Digital Art Pen Tool Mandala Criteria Essential Question: Can a perfectly radially symmetrical design be created in the Photoshop program?

Digital Art

Pen Tool Mandala Criteria
Essential Question: Can a perfectly radially symmetrical design be created in the Photoshop program?
Maine Learning Results: Summative

B1, B2, B3a, B3b, C1

Goal: To introduce students to world cultures through visual art

Objective: To research and explain how artists reflect and influence their culture

Objective: To explore similarities between different cultures

Goal: To further students’ ability to create and manipulate images made completely in-program

Objective: To create a design using only the Pen Tool, Ellipse Tool, Line Tool, and Fill

Objective: To create a perfectly radial abstract mandala
Project Description:

Using only the Pen Tool, Ellipse Tool, Line Tool, the Fill and Stroke processes, each student will create a body of work that demonstrates an understanding of radial symmetry and abstract design.

Project Requirements:

Your Project Must…

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  Be created entirely in the Photoshop program – no outside images may be used
  
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    The only permitted tools are: The Pen Tool, Ellipse Tool, Line Tool
    
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  Demonstrate a sophisticated use of the Pen Tool to create solid shapes and evenly stroked lines
  
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  The lines may only exist in the final image as negative spaces – the line layer must be hidden or deleted before the image is saved as a jpeg
  
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  Consist of a minimum of 5 radially symmetrical mandala designs
  
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    Mandalas must have a minimum of 6 colors
    
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    Mandalas may only feature abstract (non-representational) designs
    
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  Demonstrate a good use of space
  
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    Mandalas must take up the majority of the canvas without going off any edges
    
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    Mandalas must be centered
    
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    Designs within the mandala must be of adequate complexity – the original ‘slice’ should have at least 5 distinct paths used to create the shape
    

File Management:

Parent Folder: Your Name Mandala

Canvas Size: 8x8”, 72 ppi

File Name: Grade0 FName Digital Art Mandala1.jpeg