Like artists such as Jon Cattapan, some classroom topics 'lend' themselves to incorporating new media art making practices with conventional/traditional artmaking practices.
One topic where I have explored the combination of approaches is the 'acetate' etching task. This artmaking process requires students to produce a 'line' based drawing.
I wanted my students to produce a self portrait based on more challenging designs which incorporated different viewpoints, facial expressions and/or cropping of the image making the piece unique and individual.
For this task students worked from photo's which were imported into Artrage as a
'tracing'. This enabled students to concerntrate on the use of line in the creation
of their work and be able to create a picture which was proportionally accurate.
Once the design was create, students had to consider the use of the negative
space by creating a contrasting pattern or a pattern which reflected the emotion conveyed in captured face.
Students used these designs to create their dry point acetate etching, which were
also hand coloured.
One topic where I have explored the combination of approaches is the 'acetate' etching task. This artmaking process requires students to produce a 'line' based drawing.
I wanted my students to produce a self portrait based on more challenging designs which incorporated different viewpoints, facial expressions and/or cropping of the image making the piece unique and individual.
For this task students worked from photo's which were imported into Artrage as a
'tracing'. This enabled students to concerntrate on the use of line in the creation
of their work and be able to create a picture which was proportionally accurate.
Once the design was create, students had to consider the use of the negative
space by creating a contrasting pattern or a pattern which reflected the emotion conveyed in captured face.
Students used these designs to create their dry point acetate etching, which were
also hand coloured.