Researched illustrations of historical figures.
Names are an easy way to build in originality and uniqueness. We have done student international name illustrations before HERE, and faculty/staff name HERE. They were a big hit and proudly displayed on staff doors! We have even done entire alphabets HERE, but a name is not quite as overwhelming as 26 letters.
However when we ran out of staff, I had students pick from a list of important historical figure names to illustrate. They had to write 10 facts about the person they selected and incorporate what they learned into the imagery of their name. A small index card was displayed with each artwork to help viewers understand what connections were made.
The history teachers got a kick out of this and some of my students donated their illustrations to history classes for extra credit. I could see doing this with a whole class as a primary project.
Our process was to sketch the name out based on research. We took some time for peer feedback, before going onto larger paper. I required that students use rulers to line up the top and bottom of the name. They had to layer colors, and incorporate a shading technique we covered in a previous lesson, (crosshatch or stipple). They could exceed expectations on our rubric by incorporating a background into their illustration.
We worked on 8 x 20 inch watercolor paper and even used carbon paper to transfer sketches onto watercolor paper if the sketch was exactly what the student intended.
However when we ran out of staff, I had students pick from a list of important historical figure names to illustrate. They had to write 10 facts about the person they selected and incorporate what they learned into the imagery of their name. A small index card was displayed with each artwork to help viewers understand what connections were made.
The history teachers got a kick out of this and some of my students donated their illustrations to history classes for extra credit. I could see doing this with a whole class as a primary project.
Our process was to sketch the name out based on research. We took some time for peer feedback, before going onto larger paper. I required that students use rulers to line up the top and bottom of the name. They had to layer colors, and incorporate a shading technique we covered in a previous lesson, (crosshatch or stipple). They could exceed expectations on our rubric by incorporating a background into their illustration.
We worked on 8 x 20 inch watercolor paper and even used carbon paper to transfer sketches onto watercolor paper if the sketch was exactly what the student intended.
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