This culminating assignment is worth 30% of your final mark.
STEP 1: Choose one word prompt from this list.
Yes, you can come up with your own ideas!
Love
Fear
Hate
Passion
Struggle
Dream
Nightmare
Growth
Drown
Kind
Empty
Full
Pressure
Fortune
Talent
Beauty
Wild
Misfit
Temptation
Weak
Soothing
Forget
Remember
Process
Deteriorate
Ancient
Broken
Lost
Mysterious
Connect
Disconnect
Favorite
Nostalgia
Disgust
Hope
Home
Family
Hollow
Tranquil
Rich
Loss
Alone
Inspiration
Influence
Clutter
Perspective
Freedom
Comfort
Annoyance
Action
Please answer the following questions in a word document and submit it to LMS.
What is your word prompt?
Why did you choose it?
Give a dictionary definition of your word prompt.
List 10 synonyms of your word prompt.
What three interpretations of this word do you plan to express in your triptych?
LEVEL 1
My ideas are not original, I’m copying someone else's art or using AI to think for me.
Or my ideas are cliche/basic/lack detail/deep thought.
LEVEL 2
Or my ideas are cliche/basic/lack detail/deep thought.
LEVEL 3
My ideas are original and not very complicated or deep in meaning.
LEVEL 4
My ideas are original and express deeper thought, messaging, knowledge, understanding.
In your sketchbooks, create rough copies of your 3 artistic interpretations of your word prompt.
***Push past basic imagery. The first idea that comes to mind is usually a cliche... Go further! What does this word feel or look like in the real world? What specific moment or memory does this word remind you of? Instead of a symbol (like a heart for LOVE or a teardrop for SADNESS), what objects, textures, or colours be used to can tell the story?***
Experiment and practice with the media you plan to use for the good copies.
Beside each of your rough drafts, answer the following questions. Please write legibly!
Element of design: ____________________________. Explain how it’s being used in your art.
Principal of design: ___________________________. Explain how it’s affecting the element in your art.
Which media will you use? Circle one: graphite pencil, illustration pen, watercolour painting, or pencil crayons.
Take a picture of each of your rough drawings and submit them to LMS. Be sure that the picture includes your written answers along with your art.
LEVEL 1
My rough drawings are messily scribbled, hard to understand.
No information about EPDs was included.
LEVEL 2
My rough work is kinda messy, and I only used pencil in my planning.
LEVEL 3
My rough drawings are drawn with some care. I experimented with different media a little.
LEVEL 4
Each of my rough drawings have been done with great care and extensive use of each media.
Be careful not to revert back to old habits !
show off the techniques you were taught in this course!
Finished work must be mounted, labeled and include an artistic statement. The latter is a brief explanation of your three different interpretations of your word prompt so that viewers will better understand what you are artistically expressing.