Painting Class - RCHS by Jessica Baron https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc Ink and Watercolor Illustration Planning en-us 2020-02-24 21:06:31 UTC 2026-03-11 17:05:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Starting Your Ink and Watercolor Illustration Planning jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449774333 For some students, deciding on an idea can be the starting point of something spectacular–they find a topic that they are passionate about, they begin creating immediately, and they develop the concept or story part of their artwork almost effortlessly. For others, however, making a final decision brings their work to a screeching halt. They cannot find enough angles or approaches to the topic that interest them, they struggle to engage, and procrastination becomes worse than ever. For those students, this list can be used to start the preliminary process of creative thought, conceptual development, and brainstorming. It is never too early to begin the process of its development. ]]> 2020-02-24 21:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449774333 STEP 2 - Use mind mapping to help come up with original ideas and stories for your illustration theme. Use Google to enhance your search for reference images and ideas as you build your illustration mind map! Build on at least 3 ideas from the illustration theme you choose. jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449774913 http://mindmapfree.com/]]> 2020-02-24 21:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449774913 jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449813769 2020-02-24 22:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449813769 jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449814031 2020-02-24 22:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449814031 STEP 3 - Save images, text, and anything that helps you define key parts of your illustration. Ask WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY if you are having trouble finding more references. jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449815245 2020-02-24 22:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449815245 jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449815875 2020-02-24 22:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449815875 jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449816924 2020-02-24 22:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449816924 jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449817281 2020-02-24 22:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449817281 jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449817756 2020-02-24 22:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449817756 jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449818505 2020-02-24 22:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449818505 jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449820993 2020-02-24 23:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449820993 STEP 1 - Select a Theme jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449825438 This is a good place to get you started.  Select a theme that interests you from below:

Interactions

  1. Cliques and Social Groups
  2. Accidents or Chance Encounters
  3. People’s Interaction with Music
  4. A Family Through Any Number of Years
  5. Encountering a New Person, Place, or Experience
  6. The Clash of Two Enemies
  7. How We Avoid Encounters We Do Not Want
  8. How People Meet, Talk, and Act Online
  9. A Party (Kid’s Birthday, Retirement, Weekend House Party, etc.)
  10. When Different Cultures Come Into Contact
  11. Between Human and Animal

Technical Concerns

  1. Light and Shadow
  2. Reflections on a Variety of Surfaces
  3. Folds and Fabrics with Pattern
  4. Creating Depth through Use of Line
  5. Illustrating one scene or part of a well known folktale.
  6. Hands at Work.
  7. A landscape in a specific region or season.
  8. Objects in Motion.
  9. Positive and Negative Space
  10. Closeups that Show Texture
  11. Water and Refraction

Combinations and Juxtapositions

  1. Plants and Organic Material with Buildings
  2. Transportation Through Natural Areas
  3. Urban v. Rural Life
  4. Technology with Old/Antique/Vintage Items
  5. Size Distortions that Equalize or Enhance Everyday Objects
  6. Indigenous People in Modern Life
  7. Uniting Against an Enemy
  8. Twins and Their Lives
  9. Animals and the Food They Become
  10. Instruments and People Playing Them
  11. Personal objects (belonging to one person) placed in a still life.

Society and Human Interaction

  1. Society’s Greatest Advances Come at What Cost?
  2. Costumes and Clothing from Different Parts of the World
  3. Settings and Costumes from Various Time Periods
  4. Consumers and Consuming
  5. Dichotomy Between Rich and Poor
  6. Avoiding Bad Choices
  7. Beauty in an Impoverished Environment
  8. Lifestyles of the Homeless
  9. Social Issues
  10. Work Based on Crime
  11. Document Your Community

Environment and Human Effects

  1. Using Nature as a Basis for Design
  2. Architecture and its Surrounding Environment
  3. Landscapes Over the Course of Multiple Years
  4. Fences and the Divisions they Create
  5. Site Specific Artworks
  6. Nature Taking Over a Decrepit City or Abandoned Buildings
  7. Impermanence/Ephemerality
  8. How Can a Solitary Figure Alter an Environment?
  9. The Destruction of Natural Disasters
  10. Flowers as a Representation of Human Emotion
  11. Development Encroaching on Habitats
Journeys

  1. The Journey of an Animal (Salmon Swimming Upstream, Birds Flying South, etc.)
  2. The Slow Disintegration of an Object or Group of Objects
  3. From Young to Old
  4. Through the Seasons of the Year
  5. The Evolution of an Illness
  6. Metamorphosis
  7. Working Through Fears, Pain, or Illness
  8. Life Cycles
  9. Time Travel
  10. The Life of an Athlete, Musician on Tour, Circus Performer
  11. Documentation of a Road Trip

Feelings or Emotions

  1. Abandonment
  2. Kindness
  3. Anxiety
  4. Depression
  5. Phobias and Fears
  6. Trust
  7. Humiliation
  8. Joy
  9. Repulsion
  10. Courage
  11. Empathy

People’s Unique Qualities

  1. What Will People Do to Be Different?
  2. What Lengths Will People Go To in Order to Be Extraordinary?
  3. Idiosyncrasies of Peers as Captured in Portraits
  4. Fashion Choices and Accessories
  5. Tattoos
  6. Portraits Focused on Hair
  7. Showing the Work that Goes Into Developing Talent
  8. Goals and Future Plans
  9. Habits
  10. Unusual Life Experiences
  11. Images of Beauty Throughout the World

Single Object or Single Events that Represent Something More

  1. Masks
  2. Shoes
  3. Childhood Toys
  4. Biographies Through Personal Effects
  5. A Wedding
  6. Sporting Events
  7. Souvenirs from a Family Vacation
  8. The Best Meal You’ve Ever Eaten
  9. First Paycheck
  10. A Cherished Pet
  11. A Move Across the Country
]]> 2020-02-24 23:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449825438 STEP 4 - Assemble mind map and at least 6 images into a padlet or Google Doc to print. See Ms. Baron when you are ready to print. jessica_baron3 https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449826327 2020-02-24 23:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_baron3/8hwk5wnklwlc/wish/449826327