Hot Tips For Artists - How to draw cartoons
Hot Tips for Artists is recommended to support the Visual Arts curriculum in Canadian senior elementary and junior high classrooms.
Description
Mike Newman
, 1999
290 pages, b/w, softcover
ISBN 096835200-6
Grades : 7-10
Concepts : Cartoons, illustrations, drawing, animation
Subject : The Arts
CSC Evaluation
Curriculum Correlation
Hot Tips for Artists supports the Visual Arts curriculum in Canadian senior elementary and junior high classrooms.
Content
This print resource outlines the basic principles of cartooning and teaches specific skills and techniques that are transferable to other visual art disciplines. It provides opportunities for students to produce two-dimensional artwork that communicates a wide range of thoughts, feelings, and experiences for specific purposes and to specific audiences, using a variety of familiar materials and techniques. The author uses personal experiences and everyday examples to clarify skills and techniques. The resource is designed to stimulate students' imagination by combining straightforward basic art lessons with less structured challenges.
Methodology
This resource includes mini-lessons, accompanied by independent work for the students. There are step-by-step instructions, as well as group and class assignments and interesting questions to answer. The resource suggests topics for creating original art along with examples to motivate students to experiment on their own. Suggestions to teachers are included.
Assessment
While there are no assessment strategies included, the activities provide the basis for assessing individual, group, and class artwork.
Format
The resource is organized under headings – animals, backgrounds, facial features, planes, trains and automobiles, techniques. Techniques for inclusion in art lessons are easily located using the index.
Bias
The material contains Canadian references and examples. Due to the nature of cartooning, teachers should make their students aware of the oversimplification, exaggeration, and portrayal that sometimes results in drawing people and their physical characteristics.
Review Recommendation
Hot Tips for Artists is recommended to support the Visual Arts curriculum in Canadian senior elementary and junior high classrooms.
Contact Information
Mike Newman
905-428-7677
e-mail: mike@newmaninski.com / drawingtips@yahoo.com
http://newmaninski.com
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