Our Studio with Frank Korb: Safety in the Studio

How do you stay SAFE in the studio? Do you think about it? Do you practice it? Do you think about it and not practice it? Let’s talk about that – Come on over.

The full series of episodes can be found HERE! Come on over.

How do you see yourself in Sister Mary Corita Kent’s Studio Rule? How do you trust the process? Do you ever think about the truth that you might not know it all yet and need to EXPERIMENT with things? How about thinking about it all as an experiment?

Here are all of our Studio EXPECTATIONS.

6th Grade: One Point Prospective from a NEW point of view!

Here are the 6th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUE WORKSHEET! Use this (other artists and teachers if you want!) We learned about NEW PERSPECTIVES and POINTS of VIEW in the photography unit. We are working through the one Point perspective process and then into the idea of watercolors – you will learn / experience this EVERY TIME I work with you on watercolors. Let us DO THIS!

Here is the PERSPECTIVE Assignment.

7th Grade: KILN GODS – Personal “Guardians”

Here are the 7th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

Origins of the Kiln Gods! A SHORT and GOOD READ!

What watches over you during the day? Anything? How about your stuff at home? Cameras? What watches over and protects the Clay community and the kilns? Nothing? WRONG! Kiln Gods! Well… that all depends on your belief system of course… Biscuit watches over MY kiln at home. She protects it well.

Here is the Kiln Guardian Art making Assignment.

8th Grade 2D: Landscape Paintings in Acrylic

Here are the 8th Grade 2D Design semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

We are done researching the art movements and finished with the acrylic practice of the color wheel, tints and shades… now we are going to start the actual painting! WOO HOO!

Planning is really important as we move forward and the first few days allowed for that. We even considered AI (hmmm) as an option for ideas. I’d sooner that one experience the REAL landscape than find one on Google or AI but…

Let’s get to transferring the images that you supplied and then start with the paints!

Here is our LANDSCAPE in ACRYLICS assignement.

8th Grade Sculpture: Stop Motion Photography and Claymation

Here are the 8th Grade Sculpture semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

We are ending the time in the digital studio and working in iMovie now to put it all together. 3 days of studio time to make the move – add credits (opening and closing), music, sound effects and all that! Maybe a few transitions too! How many photos did you make? 385? 56? Lots of work to do here folks!

What do you know about claymation and stop motion photography? This is going to be a GREAT time to spend working with a team and building a COOL video from the ground up!

HERE is the assignment for Stop Motion Photography and Claymation

Our Studio with Frank Korb: Time Off

What do you do with time off? We all have a little bit of that in our making days. We all definitely need a little time away from the studio and the making. When you have that time away, what do you do with it?

The full series of episodes can be found HERE! Come on over.

How do you see yourself in Sister Mary Corita Kent’s Studio Rule? I am going to(and hopefully all your teachers do this) challenge you and ask you to make artwork (or other work to push you as a learner) far beyond what you thought you might be able to do. Trust the process.

Here are all of our Studio EXPECTATIONS.

6th Grade: One Point Prospective from a NEW point of view!

Here are the 6th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

Student Artist Charan Govardanam’s One Point Perspective drawing of a room. This is wonderful as we can still see all the working lines. Keep things light until they are right!

We learned about NEW PERSPECTIVES and POINTS of VIEW in the photography unit. Here is contemporary photographer Judith Barath’s work titled Enter Sign in Chicago that uses strong points of view to challenge how we see the spaces around us. What stands out to you as you look at this image? How else could you challenge how we see the space around us?

Here is the PERSPECTIVE Assignment.

7th Grade: Neurographic Portraits

Here are the 7th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

This week we are looking at WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES (old school) and COLOR SCHEMES that we are going to be using in the final painting. SO FAR the 7th grade has hit it out of the park in getting the WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES taken care of and begun the COLOR SCHEMES (click on the words to see the worksheets [and use them if you want in your own studio classroom]).

I am using a COLOR SQUARE for the choices in my colors. Orange and Blue, Red Violet and Yellow Green will be my colors. What are you thinking about?

What does a portrait look like to you? What is the focus? How can you use COLOR SCHEMES to simplify your choices and then also make the work stronger and more cohesive? Things to think about here.

Neurographic artworks work with line (and variation) to create a sense of movement (and perhaps serenity and peace as the work is being made). If abstracted and simply used for art making it can be a very relaxing approach to simply making. We are going to be really focusing on organic and perhaps geometric shapes (closed shapes for sure) with this work. In addition, we also have worked with some basic computer skills (Google Slides and uploading for sure). Art takes the world by storm and is needed in all areas of life and needs all areas of life too.

The above image is the portrait of Birk that I am working on.

Neurographic Portrait Assignment HERE.

8th Grade 2D: Landscape Paintings in Acrylic

Here are the 8th Grade 2D Design semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

We are beginning to think about the use of paints this week and what better way that through a movement that started off a bit rough but is now one of the most beloved – Impressionism! Planning is really important as we move forward and the first few days allow for that. We are even considering AI (hmmm) as an option for ideas. I’d sooner that one experience the REAL landscape than find one on Google or AI but…

FAUVISM – Those Wild Beasts from France! André Derain, The Turning Road (L’Estaque, 1906, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris) What was the FOCUS of this work? What did he leave out and make artistic choices on?

Here is our LANDSCAPE in ACRYLICS assignement.

8th Grade Sculpture: Stop Motion Photography and Claymation

Here are the 8th Grade Sculpture semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

We are beginning in the digital studio and working in iMovie now to put it all together. 3 days of studio time to make the move – add credits (opening and closing), music, sound effects and all that! Maybe a few transitions too! How many photos did you make? 385? 56? Lots of work to do here folks!

What do you know about claymation and stop motion photography? This is going to be a GREAT time to spend working with a team and building a COOL video from the ground up!

HERE is the assignment for Stop Motion Photography and Claymation

Our Studio with Frank Korb: Reflection

What do you do when you are working on a piece and need to think ab out how it is going? How do you go about the idea and act of REFLECTION? Hmmm…

How do you see yourself in Sister Mary Corita Kent’s Studio Rule? How are you getting all you can from your teacher /mentor / instructor? How are you challenging your fellow studio mates? Well? Hmm…

Here are all of our Studio EXPECTATIONS.

6th Grade: One Point Prospective from a NEW point of view!

Here are the 6th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

We learned about NEW PERSPECTIVES and POINTS of VIEW in the photography unit. Here is contemporary photographer Judith Barath’s work titled Enter Sign in Chicago that uses strong points of view to challenge how we see the spaces around us. What stands out to you as you look at this image? How else could you challenge how we see the space around us?

Here is the PERSPECTIVE Assignment.

7th Grade: Neurographic Portraits

Here are the 7th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

This week we are looking at WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES (old school) and COLOR SCHEMES that we are going to be using in the final painting. SO FAR the 7th grade has hit it out of the park in getting the WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES taken care of and begun the COLOR SCHEMES (click on the words to see the worksheets [and use them if you want in your own studio classroom]).

I am using a COLOR SQUARE for the choices in my colors. Orange and Blue, Red Violet and Yellow Green will be my colors. What are you thinking about?

What does a portrait look like to you? What is the focus? How can you use COLOR SCHEMES to simplify your choices and then also make the work stronger and more cohesive? Things to think about here.

Neurographic artworks work with line (and variation) to create a sense of movement (and perhaps serenity and peace as the work is being made). If abstracted and simply used for art making it can be a very relaxing approach to simply making. We are going to be really focusing on organic and perhaps geometric shapes (closed shapes for sure) with this work. In addition, we also have worked with some basic computer skills (Google Slides and uploading for sure). Art takes the world by storm and is needed in all areas of life and needs all areas of life too.

The above image is the portrait of Birk that I am working on.

Neurographic Portrait Assignment HERE.

8th Grade 2D: Landscape Paintings in Acrylic

Here are the 8th Grade 2D Design semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

We are beginning to think about the use of paints this week and what better way that through a movement that started off a bit rough but is now one of the most beloved – Impressionism! Planning is really important as we move forward and the first few days allow for that. We are even considering AI (hmmm) as an option for ideas. I’d sooner that one experience the REAL landscape than find one on Google or AI but…

Impression Sunrice by Claude Monet. This is where the movement got its name. What do you think about when you capture the BEST ideas for a landscape? What was the FOCUS of this work? What did he leave out and make artistic choices on?

Here is our LANDSCAPE in ACRYLICS assignement.

8th Grade Sculpture: Stop Motion Photography and Claymation

Here are the 8th Grade Sculpture semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

We are wrapping up the 360 photographs of the movie. Remember to have your camera set to AUTO – A and then make the time to focus on making it smooth and clean. 3 days were enough to build the sets and characters and we have 4 days to shoot the images. Your groups have the same camera all 4 days so NO WORRIES on other people getting their mitts on your work.l

What do you know about claymation and stop motion photography? This is going to be a GREAT time to spend working with a team and building a COOL video from the ground up!

We have our stories and storyboards figured out and now we are building. The studio is a buzz with collaboration and inventiveness. The sets can be simple and the characters can too. I am really excited about the work that is happening already! Some of the ideas have gone dark (as my examples of videos seem to do also) but some are really quite happy and pleasant. Constructive feedback has already happened and the work is moving forward.

HERE is the assignment for Stop Motion Photography and Claymation

Ideas… where do you come up with your ideas? Lets take a stop into Our Studio with Frank Korb and see where you might come up with ideas for making art. Come on over.

How do you see yourself in Sister Mary Corita Kent’s Studio Rule? What places do YO)U trust and why is that? Our goal is that through the dedication to work and knowing that I and your studio-mates are here to help you through it all our art studio is a place you can trust. TRY trusting it for a while!

Here are all of our Studio EXPECTATIONS.

6th Grade: Photography and the Camp Snap Camera!

Here are the 6th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

How does this photograph emphasize COLOR, SHAPE, the Rule of Thirds? Can you explain how it does? Give it a shot.

What is the last strong PHOTOGRAPH you made? I mean PHOTOGRAPH! Snapshots and selfies are not photographs. We are going to be REALLY thinking about the idea of making photographs and framing things up properly. We are ALSO going to be using some fun Camp Snap cameras. What’s that? Look them up!

Wer are going to explore the potential of the Camp Snap cameras and look at incorporating toys into the real world (POV and Perspective), Close Ups (we will see what the Camp Snap Camera allows up to do), POV (looking at the world and its common objects from a NEW and INVENTIVE Point of View), and finally the Elements of Art… maybe they will discover what they REALLY ARE! (I’ve go a new idea for a worksheet and the ELEMENTS NOW!)

Here is the PHOTOGRAPHY Assignment.

7th Grade: Neurographic Portraits

Here are the 7th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

This week we are looking at WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES (old school) and COLOR SCHEMES that we are going to be using in the final painting. SO FAR the 7th grade has hit it out of the park in getting the WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES taken care of and begun the COLOR SCHEMES (click on the words to see the worksheets [and use them if you want in your own studio classroom]).

I will update the photography below to show the current LINE drawing that I have soon.

What does a portrait look like to you? What is the focus? How can you use COLOR SCHEMES to simplify your choices and then also make the work stronger and more cohesive? Things to think about here.

Neurographic artworks work with line (and variation) to create a sense of movement (and perhaps serenity and peace as the work is being made). If abstracted and simply used for art making it can be a very relaxing approach to simply making. We are going to be really focusing on organic and perhaps geometric shapes (closed shapes for sure) with this work. In addition, we also have worked with some basic computer skills (Google Slides and uploading for sure). Art takes the world by storm and is needed in all areas of life and needs all areas of life too.

The above image is the portrait of Birk that I will be using. I will post more images of him as the project moves forward… you can look at the PROGRESS of the painting and drawing HERE.

Neurographic Portrait Assignment HERE.

8th Grade 2D: ROTOSCOPING – FINAL DAYS

Here are the 8th Grade 2D Design semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like

We are wrapping this up this week. Music can be added and you can have a short 5 – 10 second video that you have drawn over the top of. HOW FAR did you challenge yourself with this? I’ll upload my video here SOON!

Rotoscoping will be a PROCESS versus PRODUCT. This will have a final result but we are going to be more concerned with the day to day learning.

I thought Photoshop was just a place to edit photos, boy was I wrong. There are some many things we can do with it and this project is FINALLY getting some legs under it. The setting up the Photoshop image is a full day in itself and the drawing and working with brushes and layers will be even more. Will they do one layer of illustration? Two? More? Maybe we can figure out how to add music. Stay tuned… this is going to be AWESOME.

Rotoscoping Assignment is HERE to see how we are going to be working through this assignment together.

8th Grade Sculpture: Stop Motion Photography and Claymation

Here are the 8th Grade Sculpture semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

We have begun the 300 photographs of the movie. Remember to have your camera set to AUTO – A and then make the time to focus on making it smooth and clean. 3 days were enough to build the sets and characters and we have 4 days to shoot the images. Your groups have the same camera all 4 days so NO WORRIES on other people getting their mitts on your work.l

What do you know about claymation and stop motion photography? This is going to be a GREAT time to spend working with a team and building a COOL video from the ground up!

We have our stories and storyboards figured out and now we are building. The studio is a buzz with collaboration and inventiveness. The sets can be simple and the characters can too. I am really excited about the work that is happening already! Some of the ideas have gone dark (as my examples of videos seem to do also) but some are really quite happy and pleasant. Constructive feedback has already happened and the work is moving forward.

HERE is the assignment for Stop Motion Photography and Claymation

Ideas… where do you come up with your ideas? Lets take a stop into Our Studio with Frank Korb and see where you might come up with ideas for making art. Come on over.

How do you see yourself in this rule? Are you one of the artists (people) always working and trying new things, making new discoveries, leading by example? This is one of Sister Mary Corita Kent’s rules of her art studios. I love how they can help set the artists up for real success.

Here are all of our Studio EXPECTATIONS.

6th Grade: Photography and the Camp Snap Camera!

Here are the 6th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

What is the last strong PHOTOGRAPH you made? I mean PHOTOGRAPH! Snapshots and selfies are not photographs. We are going to be REALLY thinking about the idea of making photographs and framing things up properly. We are ALSO going to be using some fun Camp Snap cameras. What’s that? Look them up!

Wer are going to explore the potential of the Camp Snap cameras and look at incorporating toys into the real world (POV and Perspective), Close Ups (we will see what the Camp Snap Camera allows up to do), POV (looking at the world and its common objects from a NEW and INVENTIVE Point of View), and finally the Elements of Art… maybe they will discover what they REALLY ARE! (I’ve go a new idea for a worksheet and the ELEMENTS NOW!)

Here is the PHOTOGRAPHY Assignment.

7th Grade: Neurographic Portraits

Here are the 7th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

What does a portrait look like to you? What is the focus? How can you use COLOR SCHEMES to simplify your choices and then also make the work stronger and more cohesive? Things to think about here.

Neurographic artworks work with line (and variation) to create a sense of movement (and perhaps serenity and peace as the work is being made). If abstracted and simply used for art making it can be a very relaxing approach to simply making. We are going to be really focusing on organic and perhaps geometric shapes (closed shapes for sure) with this work. In addition, we also have worked with some basic computer skills (Google Slides and uploading for sure). Art takes the world by storm and is needed in all areas of life and needs all areas of life too.

The above image is the portrait of Birk that I will be using. I will post more images of him as the project moves forward… you can look at the PROGRESS of the painting and drawing HERE.

Neurographic Portrait Assignment HERE.

8th Grade 2D: ROTOSCOPING

Here are the 8th Grade 2D Design semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like

Rotoscoping will be a PROCESS versus PRODUCT. This will have a final result but we are going to be more concerned with the day to day learning.

I thought Photoshop was just a place to edit photos, boy was I wrong. There are some many things we can do with it and this project is FINALLY getting some legs under it. The setting up the Photoshop image is a full day in itself and the drawing and working with brushes and layers will be even more. Will they do one layer of illustration? Two? More? Maybe we can figure out how to add music. Stay tuned… this is going to be AWESOME.

Rotoscoping Assignment is HERE to see how we are going to be working through this assignment together.

8th Grade Sculpture: Stop Motion Photography and Claymation

Here are the 8th Grade Sculpture semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

HERE is a work from last semester called Birthday… This is a strong example of what can be done.

What do you know about claymation and stop motion photography? This is going to be a GREAT time to spend working with a team and building a COOL video from the ground up!

We have our stories and storyboards figured out and now we are building. The studio is a buzz with collaboration and inventiveness. The sets can be simple and the characters can too. I am really excited about the work that is happening already! Some of the ideas have gone dark (as my examples of videos seem to do also) but some are really quite happy and pleasant. Constructive feedback has already happened and the work is moving forward.

HERE is the assignment for Stop Motion Photography and Claymation

Welcome back to a new semester. As you read before, I am going to work to make this a launching pad for the weeks. I hope it all goes well!

Thanks – Frank

As always, We will leave a link to the EXPECTATIONS in the studio… Here are ours.

6th Grade: Photography and the Camp Snap Camera!

Here are the 6th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

What is the last strong PHOTOGRAPH you made? I mean PHOTOGRAPH! Do not consider snapshots and selfies as photographs? We are going to be REALLY thinking about the idea of making photographs and framing things up properly. We are ALSO going to be using some fun Camp Snap cameras. What’s that? Look them up!

Here is the PHOTOGRAPHY Assignment.

7th Grade: Neurographic Portraits

Here are the 7th grade semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

What does a portrait look like to you? What is the focus? How can you use COLOR SCHEMES to simplify your choices and then also make the work stronger and more cohesive? Things to think about here.

Neurographic Portrait Assignment HERE.

8th Grade 2D: ROTOSCOPING

Here are the 8th Grade 2D Design semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like

Rotoscoping will be a PROCESS versus PRODUCT. This will have a final result but we are going to be more concerned with the day to day learning

Rotoscoping Assignment is HERE to see how we are going to be working through this assignment together.

8th Grade Sculpture: Stop Motion Photography and Claymation

Here are the 8th Grade Sculpture semester Lesson Plans for you to see what our day will look like.

What do you know about claymation and stop motion photography? This is going to be a GREAT time to spend working with a team and building a COOL video from the ground up!

HERE is the assignment for Stop Motion Photography and Claymation