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Section 1: Finished Artwork
What to include: Finished Artwork and Writing
1x Image
Must be high quality
Specs:
Title
Size (width/height)
Date of Completion
Inquiry Question:
1 sentence with your overarching guided question. This likely will not change from project to project.
Ideas: (100 characters) - Content of Art
Short summary of intention WHY
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Materials: (100 characters)
Physical media used
be detailed - use all 100 characters
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Process (100 Characters) - Manipulation of materials to communicate idea.
Steps explained but more importantly the WHY behind the process decisions. I.e. Painted sky gray… to express melancholy mood of portrait.
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Citations (100 Characters) - cite artist, references, links, inspirations etc.
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Section 2: Inspiration
What to include: Artist, Culture, or Material Inspiration
1x Image: Photo of your inspiration for this work (minimum 1, can add more images)
See Page Specifically for this section HERE
Citation: Accurately cited MLA or AP (at the bottom of the page/can use easybib.com)
Writing: 300 characters explaining your inspiration
Section 3: Planning & Practice
What to include: Ideas, Intentions, and Preparations
3x Images: 1 showing planning and 1 showing practice to visually document these steps
A mix of physically drawn pages, typed journal entries, moodboards, mindmaps, sketches etc. is great
Writing: 300 characters
Described these drawings (what your plans are)
Show and Tell: Your theme, How you plan to show and use it, What emotions or statements are you trying to evoke?
Steps of Creation: How do you plan on pulling this off? What steps do you foresee? What dimensions (scale) are you planning on making your work?
Practice: what steps have you done BEFORE starting your final work
Did you illustrate/explain your brainstorming ideas?
Section 4: Experimentation
What to include: Evidence of experimenting with something new
3x Images: Images should clearly show how you attempted something new in this work, even it you are not successful show it here. You are required to add experimentation into every artwork.
Did you show your experimental stages visually?
Writing: 300 characters
Did you describe and discuss your experimentation?
Section 5: Process
What to include: How did you make it?
3x Images: clearly visually demonstrate how you created your final piece.
*Consider a timelapse video of you working. If you find you work a large portion at home this element is a requirement!
Writing: 300 characters
Clarify the development of research, skills, technique, practice, experimentation, revision, reflection with a special focus on how these steps connect to your finished and final work.
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Explained Further:
Ask yourself:
Did you communicate your process?
In an accurate written and visual format.
Compare and contrast it against your inspiration
Did you illustrate your Process and Techniques
Detailed your process and experimentation
Section 6: Reflection and Revision
Possibly 1 Image: If you made any revisions to this work show them here with visual evidence. If you did not make any revisions then you do not need to add visual evidence here.
Writing: No required character count but you should include:
Your final thoughts on how you acquired and refined your skills, processes, techniques.
How did you develop as an artist.
What was your inspiration for the project? Does it connect?
What was the biggest challenge you encountered on the project?
How does this project tie together previously learned exercises and concepts?
What was your favorite part? Your least favorite?
In conclusion how do you hope others view your work?
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