Identity Mapping @APR 3/21 - 4/20

Mini Scavenger Hunt: through our memory of places that have impacted us

+ Name a place you have felt loved

+ Name somewhere you have felt heartbreak

+ Name somewhere you have gone to feel safe

+ Name somewhere you go to remember who you are

+ Name somewhere you never want to go to again

 
+ Name somewhere you go that makes you feel like anything is possible


Describe any details you remember about those physical locations, what each one felt like or smelled like etc. Name 1 thing you took away from some of those places and 1 thing you left behind. Example: for heartbroken, maybe innocence was left behind, and discernment is something you might take with you.

We will use these descriptions to begin building an abstracted landscape of our lived experience, translating details into forms and colors and structures that imply very visceral and personal meaning.


Brainstorm: 

Exploring different kinds of maps we can use to communicate about our lived experience as well as how our lives have been embedded in certain landscapes. Developing a visual lexicon unique to each student, with the support of existing map and identity structures to imagine where that experience resides inside of us.

Day 1: Sketch ideas, explore what feels fun and interesting

Day 2: Begin drawing - implement paint or collage if it feels useful

Day 3: Final details + the black paper shapes to imply a body glued on top of our maps

Examples:

Character Design @Chelsea CTE: Week 6 Day 2 - Asset Creation

Critique of our stories so far:

 

Beginning to get specific about characters, tools, etc:

Where We are Headed:

Character Sheets

Environment Studies

Finished StoryBoards (including Color Script)

Artist Biography due by Monday, March 20th:

Written Bio

For our character design webpage, you need to submit a written bio that describes you. A professional bio sticks to the subject at hand, so this one should be about your relevant educational and artistic experience and say something about what you got out of the character design program.

Required:

● Educational background

● Previous art experience (if you have none, say it’s your first time). ● Any related jobs or work experience

● Something you learned about character design or yourself during the program

● Follow Style guidelines:

          ○ Write in the 3rd person. (not “I”)

          ○ Use your full name in the first sentence, then only your first name for the rest of the bio.

              ■ “Rashad lives in Fordham, NY. He is a graduate of JFK

              High School.”

● 100 - 150 words

           ○ IMPORTANT: Check word count in Google Docs.

              ■ Go to Tools in the Navigation Bar > Select Word Count

 

Optional:

● Any related awards, honors or publications

● Your place of origin

● Include your place of birth and/or current

city/neighborhood/borough

● Artists, book, movies, video games, & cartoons that influenced or inspired your character’s design

Character Design @Chelsea CTE: Week 6 Day 1 - Fleshing out our Storyboards/Character

Task for today:

Pick your most emotionally intense thumbnail and do a very detailed/fleshed version. This is an opportunity to start exploring the mood of your story and the necessary features of your main character. When in doubt - sketch a few loose options on the paper to help you think through your questions.

Final images will be sent at the end of this session for our Guest Artist to choose from for a mini critique.

Maia Guest Artist

 Tonight's Zoom Link from 7:30 to 8:30pm!