Parallel and perpendicular lines

How do we use the set square?

You have to handle your set square softly and with accuracy without exercising too much pressure on them, only the needed one to avoid movement.

PARALLEL LINES

1. The 45 set square hypotenuse (longest side) is placed attached to the line to which we want to draw the parallels (GUIDE).
2. The 60-30 set square hypotenuse is attached to the 45 set square leg.
3. Fix the 60-30 set square and move the 45 set square upwards or downwards drawing the desired parallel lines along its hypotenuse.

PERPENDICULAR LINES

If we want to draw perpendicular lines to one direction, we will have to follow the first two steps as stated for parallel lines and then the following ones:

1. Having fixed the 60-30 set square, the 45 set square is turned until the other leg is attached to the hypotenuse of the 60-30 set square.
2. Draw the perpendicular line along the hypotenuse of the 45 set square.

Let's review how to draw parallel and perpendicular lines using the triangular set squares.

Link to the task                Example of task

Elements of art: TEXTURES

The Visual Elements of Art: TEXTURE

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Patterns and Textures on prezi:

Pattern & Texture on Prezi

• HOMEWORK. At home: PRINT THIS BOOK, page 10 TEXTURE. Bring it and stick it in your notebook.

VISUAL TEXTURE:

• Create your Picasso Portrait with visual textures (magazines, newpapers, white paper, cardboard, music paper...).

TACTILE TEXTURE:

• You have to creat a collection of textures using recycled white sheets of paper, cloths, cotton, food, ....

• Patterns and color: Matisse for kids.

• Explore your cusiosities: Match up - Match textures and shapes,

• Flow. Enjoy watching the changing patterns and colors as you mix pictures on two overlapping layers. Choose  designs from four sets of menu icons, or add to the flow by clicking the pencil tool to create your own designs.

Picasso-Inspired Recycled portrait

 

Drawing the artist - homework

In your opinion... How was the mystery circle made? Use the artist you have voted for.

Draw it! Draw your artist working!

Free technique. Try to be imaginative and creative. Think outside the box!

Your tasks:

Guessing the artist on PhotoPeach

Guessing the artist

Who has created this mysterious circle underwater?

• In your computer: Vote here or click on Brainstorming 2016 on lino.it Guess it to have the wall in a new tab.
• With your mobile device: Use the QR code. 

  

Wire 2D or 3D scuptures

Artist inspiration: Alexander Calder

  

YOUR TASK

Objectives: 

• Explore animal symbolism throughout various cultures. 
• Apply knowledge of the Art Element Line and begin exploring Space and Form to create a 2 or 3-dimensional wire sculpture of a chosen sea animal. 
• Gain experience utilizing simple wire techniques. 

Procedures: 

1. Participate in one-liner drawing activity and challenge.

2. Create 8-10 thumbnail sketches of chosen sea animal using only ONE continuous line.

3. Using appropriate materials and techniques, manipulate wire into desired position.

4. Creatively mount wire sculpture on base and display.

Grading Criteria:

• Sculpture must resemble chosen animal.
• Effort
• Quality
• Creativity

Watch the videos below to learn a little bit about creating a 3-dimensional wire sculpture using the appropriate tools.

Elements of Art: LINES

Visual Elements: LINE from Rosa Fernández

Lines in Art: IMPLIED LINES, simplicity to complexity.

TASKS

A.- Lines create forms:

Use an A4 sheet of paper and draw a shape with a pencil.You will have to work as the following example with a felt pen. When finished, erase the pencil. Do not use a ruler!.

Here you will find another example: La línea y la almeja.
Last course assignements: Lines creating hands and Lines creating 3D shapes.

B.- Lines create shapes:

 

Take a sheet of paper and create drawings using a continuous line (outline), similar to those you have seen in the video.

Have a look at last year's assignments.

• HOMEWORK. At home: PRINT THIS BOOK, pages 6, 7 and 8. Bring them and stick them in your notebook.
• The ARTIST's Toolkit: LINE. Work in Line and Edge and Outline. 

• Line design. Learn about lines and afterwards, draw lines with feelings. Draw these kind of lines:

• Artist: Pablo Picasso. Have a look to this slideshow: Dibujos de un solo trazo: PICASSO.

• Create your own drawing only with ONE LINE with this online tool: trazotool.
• Another tool to use: Dibujator.
• ArtPad. You will use a special mouse depending on the line size. And replay!
• Brushster: Have a look to this presentation. Now, you can create your own non-representational (abstract) piece of art with Brushster.

• Artist: Keith Haring. Look at these videos: 

 

Let's play with the semaphor disks:

keith Haring for kids from nivaca2

Now you can play with Haring.

• Artist: George Seurat (pointillism). Click here to go to a new game. You will learn about line types and composition.

• Artist: Robert Delaunay. Click here to play.

Pointillist and Foil fish

Foil fish - undersea art. By Mollymoo - Nature store.

Digital typographies

First of all... a game for all the group:

Alphabets - Typography on PhotoPeach

And now, some interactive activities:

Activities for the computer room

• Look, you will be able to build your name using letters from Flickr. Look at my name:

 

If you want to build yours, this is the link: http://metaatem.net/words/. You only have to write the name in the white box, click on "spell" and you will get your letters. If you want to change the type, just click on each letter and a new one will apperar.  Click right mouse button on each letter to save it as a jpg image. You can use them in your school homeworks, posters, in headlines, titles, headings... or just to write a letter or a greeting card to a friend. This is more original than using Word or PowerPoint WordArt. Isn´t it?.

• Periodic table writer. Try! 
  
• Try another one. Using the software CoolText, we transform a text into amazing icons. I have used it and this is what I got:

• The following one is in French, but I'm sure you will do with it: Coloriage Prenom.

• Scary fonts to download, for Halloween.

• Graffiti Creator. Create your own graffiti.

• Graffiti.

More:

Letters can be used to create whatever you like. Have a look:

• The Scarecrow

Do you want to try?

• Robotype composer

And more:

• Cool typography and words of wisdom in Pinterest.

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