Working in the Streets

The weather was beautiful last week so instead of drawing in a stuffy trailer, we decided to take our art to the street. We formed two groups and selected two images the students had been using for a Computer Art project. Out came the chalks and away they went.

 Of course this only lasted a day as it rained that night. Hope you had a chance to see it live. If not, here are a few pictures of us in action...

Post It Notes Kaleidoscope 2015

Withe the Kaleidoscope Exhibit at the Cary Town Center coming up, I wanted to display something different than the usual individual matted art work. Since the AOIT Art class was becoming increasingly proficient using Photoshop, I though it might not be a bad idea to have them create a Post-It Note mural.

We took a look at how to create a gradient map and also how to apply the mosaic filter. From that point on I turned them loose. Here are the two designs they decided upon. Above is the final mural as part of Kaleidoscope. The second mural is being displayed at school between the B and C buildings.

AOIT Art Meets 123D Creature

The AOIT Art class spent a little time learning the iPad app 123D Creature this week. It's a fun, 3D program that lets the user manipulate virtual clay and form it into anything they like.  Once the v-clay is molded, if can be sculpted and then painted using any textures the user can find.

 If you're interested in learning a bit about 123D Creature, check out this tutorial that give a pretty nice overview. in the meantime, here are a few of today's creatures...

AOIT Art Photomanipulation

The AOIT (Academy of Information Technology) Art class spent a week or so working with photos and Photoshop. There were a series of assignments to explore, from self portraits with frames to Newimals to Cinemagraphs. here's a look at some of the things they been doing.

Cinemagraph of the endless jumprope

Cinemagraph of a spray painted heart.

Newimal of a dinobison!

Frame self portrait including different image and hue/saturation effects.

Her shadow is getting ahead of itself.

Rawrrr! or, er, I mean Mooo!

X-ray Frame.

Sensing some competition

Light Drawing Photography

In AOIT Art One we are taking a look at Photography as our new unit. Yesterday, we tried our hand at a little Forced Perspective. Today, we decided to give light drawing a try.

It's easier to say than to do. It takes a lot of trial and error to get an image that looks good. However, in it's simplest form, it is nothing more than a glow stick and a camera with a slow shutter speed.

Here are some of today's photos.

Cartoons...

For our first unit in AOIT Art we are taking a look at cartoons. Each student is creating their own cartoon complete with panels, speech bubbles and of course, a good story.  The style, number of panels and story are up to each individual to decide. Here's a sneak peek of where we're at!