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Instructor: Bryan Vogwill

Course: AED 5150 Computer Graphics for the Art Room

Lesson Plan Title: Album Covers

Grade Level: Middle School

Photoshop level: Advanced beginner to Advanced (Some Photoshop experience)

Sessions: 3-4 classes

Content: Students will learn about the artist Keith Haring and other modern artists.

Students will then integrate art and music, through the basics of Photoshop. Students willuse Photoshop to learn the fundamentals of graphic design by creating their own inspired

CD Covers.

Objectives: This lesson will focus on layers, by using basic Photoshop tools to transformpictures transferred from the internet.

Michigan Art Education Curriculum Standards:

MI Visual Art Education Content Standards and Bench Marks (Middle School):

VA.1.1: Select materials, techniques, media technology, and process to achieve desiredeffects.

VA.1.4: Be involved in the process and presentation of a final product or exhibit.

VA.2.1. Select materials, techniques, and processes to effectively communicate ideas.

VA.2.5: Integrate organizational structures and characteristics to create art for differentpurposes.

VA.4.3: Analyze, describe, and demonstrate how factors of time and place ( such as

climate, resources, ideas, and technology) influence visual characteristics that givemeaning and value to a work of art.

Materials:Crayons

Newsprint

Copy paperPC or Mac computers

Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Digital projector

Empty CD jewel casesPower point presentation with images of various works from Keith Haring and other

modern artist.

Filtered Internet communicationColored Printer

Introduction:Show students images that relate to music and dance by Keith Haring will be shown on

the digital projector through PowerPoint. Students will be asked to bring in appropriate

music that may influence their art or inspire then to create an album cover. Crayon

drawings will be made that show students how various lines can represent different types

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of music. Then ask students questions pertaining to the works shown like, How do you

think the artist felt when he was making this painting?, What type of music do you

think the painting is representing?, and etc.

Development and Procedure:

Setting up before class:

1. Turn computers on and check to make sure that Photoshop works and the network

connection is running.2. Check to make sure the printer is working.

3. Hook up the digital projector to the computer that the demonstration will take place

and turn it on.

4. Open Power Point Presentation. Then open the slide show of the images that will bediscussed in class.

Class time:

Introduction and discussion:1. After students sit down by their computer, start the slide show of the images by Keith

Haring and other artist.2. Using open-ended questions, engage the students in a class discussion about the

artwork. The objective of the discussion is to show how Keith Harings artwork was

influenced by music and dance.

Drawing Exercise while Listening to Students Music:

1. Brainstorm different words to describe types of marks and lines that we saw or can

think of (smudge, scratch, soft, dark, thick, thin, sloppy, etc.)2. Ask students to create various marks to correspond to emotions (angry, sad, silly,

joyous, anxious, etc.).

3. Students will be asked to experiment with different crayons to see how many differenttypes of marks they can create.

4. I will play various types of appropriate music brought in by students.

-On a large sheet of newsprint paper with different colored crayons, each student will beasked to draw using a series of line or other types of marks the sound, mood and emotion

of the song while listening to it..

5. After all three drawings are done they will be hung up on a wall and we will discuss

them. We will talk about how this method of making drawing can be incorporated intothe CD cover. We will also brainstorm other images that can be used to make a CD

covers.

Demonstrate using Adobe Photoshop:

1. Have students search for their own images off the internet, and save them to a created

folder on the desktop. (Minimum of 4 images)2. Using Photoshop show students how to transfer images to Photoshop, and have

students use different layers and filters to create an original composition that will

represent their music or artist of choice.

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3. Then students will add a font that is to be designed to reflect the music. Show Students

how to assimilate the font and images to create the final results of the CD cover. The font

has to be designed to reflect the music.

Students work on the assignment:

1. Remind students to save their work on the computer.2. Have students log off the computer when their finished.

3. Collect the crayon drawings.

Accommodations and Adaption's:

For advanced students have them work more independent, and have students do more

than one album cover using more than four images. Also, more advanced students can use

various filters to create their album covers more original and unique. For students havingtrouble with the computer, have them sit next to more advanced students. Also, have

struggling students use fewer filters than the more advanced students.

Closure:Have the students print their projects and hang them up and have a class discussion about

the pieces.-What emotions are you trying to convey?

-What artist or type of music are you representing?

-How did the computer help develop your designs?

Assement

All students will be graded on their three crayon drawings, final project, and their

participation in class. Students are asked to turn in all paper copies, along with theirdigital files labeled with their name.

Point Checklist = 100 points

__________ 3 Crayon Drawings each drawing must have various marks and a variety

of color (10 points each)

__________ Final Album cover- The final album cover must include a minimum of 4

images downloaded from the internet, and an application of text to the composition. Thisincludes the paper copy and digital copies of the students work (50 points)

__________ Class Participation (20 points)

Teacher Reflection

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1. In creating the practice files, I had some trouble cutting the images to the specific

areas that needed to be cut. I later found out by using the magnetic lasso and the

eraser really helped to get the exact cut I was aiming for.2. Students may encounter problems with getting images large enough to fit the

correct resolution for a clear picture. Also, some students may have some

problems downloading images from the internet.3. When students become frustrated or have problems, I could take time out and

show examples on the over head projector for the entire class, so those who may

have problems can pay attention, and those students who are more experienced inPhotoshop can continue to work. Also, seating arrangements Have students who

are less experienced sit next to those students who know their way around

Photoshop.

4. For students who miss parts of class their will be a list on the projector of whatwas covered the previous day. Also, there will be time assigned during school for

students who want to use their lunch period to work on their assignment. Their

will also be additional time before and after school, for students to catch up on

their work.

Bibliography

www.frankiesinclair.com/blog/

www.answers.com/topic/keith-haring

http://www.tfaoi.com

http://sleevage.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Haring

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