Edible Architecture

ASSIGNMENT

Create a complete scene incorporating “edible Architecture” . Carefully consider what type of fruit or vegetable you would like to turn into architecture by adding, windows, doors, steps, flower boxes, chimneys, shutters, satellite dishes, people or anything else you may see in architecture. You may add other elements to the scene like (picnic tables, fences, sidewalks, paths, bushes, mailbox, light post, etc) Be sure to use the tools in Photoshop that you have learned to blend the entire scene, Background, middle ground and foreground and all elements together.

Specifications:

• 11” x 17” resolution 150 dpi color mode RGB (Portrait or Landscape)

• minimum of 10 images to create the final image

• LOOK FOR HIGH RES IMAGES.

  • https://www.freeimages.com

  • https://unsplash.com/

  • https://www.pexels.com/

  • https://pixabay.com/

  • https://burst.shopify.com/

  • https://kaboompics.com/

  • https://stocksnap.io/

• *DO NOT USE IMAGES WITH WATERMARKS

You will be graded on the following:

• Correct Naming Convention: LastName_FirstName_ProjectName.jpeg

• Using 10 or more images to create your scene

• Aesthetics

• Imagination

• Creativity

• Use of class time

Part 1 (8/23)

• Sketch

  • Sketch your idea, this does not have to be a fully rendered sketch but it needs to be detailed enough for me to tell what the items are

  • List on your sketch the 10 items you are using to create your Edible Architecture (EA)

  • Submission Link 

    • Take a photo of your work and upload it to the link above

    • Make sure you do not see the shadow of your phone in the image and the images is not blurry

    • If you do not have a phone with a camera let me know

Part 2 (9/4)

• Work in Progress (WIP)

  • You should be roughly half way finished with your project. Upload your progress as a jpg using the Correct Naming Convention: Block-LastName_FirstName_ProjectName.jpeg

  • Submission Link 

Part 3 (9/12)

• Upload your final image as a jpg using the Correct Naming Convention: Block-LastName_FirstName_ProjectName.jpeg

• Submission Link 

Examples

Graphic Design Standards

Creating

VAHSGD.CR.1 Visualize and generate ideas for creating works of art.

VAHSGD.CR.2 Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan and create works of art.

VAHSGD.CR.3 Engage in an array of processes, media, techniques, and technology through experimentation, practice and persistence.

VAHSGD.CR.4 Incorporate formal and informal components to create works of art.

VAHSGD.CR.5 Reflect on, revise, and refine works of art considering relevant traditional and contemporary practices as well as artistic ideation.

VAHSGD.CR.6 Keep an ongoing visual and verbal record to explore and develop works of art.

Presenting

VAHSGD.PR.1 Plan, prepare, and present works of art for exhibition in school, virtual environment, and/or portfolio presentation

Responding

VAHSGD.RE.1 Reflect on the context of personal works of art in relation to community, culture, and the world.

VAHSGD.RE.2 Critique personal works of art and the artwork of others, individually and collaboratively, using a variety of approaches.

VAHSGD.RE.3 Engage in the process of art criticism to make meaning and increase visual literacy.

Connecting

VAHSGD.CN.1 Develop personal artistic voice through connecting uses of art within a variety of cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts.

VAHSGD.CN.2 Develop life skills through the study and production of art (e.g. collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, communication).

VAHSGD.CN.3 Utilize a variety of resources to understand how artistic learning extends beyond the walls of the classroom.