P-Pencil Critter/Plastic bag mosaic

From the book From Ordinary to Extraordinary by Ken Vieth (Davis Publishing)

Draw a simple sillhouette of an animal. Then fill the animal with pencils of varying sizes. Add color and value.

Plastic Bag Mosaic -use a piece of contact paper

cut and tear plastic shopping bags stick to the contact

paper to create the image of your choice. When finished

stick to a painted page.

Q-Quick Draw

Study the drawings of Giacometti. Have a friend or family member pose for you for about 10 minutes. Use markers, charcoal, pens, pencils, or anything else you like to draw then overdraw the image. Build up shadows and highlights. Keep strokes loose like Giacometti.

R-Recreate

Flip through magazines until you find a strange thought-provoking picture. Paste it into your book. On the next page reinterpret the image in a different style. Change color to black and white, or vice versa.

R-Recreate example #2

Use a word or piece of an image in your book,

recreate it two different ways on the opposite page. Use an unusual color palette, or shading style, or draw it backwards.

S-Surreal Animal

Study the work of Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, and Dorthea Tanning. Find a normal picture of an animal then alter it to create a peculiar surreal animal.

T-Texture Examples #1 and #2

Study the work of Andy Goldsworthy.
Go outside and pick up organic natural
objects like; feathers, twigs, flowers, leaves,
or pinecones. Back inside arrange the objects
in a strong interesting pattern. Use hot glue
or varnish to attach to the cover or a page of your book.





















Crinkle up some brown paper towels. Mix water soluble varnish with some acrylic paint. Paint a section of your book cover, add the wrinkly paper towel, apply more varnish/paint mix. Allow to dry overnight. It will form a strong permanent bond, and create a "skin look".

T-Texture, example #3

Crinkle up aluminium foil, glue to a page with white glue. Add some diluted acrylic paint to bring out the wrinkles. Contrast with a drawn or painted image that's smooth.

U-Unusual View

Draw a distorted view of your room or part of the school. You can use a fisheye distortion, from the ground up, from the ceiling down, or add a black hole. Include shading, create drama with strong contrast.

V-Very Old

Create a textured page by applying a layer of gesso, then some wrinkled tissue paper, then a 2nd layer of gesso. Working from a mirror or photo draw yourself in 60years. Add spots, wrinkles,white hair, or no hair, deepen shadows. Add color or value.

W-Weave

Draw 2 images on two right or left side pages. One image in black and white, and one in color. Cut one into even vertical strips to the edge, keep connected. Cut the other in horizonal strips. Weave together to form an interesting composition.

X-Xerox Transfer

Draw an image with high contrast, use markers or pen. Copy the image in different sizes on a standard photocopier. Stick the photocopies to contact paper or heavy duty packing tape, burnish with a spoon or ruler edge. Soak in soapy warm water for a couple of minutes, scrub off the paper, dry and stick on the following page.

Y-You, in the tabloids!

Create a self-portrait, caught in an embarassing situation. Work from a mirror or photograph. Capture your likeness, add value or color. Add a title.

Z-Zoom In

Students draw a tiny object 3 times, gradually increasing the size each time. Emphasis on composition, value, and detail

Z-Zoom In Example #2