Painting by Dylan G. Class of 2024
Problem:
Design and paint the cover art for a music CD. You may choose a real band and album title, or you may invent them.
The artwork must contain the following:
Media
Acrylic paint on 18 x 18" paper (or
Grading Criteria:
To Start
1. Look at the cover art for the CDs of a number of your favorite performers.
2. What type of music do you listen to? List styles of music:
3. Out of that list, choose a style of music for your CD, then brainstorm the name of the band and title of the album.
4. What's the first thing to pop into your mind (visually) when you think about that style of music?
(ex: Jazz - flowing lines, bright colors, etc.)
5. How will you use visuals to capture and persuade your audience to buy this CD?
How can you give a sense of the style of music through visuals (color, design, style)?
6. How can the use of words and images contribute to the message of this particular band/music?
7. Draw thumbnail sketches to work out the composition and your visual ideas.
8. Draw the design on 13 x 13" chipboard or white drawing paper.
9. Paint
10. Write at least a 1/2 page (typed) or a full page (handwritten) explaining your visual interpretation and the decisions you made in translating the style of music into visual terms.
Design and paint the cover art for a music CD. You may choose a real band and album title, or you may invent them.
The artwork must contain the following:
- Human face(s)/head(s) (extra points for expression)
- Depth - three-dimensional space
- Color harmony
- Mood through use of color, design and style
- Good craftsmanship - painterly effects
Media
Acrylic paint on 18 x 18" paper (or
Grading Criteria:
- 15% Ambition and Inventiveness
- 15% Visual impact (color harmony, good composition)
- 15% Structure of human head
- 15% 3D space (depth)
- 15% Expressiveness/Mood
- 15% Craftsmanship
To Start
1. Look at the cover art for the CDs of a number of your favorite performers.
2. What type of music do you listen to? List styles of music:
3. Out of that list, choose a style of music for your CD, then brainstorm the name of the band and title of the album.
4. What's the first thing to pop into your mind (visually) when you think about that style of music?
(ex: Jazz - flowing lines, bright colors, etc.)
5. How will you use visuals to capture and persuade your audience to buy this CD?
How can you give a sense of the style of music through visuals (color, design, style)?
6. How can the use of words and images contribute to the message of this particular band/music?
7. Draw thumbnail sketches to work out the composition and your visual ideas.
8. Draw the design on 13 x 13" chipboard or white drawing paper.
9. Paint
10. Write at least a 1/2 page (typed) or a full page (handwritten) explaining your visual interpretation and the decisions you made in translating the style of music into visual terms.