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Project Goal: Design an original Sugar Skull.
Consider traditional and/or non traditional symbolism: Diamonds, Roses, Marigolds, Crosses, etc... Sugar skull will be symmetrical and utilize a limited color pallet of two analogous colors and one complimentary color.
Directions: Please keep two things in mind as you move forward with project: (1) Sugar skull should not look like a real anatomical skull. It should look more like a cartoon. See provided examples. (2) This project is about symmetry. You only need to draw half of everything! For example, draw one eye socket, copy, past, flip and align.
[Download Skull File Here]
Rubrics:
Media Literacy: Demonstrate understanding of Adobe Illustrator's Pen Tool, use of Anchor Points & Pathways, Color Gradients & Custom Clor Pallets.
Composition: Skull shape and interior design should be symmetrical.
Use of Color: Work within a limited color pallet when making color decisions.
Symbols: Creative use of symbols and design embellishments within the interior and exterior of the skull form.
Framework Standards:
Methods, Materials, and Techniques
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the methods, materials, and
techniques unique to the visual arts.
Elements and Principles of Design
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the
elements and principles of design.
Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression
Students will demonstrate their powers of observation, abstraction,
invention, and expression in a variety of media, materials, and
techniques.
[email protected]
Project Goal: Design an original Sugar Skull.
Consider traditional and/or non traditional symbolism: Diamonds, Roses, Marigolds, Crosses, etc... Sugar skull will be symmetrical and utilize a limited color pallet of two analogous colors and one complimentary color.
Directions: Please keep two things in mind as you move forward with project: (1) Sugar skull should not look like a real anatomical skull. It should look more like a cartoon. See provided examples. (2) This project is about symmetry. You only need to draw half of everything! For example, draw one eye socket, copy, past, flip and align.
- Download image of human skull found on this web page and lock it down as a template.
- Make a new layer over the template layer. Using Adobe Illustrator draw half of the skull shape. Either the left or right side. Copy and paste drawing. ( "command + C" to copy / "command + V" to paste). Flip the coppied half with the "Reflection Tool".
- Align the anchor points with each half of the drawing. Using the White Anchor Point tool, hold down the shift key and select each ending anchor point of the opposing sides. Then go Object > Path > Join.
- Break up the skull into seperate layers. The jaw should be the bottom layer. The crown should be the overlapping top layer. Additional layers should be created for the teeth, eyes and nose socket. Additional layers should be created for the design elements.
- Embellish the interior of Sugar Skull drawing with symbols /designs. Like the Sugar Skull, your designs should be Symmetrical. Review the link on this web page that discusses the origins of the Sugar Skull (Day of the Dead). Consider symbolism for your sugar skull. What do you want to convey in your design. Do you want to make traditional religious symbols? Maybe more contemporary such as diamond shapes. Or relating to sports, music, popular culture, etc.
- Embellish the exterior of sugar skull. You are required to have two external shapes around each opposing side of the skull. Traditionally roses would go there. But again, your skull does not need to be traditional. Remember, which ever you illustrate, you only need to create one! Then copy, paste and flip.
- When coloring Sugar Skull pre-select two Analogous colors along with one Complimentary color. To create more variety of color use the Color Guide Pallet to create tints and shades of color swatches. Once new color pallet as been made, save for future use.
[Download Skull File Here]
Rubrics:
Media Literacy: Demonstrate understanding of Adobe Illustrator's Pen Tool, use of Anchor Points & Pathways, Color Gradients & Custom Clor Pallets.
Composition: Skull shape and interior design should be symmetrical.
Use of Color: Work within a limited color pallet when making color decisions.
Symbols: Creative use of symbols and design embellishments within the interior and exterior of the skull form.
Framework Standards:
Methods, Materials, and Techniques
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the methods, materials, and
techniques unique to the visual arts.
Elements and Principles of Design
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the
elements and principles of design.
Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression
Students will demonstrate their powers of observation, abstraction,
invention, and expression in a variety of media, materials, and
techniques.
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