THANKS TO THE GRADE 4 AND GRADE 5 STUDENTS FOR ASSISTING IN THE "TRIAL & ERROR" PROCESS FOR NEWLY ADDED PROJECTS AND TECHNIQUES.

FAMILY GALLERY

OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH CREATIVE TALENTS.  WE ARE ASKING FOR SUBMISSIONS FROM ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: ADULTS AND NON-HOLY FAMILY STUDENTS.  SUBMITTED ARTWORK WILL BE POSTED IN OUR "FAMILY GALLERY".  PLEASE INCLUDE THE NAMES OF BOTH THE ARTIST AND THE HOLY FAMILY STUDENT ALONG WITH THE ARTIST'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE STUDENT.

HELPFUL HINTS
 
THANKS TO SHANE TUCKER IN GRADE 8 FOR THE FOLLOWING

TO REMOVE THE BACKGROUND OF A DOWNLOADED IMAGE...

* LOGIN TO remove.bg


 

* CLICK ON "UPLOAD IMAGE" 



*CLICK ON THE BLUE DOWNLOAD ICON



* INSERT IMAGE ON DESIRED BACKGROUND IMAGE





ALL GRADE LEVELS

PLEASE "MUTE" UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO "UNMUTE"

BE MINDFUL THAT ALL CONVERSATIONS / COMMENTS CAN BE HEARD


GRADING POLICY

UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES EVERYONE IS FACING IN THESE UNSURE TIMES, THE NUMBER ONE CREATIVE ARTS RULE:  DO NOT STRESS!!!
  
SUBMITTED ARTWORK IS NOT GRADED ON APPEARANCE BUT IS GRADED ON PRESENTATION AND THE EFFORT DISPLAYED. 

STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A MINIMUM OF SIX ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE SECOND MARKING PERIOD.  

PHOTOS OF ALL PROJECTS DONE AT HOME MUST BE EMAILED TO rtorregrosa@hfsny.org
TO BE POSTED IN OUR ONLINE GALLERY. 

 ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED  IN SCHOOL WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE TEACHER AND POSTED IN THE GALLERY. 


STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 8 MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS:

1. *CREATE A SCENE THAT TELLS A STORY BY COMBINING IMAGES FROM DIFFERING "WORKS" 

ARTWORK EXAMPLES SUBMITTED BY....

ETHAN MELLA - GRADE 8



VICTORIA LUGO - GRADE 5



JAVIER CARRASQUILLO - GRADE 5

AMIRA SALCEDO - GRADE 8



EMMA PADILLA - GRADE 4







HOW TO CREATE:

*PLACE A BACKGROUND IMAGE ON "youidraw.com"
THAT SETS THE SCENE OF YOUR STORY

*SEARCH FOR TRANSPARENT IMAGES SO THAT  "WHITE BOXES" OR "OUTLINES"
WILL NOT BE SEEN ON YOUR COMPLETED PROJECT

*INSERT THE IMAGE ON YOUR CHOSEN BACKGROUND

*RESIZE AND REPOSITION AS NECESSARY



2. * DIGITALLY PLACE YOURSELF IN....... 
} DEPICTIONS OF HISTORIC EVENTS {
} VISITING POPULAR WORLDWIDE CULTURAL/TOURIST SITES {
} A SCENE FROM YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE/TV PROGRAM {



ETHAN MELLA - GRADE 8




EMMA PADILLA - GRADE 4




HOW TO CREATE:

*PLACE A BACKGROUND IMAGE ON "youidraw.com"
THAT SETS THE SCENE OF YOUR STORY

*SEARCH FOR TRANSPARENT IMAGES SO THAT  "WHITE BOXES" OR "OUTLINES"
WILL NOT BE SEEN ON YOUR COMPLETED PROJECT

*INSERT THE IMAGE ON YOUR CHOSEN BACKGROUND

*RESIZE AND REPOSITION AS NECESSARY



3. * DEPICT A NINE PERSON ZOOM MEETING COMBINING HISTORIC FIGURES, PERFORMERS, ANIMATED CHARACTERS, GAME CHARACTERS


JADEN LAUCHMAN - GRADE 5




SHANE TUCKER - GRADE 8



LUCAS VEGA - GRADE 5


HOW TO CREATE:

*SEARCH FOR AN IMAGE OF A NINE-PERSON ZOOM MEETING

*PLACE THE IMAGE  ON "youidraw.com"
 
*SEARCH FOR IMAGES WITH A BACKGROUND OF THE "PARTICIPANTS"

*PLACE THE IMAGE  ON "youidraw.com"

*INSERT THE IMAGE ON ONE OF THE "ZOOM BOXES"

*RESIZE AND REPOSITION AS NECESSARY


ADDITIONAL PROJECT SUGGESTIONS

*CREATE A SLIDESHOW ON THE TOPIC/THEME OF YOUR CHOICE
INCLUDING APPROPRIATE MUSIC
(TWO MINUTE MAXIMUM RUNNING TIME)

* ADD "ANIMATION" TO YOUR ARTWORK

* CONSTRUCT A "FUNKO POP" OF YOURSELF

* REDECORATE A PHOTO OF A FACULTY MEMBER AND/OR CLASSMATE


* EXPLORE THESE ADDITIONAL DIGITAL ART WEBSITES:
* picsart.com
* aggie.io
* jspaint.app


PREVIOUS ENTRIES

DIGITAL ARTWORK IS ENCOURAGED.  THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FREE DIGITAL ART WEBSITES AVAILABLE.  ONE RECOMMENDED SITE IS:

youidraw.com


*A PICTURE OF A MOTORCYCLE SHOULD APPEAR ON THE HOMEPAGE.  IF IT DOES NOT APPEAR, CLICK ON THE WORD "WEBSITE" LOCATED IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER.






*CLICK ON THE PAINT BRUSH (PAINTER) AND THEN CLICK ON "FREE".




*TO SAVE A DRAWING, CLICK ON THE ORANGE "FILE" BOX LOCATED IN THE UPPER
LEFT-HAND CORNER.  FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU, CLICK ON THE WORD "EXPORT". A SMALLER VERSION OF THE DRAWING SHOULD APPEAR IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER.  CLICK ON THE BOX CONTAINING THE WORD "FOLDER".















*COMPLETED ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD BE EMAILED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO
rtorregrosa@hfsny.org

*CLICK ON THE ORANGE BOX

*CLICK ON OPEN IMAGE

*CLICK ON PROJECT FOLDER / FILE

*OPEN UP EMAIL, ATTACH, AND SEND

ADDITIONAL FREE DIGITAL ARTS WEBSITES

• bomomo.com
• sumopaint.com
• pixilart.com
• autodraw.com
• sketch.io

ENRICHMENT CENTER: SUGGESTED DIGITAL PROJECTS

• LANDSCAPE DRAWING

• HYBRID: COMBINATION OF DOWNLOADED IMAGES AND DRAWINGS

• COMBINE DIFFERENT IMAGES TO CREATE A SCENE

• RANDOMLY "CLICK" AND DISCOVER

• SKETCHY PATTERN: ON THE "TOP" TOOLBAR......

ENRICHMENT CENTER: SUGGESTED PROJECTS

"IN-PERSON" STUDENTS SHOULD BRING THE SUPPLIES NEEDED TO COMPLETE ANY OF THE ASSIGNMENTS LISTED BELOW

• CREATE A PROJECT OF YOUR CHOICE TO MEMORIALIZE ANYONE WHO HAS PASSED THIS YEAR.​​​​​​​

• DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER WEARING A FACE MASK.

• DESIGN A COVID-19 POSTER ADVISING PEOPLE WHAT "ACTIONS" WILL KEEP THEM SAFE

• MAKE YOUR OWN "WHERE IN THE WORLD....." VIDEO CHALLENGE TO BE POSTED IN THE GALLERY.  YOU MUST HAVE PARENT'S/GUARDIAN'S PERMISSION VIA EMAIL TO POST YOUR SUBMISSION.

• WHAT IS THE FUNNIEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY, OR YOUR PETS DURING THE QUARANTINE?   WRITE AND ILLUSTRATE A "MINI-BOOK" ABOUT THE EVENT TO SHARE WITH YOUR "HOLY FAMILY" FAMILY.

• DESIGN A PROJECT OF YOUR CHOICE HONORING YOUR PERSONAL "AT HOME" HERO.

• "JUNK DRAWER" ART -  GO ON A TREASURE HUNT AND SEE WHAT "MATERIALS" YOU CAN FIND TO CREATE/DESIGN A MUSEUM-QUALITY PIECE OF "JUNK ART

• "SEEING DOUBLE" - DRAW/TRACE/PRINT THE SAME PICTURE TWICE. ONE PICTURE WILL BE "BLACK AND WHITE" (eg. PENCIL, PAINT, CHARCOAL, CRAYON) AND ITS "TWIN" WILL BE IN COLOR.

• "BEFORE & AFTER" - USING VISUALS ONLY (NO WORDS), PICK A FAVORITE ACTIVITY AND SHOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEFORE QUARANTINE AND AFTER QUARANTINE.  YOU MAY DRAW, USE CLIPPINGS, PHOTOS, OR ANYTHING VISUAL.  ONCE AGAIN, YOU'RE EXPRESSING  YOUR THOUGHTS WITHOUT USING ANY WORDS. 

• HOUSEHOLD DEPICTION" - HAVE EVERYONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD, INCLUDING PETS, "DRESS UP" TO RECREATE ONE OF THE CATEGORIES LISTED BELOW.  ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST WEAR THEIR PROTECTIVE MASKS.  WE SHOULD ONLY SEE YOUR EYES.

• CULINARY DESIGN - LET YOUR INNER "MASTERCHEF" SURFACE AND MAKE ANY FOOD PRODUCT THAT BOTH LOOKS AND TASTES GOOD.  SUBMIT A PHOTO OF YOUR CULINARY MASTERPIECE

• TOILET PAPER ROLL "FUNKO POP" - CREATE/DESIGN A GROUP OF RELATED CHARACTERS/PEOPLE ( EXAMPLES: ANIMATED CHARACTERS, HISTORICAL FIGURES , YOUR FAMILY)

• DESIGN/MAKE AN ORIGINAL FACE MASK (ALL FAMILY MEMBERS MAY ASSIST)

• LET YOUR INNER ARTIST SHINE BY SUBMITTING AN ORIGINAL CREATION OF YOUR CHOICE