Paper Masks
Assignment
Your assignment is to design a 3-D paper mask. Your mask can be any type of creature, fantasy, realistic, alien, human, combination of two things etc.
Inspiration
Folklore throughout history and across cultures:
Contemporary artist: Tau Lewis
Tau Lewis- Born in Toronto, now based in New York City
Creates masks which envisions enormous characters who emerge from an apocolypse
She uses mixed media to construct the masks.
"The monumental works, the largest of which stands upwards of 13 feet, meld classical myths, contemporary science fiction, and the dramatic performances associated with Yoruban masking traditions. "
The artist stitches salvaged textile scraps, donated leather, and remnants from a Long Island furrier into patchwork eyes and lips, tousled hair-like fringe, and vibrant floral tendrils that dangle and pool on the floor.
Examples:
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Student examples;
Student examples;
In Class Practice:
Illustrating a Character using Internal and External Character Traits
Directions:
Draw the form below in your sketchbook.
Using the "Little Red Riding Hood" story provided, please analyze the Wolf.
List the external character traits and the internal traits.
Based on the character traits described, draw a picture of the wolf.
Little Red Riding Hood.pdfPlanning and Design
10 points for contour line drawing
10 points for coloring it in
One full sketchbook page
Draw layers
Choose color scheme
Skill Builder
Assignment:
On a scrap piece of paper (thicker) create 10 different 3-D textures out of 2-D paper
Divide the paper paper into 10 squares
In each square choose a form and Repeat it to create a texture.
Process
Materials:
