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Watch this last video to reinforce your notes. Do you think stereotypes construct or deconstruct characters?
What stereotypes have you encountered or witnessed?
Review the following characters from the first video clip and discuss the following:
Do you feel the characters reflect or create stereotypes?
Do you feel they are racist or offensive? Why or why not?
Review the significant concept for the unit: "Stereotypes can be constructed and deconstructed."
Unit Task:
You work for Pixar! Pixar are about to develop an animated feature film based on Typography. You will be assigned a typeface from below.
Pixar requires you to personify your font into a human character. You will need to think both creatively and critically.
You will need to research your font, gather resources for inspiration, develop several thumbnails for your character in a variety of styles and then decide on the final one.
Your character must embody or personify the traits of the font. You can create your character in any artistic style you wish, as long as you meet Pixar's requirement.
Take some time to brainstorm ideas and do some preliminary research for your font. Knowing the history of your font may assist you in generating ideas. Document your brainstorm in your DWB. *This will be part of your Knowledge & Understanding mark on the unit rubric. Think about what the font means and its possible appearance. Remember, this is simply a brainstorm activity to help generate ideas.
Consider the following:
What mood, situation or images does your font convey?
What is the history of the font? Does its invention or development matter?
How can you play on the title of the font?
What nationality could it be?
What time period could it be from?
Is it male or female? Adult or child?
Could it be a hero or villain?
Could it be tall or short? Muscular or weak? etc.
How is its body posture or pose?
What clothing could it wear to accentuate the meaning?
What facial expression would it have?
What could its occupation be? etc.
When complete, share your ideas in a small group and add to your list.
Gather various character images to use as resources for inspiration. These may prove useful when drawing eyes, hands etc. Simply drag the photos to your desktop and insert them into a document to print and glue it into your DWB. Try to record your sources.
Consider your first drama unit on characterisation. How can this help you?
Share your plan with 2 peers to get feedback.
When your character plan is complete, begin experimenting by drawing thumbnails for heads and faces. Thumbnails can be loose and do not have to be very detailed. Try experimenting with different head shapes, placement of eyes etc.
You may also wish to consider the style of your character. Will it be done manga style? Or in a cute, childish style? An American comics style? Notice how these would all be different. Feel free to refer to the images you gathered to use as inspiration.
Remember, you should be experimenting and only creating draft sketches. Currently you are only planning and experimenting.
Consider your plan. What pose will best personify your character?
Begin experimenting with various bodies.
A typical human male body is 6.5-8 heads longs. A superhero may be 10 heads long and a cute character will be 2-2.5 heads long.
Test to see which suits your character best. You should create several thumbnail sketches testing your ideas. When done, further develop at least 3 body sketches.
Do not worry about details. These are loose sketches. When you discover one you like, you may begin elaborating it, after teacher approval.
NOTE: If you can't see how the Live Paint option was selected in the video, it is explained below.
On your work, type the font name using that font. Include your name and grade group as well.
Export your drawing as a PNG file (300dpi & select "Use Artboard").
Please email the PNG file with your "Name-Font title-Grade Group-year" to the teacher. (ex. CurkovicF-TimesNewRoman-8B-2012)
You should print 2 copies.
Homework: as required. Work due at the beginning of next class.
Week 7 - Presentation/Reflection
Students will present their character to the class and write reflections.
Print your finished character design on A4 paper if not done so and place 1 in your DWB.
In paragraph form, please answer the questions below and include relevant key vocabulary used in class. You should have an introductory and concluding statement. Please provide detailed examples to explain and support your statements.
Key Vocabulary: Adobe Illustrator, Cartooning, Character, Command, Comics, Curve, Digital, Direct Selection Tool, Font, Live Trace, Live Paint, Paths, Points, Racism, Selection Tool, Stereotypes, Swatch, Typeface, Typography, Weight (line) Note: Sometimes it is as important to state what you haven’t done, as much as what you have done.
State your font, describe your character and how you attempted to design and create a character that personified your font. How did you “write with a picture?”
What are the strengths and weaknesses in your character design?
Identify effective strategies or goals to further develop and improve your artistic processes (this may include research, planning, your drawing skills as well as technical skills).
In your opinion, do you feel stereotypes aided or hindered your development when creating your character? Why or why not?
Time permitting, self-evaluate yourself using the rubric.
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