Sunday, March 10, 2024

Call to Action @PS4

Hero Questions:

1. Why would someone or something need a hero? Who do heroes protect and why?
+ protection
+ things are out of balance, lacking justice
+ people, places, environments
+ who are real life bad guys? - War, Corporations
+ ?

2. What does someone need to have to be a hero? 
+ bravery/courage
+ leadership
+ strength
+ honesty
+ conviction
+ perseverance 
+ tools or skills to support them
+ ?

3. What calls a Hero to action? How does that specific call define the way the Hero expresses themselves?
+ a transformation (spiderman)
+ a loss or heartbreak (batman)
+ a discovery
+ ?

4. Who are some real life Heroes? What makes them heroic?
+ MLK
+ Malala
+ ?

5. What kind of Hero would be important in your life? 
+ What do they look like? 
+ How are they heroic?
+ Are there aspects of people you know that could inspire your design?
+ What happens to change things for them, that calls them to be a Hero?



Step 1:
Cut out your Hero shape, only cutting on the pencil outlines so your Hero still opens like a book.





Step 2:
Design what your Hero looks like (outside) and what characteristics your Hero has (inside). The first day will be cutting and sketching, so we can still make changes if we need to. Day 2 will be very thoughtfully and carefully outlining all of our pencil lines with a fine-tipped sharpie.





Step 3:
Final fotos will be added next week, of colored pencil added inside of all of the lines and shapes we have created. Playing with interesting color combinations and dynamic blending to make different part pop forward or sink back.





'The term "hero" comes from the ancient Greeks. For them, a hero was a mortal who had done something so far beyond the normal scope of human experience that he left an immortal memory behind him when he died, and thus received worship like that due the gods. Many of these first heroes were great benefactors of humankind: Hercules, the monster killer; Asclepius, the first doctor; Dionysus, the creator of Greek fraternities. But people who had committed unthinkable crimes were also called heroes; Oedipus and Medea, for example, received divine worship after their deaths as well. Originally, heroes were not necessarily good, but they were always extraordinary; to be a hero was to expand people's sense of what was possible for a human being.

Today, it is much harder to detach the concept of heroism from morality; we only call heroes those whom we admire and wish to emulate. But still the concept retains that original link to possibility. We need heroes first and foremost because our heroes help define the limits of our aspirations. We largely define our ideals by the heroes we choose, and our ideals -- things like courage, honor, and justice -- largely define us. Our heroes are symbols for us of all the qualities we would like to possess and all the ambitions we would like to satisfy. A person who chooses Martin Luther King or Susan B. Anthony as a hero is going to have a very different sense of what human excellence involves than someone who chooses, say, Paris Hilton, or the rapper 50 Cent. And because the ideals to which we aspire do so much to determine the ways in which we behave, we all have a vested interest in each person having heroes, and in the choice of heroes each of us makes.'

Monday, January 29, 2024

Metaphorical Fashion Part 3+4 - Transformation @APR Project 2/3

 Transforming our Jackets into their fullest expression:

How does our first image inspire the second? What is the goal of your defense mechanism and how do we show clearly the way it protects you? What do you wish your jacket could turn into?








Process for Today:

1. Start with similar colors and textures as your jacket, and with light sketch lines if needed - decide how you want to show the full effect of the protective jacket in the second half (or 2/3) of the paper with your model on it. Make sure you designate a space to write a description of your Jacket and its function as you claim space.

2. Just like the previous session - think about the shapes and structures required to show us what you are trying to communicate. Most of us will tend to go smaller and less extreme - what happens if you dial your idea up by 25%? 50%? What if there was no such thing as too crazy or too big, within the boundary of the page? How do you move through the discomfort that might come up to make something loud, that may mean a lot for you?

3. Once you have a sense of where the main shapes are going - GLUE EVERYTHING DOWN. We don't want to lose any of the important shapes you are making!

4. Reorganize the space for the students coming in after you, who will be doing the same thing. Make sure your name is somewhere on the paper!


My Mock Up:



*Focus on the paper structure part today - for the next session drawing tools will be available for finishing touches and writing about our jacket purpose/protection style.



Process for final session on this project:

1. Before we jump into finishing our piece - take 5 minutes to write down on your planning paper: 

a. What does your Jacket transform into?
and
b. how does it protect you?

Once you have those questions answered, you can sketch them into the place on your piece designated for that. If there are other necessarily drawn components, please sketch everything out in pencil first to make sure you like it - then proceed with more permanent markers or pencils. How can we treat the writing part as an important component to the finished artwork?

2. If there are any unfinished portions, or things you discovered you need to add to make your vision more complete - this is your time! If you missed an earlier session during this project, this is your time to cover lost ground!

3. Reset the space!

4. Depending on how much work needs to be done, there may be some time for reflection - If not, we will start the following week with one.



My finished Mock Up with everything in place:




Metaphorical Fashion Part 2/4 - Fashion Illustration @APR Project 2/3

What do our defense mechanisms look like as Outerwear?
What could some of these looks represent or transform into to protect us?










Process for Today:

1. Using a body cut out (available in the center of the desks) or freestyling your own - create a light pencil outline of a figure that will receive your ideas. Create this figure in the first 1/3 to 1/2 of your page, so we have space to show what your outerwear transforms into, as well as a space to document your thought process (will happen in our following 2 sessions).

2. Start to cut and rip and layer pieces of paper on top of your body shape, thinking about/referring back to your notes - how you might create a garment that protects you in the unique way your specific defense mechanisms show up. Be thinking about what kind of structures need to be in place for the final transformation to make sense - something that feels sharp and aggressive, that turns into a spike ball around you may be composed of puffy curves with prickly edges etc. How can all of your choices come very clearly from you and the inspirations you are being supported by?

3. Once you have a clear sense of where your garment is headed, or at least the major shapes - GLUE IT ALL DOWN. We don't want to run out of time and lose any of the shapes you have made!

4. Make sure your name is on this piece, and start to reorganize the space for the next group of students.


My Mock Up:





Other Design Style Reference:

Notice how shapes and textures are more important/impactful then anatomical correctness. How can we think about the shape and feeling we are trying to create, rather then proving we are good at drawing?