Word of the Week
Beginning
Problem Statment:
Create an artwork (photography) that visually represents the prompt "Beginning" (or any other forms of the word, such as begin, began)
For this unit do not do:
- Start of school
- Start of a race
Cannot do EVER:
Sunsets, sunrises,
close up images of eyes,
tops of trees,
rainbows
Environments without context
Screenshots / images of screens
Images of statues / buildings without context
Sketchbook Directions
1. Create a background
Address the background
Photo 1- 2 color
Photo 2 - Use painters tape to block out a section, Address the background
2. Essential Question
a. How does an ending become a beginning?
b. How can you begin something new?
c. How do you start something that is daunting?
d. Why do we seek new things to do?
e. Why do things have to end?
f. Why are we always looking for the next best thing?
3. Brainstorming #1
Make a list of your daily activities. Leave space between each one to write down more information later
4. Brainstorm #2
Next to each activity, write down what you do to "start" said activity. Also write down how it ends.
5. Thumbnail Sketches
a. Draw 2 thumbnails based on your list above for beginning.
b. Draw 1 thumbnail based on your list above fro ending
c. Draw 1 thumbnail sketch on another topic relating to "beginning"
LABEL your thumbnails with at least the:
Environment & Type of light / time of day
- You can label the other photo choices if you chose to
- Clothing, body language, props, facial expression.
Photographer Choices (Linked here)
