What’s in a Name!? Visual Art 10

Step One Using the paper provided – write your name repeatedly without looking at your paper. Using the paper provided – write your name repeatedly without looking at your paper. You can choose the type of writing, the size of writing, the direction of writing, etc... You can choose the type of writing, the size of writing, the direction of writing, etc... Try and use all of the space provided! Try and use all of the space provided!

Step Two Stop!!! Stop!!! Now, still without looking, erase random spots on your sheet of paper. Now, still without looking, erase random spots on your sheet of paper. You choose how you want to erase, for example, long lines, small spaces... whatever you want. You choose how you want to erase, for example, long lines, small spaces... whatever you want.

Step Three Same thing as step one - write your name again without looking at your paper. Same thing as step one - write your name again without looking at your paper. Remember to adjust the type of writing, the size of writing, the direction of writing, focus on a new space etc... Remember to adjust the type of writing, the size of writing, the direction of writing, focus on a new space etc...

Step Four Stop!!! Stop!!! Now, again without looking (I know it’s getting tough at this point), erase random spots on your sheet of paper. Now, again without looking (I know it’s getting tough at this point), erase random spots on your sheet of paper. Try long sweeps with your eraser, making squiggly marks, erasing single spots, basically experiment. Try long sweeps with your eraser, making squiggly marks, erasing single spots, basically experiment.

Step Five One more time.. same thing as step one - write your name again without looking at your paper. One more time.. same thing as step one - write your name again without looking at your paper. Remember to adjust the type of writing, the size of writing, the direction of writing, focus on a new space etc... Remember to adjust the type of writing, the size of writing, the direction of writing, focus on a new space etc... Try a new technique this time – make yours unique. Try a new technique this time – make yours unique.

Step Six Stop!!! Stop!!! Now, again without looking (last time, I promise), erase random spots on your sheet of paper. Now, again without looking (last time, I promise), erase random spots on your sheet of paper. Try long sweeps with your eraser, making squiggly marks, erasing single spots, basically experiment. Try long sweeps with your eraser, making squiggly marks, erasing single spots, basically experiment.

Step Seven Look around at your final product – you should have some interesting line/shape/word combinations all over the page! Look around at your final product – you should have some interesting line/shape/word combinations all over the page! Choose a single spot that you think is especially interesting for whatever reason. Choose a single spot that you think is especially interesting for whatever reason. Cut four strips of black construction paper and make a frame around this spot (2” by 3”). Cut four strips of black construction paper and make a frame around this spot (2” by 3”).

Step Eight After you’ve glued your viewfinder around the interesting spot you’ve selected you will be given three coloured pencils to work with. After you’ve glued your viewfinder around the interesting spot you’ve selected you will be given three coloured pencils to work with. If you want to trade a pencil with another student you can, but focus on using only three colour in your composition. If you want to trade a pencil with another student you can, but focus on using only three colour in your composition.

Step Nine Now focus on adding colour to your composition. Now focus on adding colour to your composition. Your goal is to fill in space in an interesting way. Perhaps focus on shading/colouring/designing the space in the background, rather than just outlining your letters. Your goal is to fill in space in an interesting way. Perhaps focus on shading/colouring/designing the space in the background, rather than just outlining your letters. It doesn’t have to be read - your focus is just to make an interesting composition! Be creative! It doesn’t have to be read - your focus is just to make an interesting composition! Be creative!

Final Step Once your composition is finished you will trim the edges around the frame to make sure it is neat Once your composition is finished you will trim the edges around the frame to make sure it is neat Shortly you will glue it into your sketch book, with a title and reflection, as the first artefact you’ve created! Shortly you will glue it into your sketch book, with a title and reflection, as the first artefact you’ve created!