Introduction: Christian Teacher Blogs
Here are some interesting blogs where teachers can create ideas from
I'm starting of with Dryden Art
Cloud Painting With Ipads
I was out for a motorcycle ride on this partly cloudy afternoon with my husband
when I was struck with another creativity idea for the iPads. Mr. Fuglestad
always sees something in every cloud so when we returned I photographed a cloud
using the iPad and had him draw over it in Skitch to show me what he saw.
Doesn't the iPad offer cool ways to visually communicate? The picture is below.
I guess he saw an angry pig this time:)
To see more creating on iPads ideas go to this
page.
I was out for a motorcycle ride on this partly cloudy afternoon with my husband
when I was struck with another creativity idea for the iPads. Mr. Fuglestad
always sees something in every cloud so when we returned I photographed a cloud
using the iPad and had him draw over it in Skitch to show me what he saw.
Doesn't the iPad offer cool ways to visually communicate? The picture is below.
I guess he saw an angry pig this time:)
To see more creating on iPads ideas go to this
page.
Ian Smith, North Carolina
If you have ever tried to create even the shortest of stop motion animations,
you know how incredibly time consuming this art form can be. Still, it is easy
to get lost in the story line of a good stop motion animation and forget
about the time staking work that went into its creation. However, having the
viewer mesmerized by the story line is the aim of stop motion, or any video for
that matter.
Listed here are five of my favorite all time stop motion
animations. I share these with not only my Computer Art & Animation class but with all of my classes including
Art One and Art History.
So that my students gain an understanding and
appreciation for the work that went into each of these videos, I often play the
"making of" video as well. Below each video, I've also included a link to the
"making of" video (where available).
Top 5 Stop Motion Animations
I share with my High School Art
Classes
#5. Cardboard Animation
by Sjors Vervoort
http://youtu.be/18usd0iV3eI
This animation created by
Dutch based artist Sjors Vervoort brings monsters to life on the street. The
characters are painted onto cardboard and filmed interacting in a real life
environment.
I couldn't find a making of video so here is a link to Sjors Vervoort website
Website
you know how incredibly time consuming this art form can be. Still, it is easy
to get lost in the story line of a good stop motion animation and forget
about the time staking work that went into its creation. However, having the
viewer mesmerized by the story line is the aim of stop motion, or any video for
that matter.
Listed here are five of my favorite all time stop motion
animations. I share these with not only my Computer Art & Animation class but with all of my classes including
Art One and Art History.
So that my students gain an understanding and
appreciation for the work that went into each of these videos, I often play the
"making of" video as well. Below each video, I've also included a link to the
"making of" video (where available).
Top 5 Stop Motion Animations
I share with my High School Art
Classes
#5. Cardboard Animation
by Sjors Vervoort
http://youtu.be/18usd0iV3eI
This animation created by
Dutch based artist Sjors Vervoort brings monsters to life on the street. The
characters are painted onto cardboard and filmed interacting in a real life
environment.
I couldn't find a making of video so here is a link to Sjors Vervoort website
Website
Linda Welling, Missouri
Cedar Creek Art
Katie Morris, Kansas
Adventures of an Art Teacher
This is my latest bulletin board! I was trying to think of an idea on the way to
school last week when "spend some time in your right mind" popped in my head,
so I ran with it! I was really inspired by the Mercedes Benz Right Brain/Left
Brain ads that came out a couple of years ago. Looking at their visuals helped
me develop my plan.
Website
school last week when "spend some time in your right mind" popped in my head,
so I ran with it! I was really inspired by the Mercedes Benz Right Brain/Left
Brain ads that came out a couple of years ago. Looking at their visuals helped
me develop my plan.
Website
Water Bottle Babies
The 3rd graders and I wrapped water bottles with plaster
strips- these are serving as our people shapes. Today, I broke out the
acrylics and we began the painting and decorating process. My only directives
other than basic paint procedures (and threatening the daylights out of the
kiddos, cause it's ACRYLIC) were that they needed to consider the entire
sculpture, not just the front, it was to look like a person when finished, and
I didn't want to see plaster peeking through- there are some questionable ones
in progress, but here are a couple of cuties!
Website
strips- these are serving as our people shapes. Today, I broke out the
acrylics and we began the painting and decorating process. My only directives
other than basic paint procedures (and threatening the daylights out of the
kiddos, cause it's ACRYLIC) were that they needed to consider the entire
sculpture, not just the front, it was to look like a person when finished, and
I didn't want to see plaster peeking through- there are some questionable ones
in progress, but here are a couple of cuties!
Website