Nairobits E-learning > Course 3 'Web Stars' > Design > lesson 6
  Image craft
  
Introduction

In this lesson, we shall learn interesting and fun ways of creating and working with images. We are artists. We are going to create! We shall also see the rich history of images. Did you know that images (paintings) existed even before writing!
- We will create our own images
- We will also create from a visual distortion.

'An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one'- Charles Horton Cooley

 
Activities
    Opening: (60 mins)
  • Introduction to the lesson + A history of images and (self) portraits by contemporary African artists
  • Warming up - Drawing 1-10

    Work: (120 mins)
  • Student Excersise: Creating Imgs by combinations
  • Student Excersise: Manipulating Imgs-Spoon drawing

    Closing (60 mins)
  • Student and trainers: Brainstorming session/ class discussion
  • Trainer: closing talk, homework and evaluation
 
Introduction A pre history of images and a look at (self) portraits by comtemporary African artists. This will help us see the development of imagery from ancient times and look at difefrent styles of image making today
see handouts		  
Warming up
15 mins 		Drawing 1-10

We will use our body movement (knees mostly) to draw numbers in the air with ou body motion. For instance, we will simulate number 1-2……with our bodies. This is a fun way to introduce a drawing day.		  
Exercise-Creating Images
60 mins		 Combining objects
This is an exercise where the students find an object in their minds or even from the surrounding, then they draw it. They then use another object that they think of to combine with the initial object and come up with a new image with a different meaning. Below are a few examples:
 
Exercise - Image Manipulation
60 mins
 Drawing from distortion.
Here a student looks at him/herself in a spoon and draws the distorted image of him/herself on a piece of drawing paper using watercolors. They could use the colors to lighten or darken themselves or even add other features like a beard e.t.c.		 
Presentation and discussion
Here everyone presents their works and we all discuss it in terms of composition, use of colour and shape and the relationship to the artists works we looked at.  
Closing Talk The trainer asks the students what they have learnt and finds out if the exercises helped jolt their creative juices.  
Hand-out

There is one handout for this lesson
1. a pre-history of images
2. (Self) portraits in African Art

  
Homework   
Learning goals

Knowledge* students know
- how different images from different media can be used creatively
- that every images can be manipulated to pass on a certain message.
Skills* students can
- draw free hand on paper.
- make paint using water colors and color pencils.
- can manipulate images using different creative techniques
Attitudes*students feels
- That they are creative enough to bring out more than a plain image
- that they can make eye catching artworks from 'ordinary' images

 
Materials - Stationary (pens, papers, colours etc)
- Paint brushes
- Magazines
- Evaluation forms
- Spoons
- Color pecils

In exercise 1 (combining Objects) they will use magazines, newspapers e.t.c. to find ideas, use A4 papers for the drawingAnd can even color their artwork.In exercise 2 (image manipulation), they will use watercolors and spoons		  
       
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