehensive notes can
be compiled - cover all
aspects
• Including examples from
previous student works to
illustrate good and bad
practice
• Inclusion of images make it
more interesting
Copyright and Plagiarisation
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Previously
• Advised not to use any
copyright images
• Time consuming hand
drawn Cartoon images took
2 weeks of Christmas
vacation .
• Identifying Plagiarism
meant extensive searches in
Libraries.
Now
• Use Images and Text however be sure to
Acknowledge all sources.
• Safe Assign – Students can
check assignments for
plagiarism
• Send to Lecturer who can
also identify plagiarism
Cartooning Skills and E-learning
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Cartoon Notes on E-learning Allow:• some insight into methods of drawing Cartoons
• Varying lines and pen & ink methods to be illustrated.
• Students to understand the need for a climax in the
Storyline .
Unlike other Courses – using the same Assignment Brief ie: “A
Cartoon strip using a currently pertinent South African
Storyline” allows originality - diverse selection of events covered.
• It has allowed an interesting “Historical Picture” to emerge.
• Selection of the Cartoon Project notes - Follows
Example of Format
Cartoon by Buntu Qina showing
correctly utilised format
Cartoon by Leigh Durrheim – Alumni showing
acceptable alteration of Format
Title Block & Cartoonists Name
• The Cartoon title should
appear in the first block.
It can include characters
as well as the name.
• The Artists name should
appear either next to
the Title block in the
margin
• or at the end.
Some ways you can Personalise your
Cartoon.
• Each cartoonist will develop his/her own style of Cartooning.
This can be done by
• Portraying your personal type of humour. – let joke unfold
over length of cartoon strip.
• Controlling and varying, fluctuating thickness of the lines
used,
• Using areas of negative and positive – by brushing black ink
into sections to make the cartoon more dramatic.
• Tonal fluctuation by cross hatching, lighter washes, groupings
of dots etc. in sections.
• Practising drawing figures in action – by simplifying into a
couple of lines.
Making up faces
Look in a Mirror and make
exaggerated expressions these are a
form of communications and help to
create visual impact to your story
Then try to decide what moods
the expressions indicate…
Making Up
Individual
Characters
Unlike the Normal
placement of eyes on
the mid line of the
face it adds character
to cartoons to fill the
head shape with face
as indicated below.
Different hair styles can also alter the look of identical faces.
Hairstyles should also alter with movement and make the
storyline more lively.
Exaggerate and alter the shapes of heads.
Watch the following characters heads shape change in order to emphasize
expressions.
Ideas When Drawing Cartoon
Characters.
• Body Language
Communicates
• Bodies should only be
4 ½ times bigger than
the head.
• Is the Character fat or
thin. Using
exaggerated Body
shape shapes will
individualise each
character
Hands and feet are very important when indicating
Action
Body Poses should be exaggerated
Backgrounds
• Backgrounds set the
theme. They should
be simplified with a
few props used.
• Park bench,
• School desk, clock bell
• Netball hoop, cricket
pitch, rugby posts etc.
• Office desk &
Computer.
• Props will help clarify
your idea.
Actions Lines
Are essential to emphasize
Movement
Examples used in Previous
Student’s Cartoons.
Speech Bubbles
Marking Criteria & Breakdown
• Storyline
20 Marks
• Use of Medium
10 Marks
• Speech Bubbles &
Format
15 Marks
• Title Block
15 Marks
• Images & Characters
20 Marks
• Backgrounds
10 Marks
• Action Lines & Expressions10 Marks
Total
100 Marks
Previous Student Works
Division of Blocks
Effective use of Facial
Expressions
Previous Student Works
Some Reactions to HIV AIDS
Pandemic
No Words Needed….
Previous Student Works
Simple backgrounds can be
effective
Could you see Thabo Mbeki dancing like
this? A sense of Humour is Important.
Previous Student Works
Previous Student Works
This was from 2004 & remains
Current…
Unfortunately so does Crime
Student Works from following
Students have been included in
Examples.
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Leigh Durrheim
Buntu Qina
Ntembeko Bonkolo
Cara Malala
Athule Nano
Banele Kom
Xolela Sogoni
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Spear Gwazela
Songezo Sokhanyile
Mzuvukile Sishuta
Litha Ncokazi
Sinoxolo Tshiva.
Sonwabiso Ngcai
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Conclusion
E-learning allows:• more consistent results.
• Improved of assignment quality .
• Videos of Practical Methods and Techniques to
be loaded.