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Whimsical means playful, pleasant, fancy, full of fantasy, and unusual.
Whimsical illustration is usually seen as playful, colorful, with intention to spark joy in the viewer.
Over the next few weeks we will learn about 3 different illustrators who are famous for their whimsical art.
Day 1: Lisa Cogdon
Day 1: Lisa Cogdon
Positive Words and Whimsical Illustration
Positive Words and Whimsical Illustration
Please watch the instructional videos below!
Please watch the instructional videos below!
Lisa Congdon 1- let it grow shine your light sketch.mp4Step 1
Step 1
Brainstorm and create a sketch of your whimsical text and design
You may use a piece of paper if you don't have a sketchbook.
Lisa Congdon 2- Shine your light:let it grow.mp4Step 2
Step 2
On a separate sheet of paper choose one of your designs. Using your best drawing and coloring skills create a whimsical text illustration.
Post of Photo of Your work and reflection in the caption to Seesaw
Post of Photo of Your work and reflection in the caption to Seesaw
Reflection Questions
Reflection Questions
What kind of artwork did you create today?
Which artist inspired your artwork?
What details did you include in your artwork?
What did you discover while creating your artwork?
What do you think you will add to finish this assignment?
Show me your tools!
Show me your tools!
Gather all of the art-making materials you have at home.
Post a photo of them to Seesaw!
Day 2: Budi Kwan
Day 2: Budi Kwan
Personification Whimsical Illustration
Personification Whimsical Illustration
Please watch the instructional video below!
Please watch the instructional video below!
Budi Kwan Planning.mp4Sketchbook Planning
Sketchbook Planning
Create a brainstorm or artwork plan.
This might take a while. Stop after about 40 minutes.
Share your work in progress with your classmates.
Quick Review
Quick Review
What does whimsical mean?
Who is the first illustrator we studied and what are they famous for?
Who is the second illustrator we studied and what are they famous for?
#3 : Geneva Bowers
#3 : Geneva Bowers
Juxtapostion and Hybridity in Whimsical Illustration
Juxtapostion and Hybridity in Whimsical Illustration
Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition
Juxtapose means to put objects together for a contrasting effect. Geneva Bowers often uses juxtaposition in the settings of her illustrations.
Hybridity
Hybridity
hybridity to combine human bodies with non-human things, such as food, antlers, plants, and atmosphere.
Geneva Bowers often uses hybridity to enhance the strength or powers of her characters
Whimsical Illustration lesson pt 1.mp4
Sketchbook Planning
Sketchbook Planning
Create a brainstorm or artwork plan.
This might take a while. Stop after about 40 minutes.
Post of Photo of Your work and reflection in the caption to Seesaw
Post of Photo of Your work and reflection in the caption to Seesaw
Reflection Questions
Reflection Questions
What is in your drawing?
How did you use hybridity or juxtaposition in your work?
What did you discover while creating your artwork?
What do you think you will add to final drawing?
Day 4 : Geneva Bowers
Day 4 : Geneva Bowers
Juxtapostion and Hybridity in Whimsical Illustration Continued
Juxtapostion and Hybridity in Whimsical Illustration Continued
Juxtapose
Juxtapose
Juxtapose means to put objects together for a contrasting effect. Geneva Bowers often uses juxtaposition in the settings of her illustrations.
Hybridity
Hybridity
hybridity to combine human bodies with non-human things, such as food, antlers, plants, and atmosphere.
Geneva Bowers often uses hybridity to enhance the strength or powers of her characters
Grade 4 Geneva Bowers pt 2.mp4
Review the Design Cycle
Review the Design Cycle
Reflect on your original design. What did you create? Are you satisfied with your drawing? Did you do your best work
Imagine how can you elaborate and extend your creation to create a more interesting whimsical illustration?
Plan the possible changes to your drawing, what will you keep, what will you change, what are you trying to communicate?
Create a new drawing that shows your updated ideas. Do your best work.
Upload to Seesaw
Upload to Seesaw
After about 30 minutes of drawing your new Whimsical Drawing. Take a photo of it next to your original plan. Upload it to Seesaw. Record your explanation of all of the changes you made to your idea after you went through the design cycle.
Day 5/6 : Geneva Bowers
Day 5/6 : Geneva Bowers
Juxtapostion and Hybridity in Whimsical Illustration Big Finish
Juxtapostion and Hybridity in Whimsical Illustration Big Finish
Using your best effort!
Using your best effort!
Finish drawing and coloring your whimsical illustration that features either a hybrid-human or a human juxtaposed in an unusual space.
Coloring Juxtaposition and Hybridity.mp4Watch the above video
Watch the above video
Finish coloring your Whimsical Illustration
This is your Big Finish!
This is your Big Finish!
Take a photo of your work finished illustration and tell the story of what is happening in your illustration.
Save to Seesaw in the Art Folder
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