1st Yr - Animation Project

Art for First year’s students began with a 5 week taster exploring the Elements of Art, Graphic Design, 3D work and Stop Motion Animation! A lot to learn in only 5 weeks but here is some of the fantastic work produced.

Similar to the Post Card Design Projects, this new group of First Years were introduced to the elements of art by selecting an object or animal of their choice and creating four design boxes, exploring different types of media
Students began by drawing their image and then created stencils of its silhouette in various sizes.
Students explored

• Line using markers,
• Tone using paint in warm colours,
• Colour using oil pastels in cool colours
• Shape and Pattern used coloured card.

The next stage was to introduce students to graphic design and lettering. Good lettering is a basic part of graphic design. Letters say a lot about a word. The size, style, weight, colour and position are all very important when trying to create a certain image. Using the name of their object students created four new design boxes exploring

• Calligraphy
• Expressive Text
• Collage
• The fourth design box was open to create 'Own Style' of lettering

The third stage of the project was to create a small 3D piece of their chosen object or animal using model magic. Students painted their 3D pieces and then worked in groups to create a short stop motion animation piece. Here are some of their creative finished films!